Bargoed: Bit milder last night at 50f with just a slight wind on a mainly cloudy night. Just 8 species recorded from 8 until 11pm; Flounced Chestnut, 3 Black Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 5 Dark/Common Marbled Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn comprised the macro's and Many Plumed, 2 Blastobasis adustella and Epiphyas postvittana the micro's. Also larva of Square-spot Rustic found feeding on Cornflower plant in the garden, and three different species of Ichneumon including Ophion luteus and Netalia testacea (endoparasite and ectoparasite respectively of moth larva) caught in the trap.
Bill Jones
Sun Sep 30 19:24:42 2007

Black Rustic & Epiphyas postvittana

Maesteg,Llynfi valley,last night on Ivy blossom-Angle shades 14,Black rustic 5,Square spot rustic 2,Large yellow underwing 2,Pink barred sallow 2,The brick 1,Red line quaker 1,Turnip 1,Vines rustic 1,Common plume 2,Blastobasis lignea(873)1 and Epiphyas postvittana(998)2.
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Sep 30 10:54:52 2007

Vines Rustic & Red-line Quaker

From 7.30 to 10.00pm last night - Common Marbled Carpet(2), Spruce Carpet, Dusky Thorn, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic and Angle Shades.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Sep 29 14:58:25 2007

Dusky Thorn & Angle Shades

I also had Lunar Underwing new for the year last night in my garden MV. Also a single Black Rustic and a couple of fresh Silver Y.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Sep 29 13:43:14 2007

I've not trapped in the garden for over a week, but last night Large Ranunculus (2), Blair's Shoulder Knot (2) and Lunar Underwing (2) were all new for the year.
Dave slade
Llanishen, Sat Sep 29 9:13:01 2007

Following my earlier posting, I've just found good numbers of Cameraria ohridella mines on horse chestnuts in Alexandra Park, Penarth. I've been looking on these trees for a while but these are the first mines I've seen.
George Tordoff
Fri Sep 28 15:12:01 2007

For anyone who gets stuck in the monotonous queue of traffic on Bridge Rd in Llandaff (Cardiff), it's worth looking out for Chestnut Leaf-miner (Cameria ohridella) mines on the horse chestnuts along the edge of the BBC studio grounds. I noticed three mines this morning among the blight-infested leaves. George Tordoff
Fri Sep 28 10:16:41 2007

A cool and breezy night with a near full moon resulted in only 3 moths in the trap - a Black Rustic and 2 Square-spot Rustics.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Tue Sep 25 17:36:14 2007

Black Rustic

Bargoed: From 8 until 11pm Saturday night, much milder at 55f the following species came to 125 watt MV:- Bright-line Brown-eye, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Centre-barred Sallow, Canary-shouldered Thorn, 4 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Autumnal Rustic, 2 Square-spot Rustic, 12 Dark/Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Epiphyas postvittana, 6 Blastobasis lignea, 3 Blastobasis decolorella and a Many-plume moth.
Bill Jones
Sun Sep 23 19:15:12 2007

Blastobasis adustella (=lignea), Lesser Yellow Underwing & Many-Plumed

Maesteg, Llynfi valley, actinic, last night:
Brimstone 1, 20-plume 1, Scrobipalpa costella(819)1, Blastobasis lignea(873)4, Blastobasis decolorella(874)2, Acleris laterana(1038)2 and Acleris variegana(1048)1.
Also on Ivy blossom-Black rustic 2,Shuttle shaped dart 1 and Autumnal rustic 1.
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Sep 23 14:39:45 2007

Scrobipalpa costella, Acleris variegana, Acleris laterana & Blastobasis decolorella

Garden actinic: Results of a 3 hour spell last night - Garden Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet (2), Canary-shouldered Thorn, Dusky Thorn (2), Large Yellow Underwing and Setaceous Hebrew Character (3). My first Copper Underwings (2) were the highlight of a meagre catch on Sept 21.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sun Sep 23 12:48:55 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Black Rustic, Large Ranunculus, Feathered Ranunculus, Square-spot Rustic, and 20-plume moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Sep 23 10:49:53 2007

Black Rustic, Feathered Ranunculus & Large Ranunculus

Large Ranunculus, Black Rustic, Autumnal Rustic and Blair's Shoulder Knot in garden this morning at 15W Actinic.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Sep 23 9:51:17 2007

A mild, mainly dry night resulted in 17 species recorded at my 22 watt actinic garden trap. My highlights were: Emmelina monodactyla. agg; Red-green Carpet; Lunar Underwing (3); Pink-barred Sallow; Black Rustic; Flounced Chestnut and Pinion-streaked Snout. Annoyingly, a large house spider had also got into the trap, though the casualties were, fortunately, limited to an unlucky Spruce Carpet and a crane fly.
Mark Evans
Sun Sep 23 9:15:42 2007

Pink-barred Sallow & Flounced Chestnut

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,yesterday-Anthophilia fabricana (385)5,Mompha divisella (889)1 and Epinotia nisella (1138)1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Sep 22 13:14:32 2007

Mompha divisella

A hummingbird hawk-moth was on the permissive bridleway near the 'Southern Buckthorn' copse at Kenfig late this morning.
David Carrington
Thu Sep 20 17:36:36 2007

Roath: First Large Ranunculus (2) of the year this am & my first Black Rustic at Whitchurch yesterday. DRWG
Thu Sep 20 15:50:27 2007

Large Ranunculus

Late news: A Death's-head Hawk-moth at Roath, Cardiff c.17th Sept. reported by Clive & Lynne Jones (59th vc41 & 9th Cardiff UA).
DRWG
Wed Sep 19 17:11:02 2007

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Only Purple Bar, Common Marbled Carpet, Snout and Large Y Underwing overnight, but Purple Bar is only second record for the garden.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Wed Sep 19 15:38:58 2007

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth at Mewslade, Gower at 9am this morning
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Sep 16 17:49:34 2007

A minimum temperature of 7.70 degrees probably reduced the catch. The neighbours are away, so I was able to use a 125 Watt MV lamp on my garden trap, resulting in eighteen species, including: Blastobasis ustella (7), Double-striped Pug, Brimstone Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character (5), Black Rustic (2), Angle Shades, Rosy Rustic and Silver Y. Yesterday (15th) while at Hirwaun Ponds, I saw only my second Clouded Yellow of the year: The previous one also being seen at Hirwaun ponds, earlier in the Summer.
Mark Evans
Sun Sep 16 9:31:54 2007

Only 7 species in my MV this morning after a distinctly chilly night. Highlights were two second generation Light Emerald and a fresh Silver Y.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Sep 15 12:21:07 2007

Garden actinic: Late report for Sept 12. 18 species including Riband Wave, Yellow Shell (2), Devon Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet (6), Green Carpet, Brimstone, Willow Beauty, Neglected Rustic, Centre-barred Sallow and Flounced Rustic.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Sep 15 12:02:59 2007

Devon Carpet & Yellow Shell

Centre-barred Sallow was a nice addition to the garden list last night. A total of 12 species and 62 moths.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Sep 15 7:30:12 2007

Centre-barred Sallow

Late news: Cosmeston CP log: 23rd Aug. Convolvulus Hawk-moth. If anyone knows any info on this please contact me or Dave Slade via this website. Thank you.
DRWG
Fri Sep 14 13:41:15 2007

Bargoed: Among the 23 species recorded over a few hours before midnight last night from MV trap were; Dusky Thorn, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Centre-barred Sallow, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Willow Beauty including f.perfumaria, Brimstone - 3rd Gen?, Autumnal Rustic, Copper Underwing, 4 Square-spot Rustic, Small Phoenix, Purple Bar, Grey Chi and a lovely specimen of Gold Spot.
Bill Jones
Fri Sep 14 12:33:48 2007



Willow Beauty f.perfumaria, Gold Spot, Dusky Thorn, Purple Bar & Square-spot Rustic

Caerau,Llynfi valley,actinic,last night,Martyn Hnatiuk-20 species incl- Pink barred sallow 30, Sallow 15,Square spot rustic 22,Anomalous 10,Black rustic 1,Caloptilia stigmatella and what must be second broods of two June flyers in the form of Lead belle 2 and Brown silver lines 2.
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Sep 14 10:32:34 2007

Pink barred Sallow, Black Rustic & Sallow

15 species in the trap last night including my first Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) of the year, and two Rosy Rustic.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Sep 14 7:34:54 2007

Nomophila noctuella & Rosy Rustic

Apparently a Deaths head hawkmoth was trapped on Skomer 10th Sept http://www.pembsbirds.blogspot.com/
Nige
Wed Sep 12 7:07:21 2007


Garden actinic: Not much in or around my trap last night though I did manage to catch my first Canary-shouldered Thorn that was flitting around my lawn. Inside trap - Purple Bar (2), Dark Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Autumnal Rustic (2), Setaceous Hebrew Character and Anomalous.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Tue Sep 11 18:26:39 2007

Canary-shouldered Thorn & Setaceous Hebrew Character

I'm still seeing a few tatty Grayling butterflies around and about the Taff Valley, mainly in old quarries and on spoil mounds. There were two yesterday at Mynydd Goetre-Coed nr Abercynon.
George Tordoff
Tue Sep 11 16:23:32 2007

On a rather cool evening, two L-album Wainscots were found on Ivy at Overton last night, providing reasonable evidence that this species could now have established itself as a breeding species in the county. The only other Glamorgan record was of a single trapped at The Sands (2km to the east) on 01 Jun 2004 by Liverpool Museum, this possibly being the first Welsh record. Other species seen last night were 1 Acleris rhombana, 1 Mecyna asinalis, 3 Emmelina monodactyla, 1 Single-dotted Wave, 12 Mullein Wave, 8 Green Carpet, 12 Brimstone, 2 Double-striped Pug, 1 Turnip Moth, 4 Dark Sword-grass, 4 La.Y.Underwing, 2 Le.Y.Underwing, 6 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Set.Heb.Characters, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Common Rustic, 16 Angle Shades, 3 Vine's Rustic, 21 Silver Y. Also on Ivy 2 Lesne's Earwing.
Barry Stewart
Tue Sep 11 8:08:43 2007

L-album Wainscot

Bargoed; Home MV Trap for 9th September, from 8.45pm until 12pm the following recorded among a catch of 22 species on a still, cloudy but decidedly cooler night: Centre-barred Sallow, Square-spot Rustic, Dark Arches, Lesser Yellow Underwing 5, Autumnal Rustic, Flounced Rustic, Canary-shouldered Thorn, V Pug, Double-striped Pug 2, Dark & Common Marbled Carpet and Spruce Carpet.
Bill Jones
Mon Sep 10 21:16:18 2007

Centre-barred Sallow, Flounced Rustic, Spruce Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Autumnal Rustic & V Pug

16 species last night in my garden actinic including my first Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Neglected Rustic, Old Lady and Anomalous (3).
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Sep 8 21:00:15 2007

Mynydd bach,Llynfi valley,actinic,last night-16 species incl. Neglected rustic 9,Autumnal rustic 7,Anomalous 6,Annulet 3,True lovers knot, Galium carpet, Teleiopsis diffinis 8 and Broom moth (larva).
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Sep 8 14:43:53 2007

Annulet

A reasonably successful evening at Cwmaman. Two traps were run until midnight, with 34 species recorded. The clear skies and 12 degrees minimum temperature (it felt colder) subdued moth activity. Highlights included Blastobasis ustella, Yponomeuta padella, Epiblema cynosbatella, Cydia splendana, The Chevron, Green Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Buff Footman, Broad-bordered yellow Underwing, Autumnal Rustic, Neglected Rustic, Small Wainscot, Pink-barred Sallow, The Ear and Gold Spot. I would like to thank Wayne Morris and Mike Powell for their company and assistance. Mark Evans
Sat Sep 8 8:15:19 2007

Gold-spot

A splash of colour in the trap today 92 moths of 19 species, the highlights of which were Eudonia mercurella, Flame Carpet, Green Carpet, Light Emerald, August Thorn, Copper Underwing, Sallow, Pale Mottled Willow and Snout.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Sep 7 22:49:58 2007

More Harlequin Ladybirds in Bute Park this afternoon - two adults, three larvae and a pupa. All alongside the river north of the footbridge and south of Blackwier.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Fri Sep 7 15:08:37 2007

Harlequin Ladybird & larva

Nineteen species in the garden trap, which could have been better, given the warm, humid night. My highlights were Acleris ferrugana (2), Twenty Plumed (2), Dingy Shell, Brimstone Moth (haven't had many of those in the garden, this year) Dusky Thorn (3), Setaceous Hebrew Character and Silver Y. Mark Evans
Fri Sep 7 11:06:12 2007

Garden actinic: 14 species last night including my first Dusky Thorn. Other highlights - Green Carpet, Autumnal Rustic, Flounced Rustic (2) and Rosy Rustic.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Sep 6 17:44:19 2007

Amongst the usual suspects last night were Chinese Character and Red Underwing.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>
Treowen, Thu Sep 6 15:57:53 2007

Red Underwing & Chinese Character

Llangynwyd,Llynfi valley,actinic,last night-22species incl - Canary shouldered thorn 5, Small Phoenix 2,Devon carpet 1,Double kidney 1,Blastobasis lignea (873)1 and Ypsolopha parenthesella (460)1. paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Thu Sep 6 13:51:44 2007

Small Phoenix, Canary Shouldered Thorn, Double Kidney & Ypsolopha parenthesella

Three shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum) workers were feeding on red bartsia flowers as I went home today. They were on the road verge east of the Kenfig Reserve Centre building. Yesterday two were on mint and ragwort on the marsh on the north-east corner of Kenfig Pool.
David Carrington
Wed Sep 5 20:30:58 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,today- Epiphyas postvittana and Pale tussock(larva) on apple.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Sep 5 19:13:14 2007

Pale Tussock larva

Cwmdu,Llynfi valley,actinic last night-18 species incl. Autumnal rustic 7,Anomalous 6,Neglected rustic 5, Eudonia murana, mercurella and truncicolella and Teleiopsis diffinis.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Sep 5 10:42:29 2007

Teleiopsis diffinis

Rest Bay actinic: highlight of 3rd was a Red Underwing sitting near the trap, also present in the trap Vine's Rustic (6), Flounced Rustic (2), Square-spot Rustic and Purple Bar.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Sep 4 17:05:10 2007

Only 33 moths last night.Garden Carpet 1, Brimstone Moth 2, Dusky Thorn 1, Willow Beauty 1, Large Yellow Underwing 10, Lesser Yellow Underwing 8, Lesser Broad-bordered Y.U. 1, Setaceous Hebrew Character 3, Centre-barred Sallow 1, Angle Shades 1, Flounced Rustic 4.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>
Treowen, Tue Sep 4 13:53:29 2007

Centre-barred Sallow & Dusky Thorn

Just 5 species in my garden actinic last night - Flame Shoulder, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Square-spot Rustic, Spectacle and my first Setaceous Hebrew Character.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Tue Sep 4 13:25:14 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,yesterday arternoon-Honeysuckle moth (ypsolopha dentella 453)1.
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Tue Sep 4 11:37:06 2007

Ypsolopha dentella

Bargoed: What I originally thought was a windblown leaf that had found it's way into my fish house turned out to be a Herald, and by coincidence I found what looks to be the larva of Herald on a small ornamental garden salix over the weekend. Also a 'spider-webbed' Orange Swift found in the greenhouse this morning.
Bill Jones
Mon Sep 3 21:14:08 2007

Herald, Herald larva & Orange Swift

On Friday the 7th, I'll be running a moth evening at Cwmaman, in the Cynon Valley: all welcome. Meet at St Josephs church (ST 002 993) at 20:00. Bring torches, warm clothing and drinks; but you don't need to be told that.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Mon Sep 3 20:08:07 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,actinic last night-18species including-Square spot rustic 15,Smoky wainscot 8,Anomalous 9,Neglected rustic (neglecta form)3,Autumnal rustic 7,Small rufous 1,Twin spot carpet 1 and Agriphilla latistria 1.The Stigmella oxycanthiae i reported yesterday has been re-identified as Lyonetia clerkella (263),by Dave Slade.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Mon Sep 3 14:50:37 2007

Anomalous, Neglected Rustic, Autumnal Rustic & Agriphilla latistria

Bargoed: 24 species to M/V last night from 8.45 until 11.30pm, some interesting species included; Grey Chi, Willow Beauty f.rebeli, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Buff & Dingy Footman, Purple Bar, Garden Dart, Orange Swift, Copper Underwing, Double-striped Pug and a second generation White Plume. Micro's; Agriphila geniculea, Blastobasis lignea 9no, Epiphyas postvittana and Pyrausta purpuralis.
Bill Jones
Sun Sep 2 21:49:57 2007

Grey Chi, Buff Footman, Copper Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, White Plume & Willow Beauty f. rebeli

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,today-Anthophilia fabricana(385)6,Epiphyas postvittana(998)female,Leaf mines-Stigmella lapponnica(116)on Alder and Stigmella oxycanthiae(100)on apple.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Sep 2 18:54:18 2007

Anthophilia fabricana & Lyonetia clerkella

Roath: 14 species with the highlight 3 Old Lady's, (5 recs - 7 imagos in 2007). This is the best year for this species in my garden.
DRWG
Sun Sep 2 13:17:55 2007

Old Ladies

A successful night was had at Ton-ty-pel, Cefnpennar; with 44 species coming to my skinner, between 20:30 and 01:30. It was nice to see two individuals of the target species: Grey Chi. Other highlights were Orange Swift, Acleris ferrugana, Agriphila geniculea, Oak Hook-tip, Grey Pine Carpet, Green Carpet (nice and fresh), Narrow-winged Pug, Tawny-speckled Pug, Dusky Thorn (7), Buff Footman, Neglected Rustic, Autumnal Rustic (7), Hedge Rustic, Rosy Minor, Small Purple-barred and five Annomalous.
Mark Evans
Sun Sep 2 9:30:25 2007

Grey Chi

For anyone interested there is a public moth event tomorrow (Sun 2 Sep) at 10am. We will look through tonight's catch at the Kenfig Reserve Centre. Hope the wind drops!
David Carrington
Sat Sep 1 21:03:37 2007

40W actinic trap overnight had 26 moths of 14 species with just Flounced Rustic (1) and Copper Underwing (1) new for the year.
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Sep 1 20:06:53 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,actinic last night-17species including-Square spot rustic 14,Copper underwing,Dark marbled carpet,Bactra lancealana (1111)and Epinotia ramella (1134)of the form Costana.Also a very close encounter with a Badger.
Paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Sep 1 14:13:20 2007

Epinotia ramella & Dark Marbled Carpet

I also had two Dusky Thorns last night here in Cardiff. Also a Rosy Rustic (new for 2007), four Agriphila geniculea and a Trachycera advenella, among 22 species.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Sep 1 10:30:16 2007

Seventeen species in the garden actinic trap, this morning, was the best catch for quite a while. All common, but my highlights were Blastobasis ustella , Agriphila geniculea, a melanistic Spruce Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn, two Dusky Thorns, Setaceous Hebrew Character, and a very dark 'Chestnut' (2258). Hopefully, with my generator problems resolved (sort of) I will be able to get some Autumn trapping done, weather and time permitting.
Mark Evans
Sat Sep 1 8:18:11 2007