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DaveSlade — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:28:27 CST

Glamorgan Macro-moth List
Updated 22.xii.2004, 27.xii.2005, 28.vi.2006, 31.v.2007

Hepialidae
0014 Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
0015 Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina)
0016 Gold Swift (Hepialus hecta)
0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)
0018 Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa)

Cossidae
0161 Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina)
0162 Goat Moth (Cossus cossus)

Zygaenidae
0163 Forester (Adscita statices) - no modern records
0169 Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
0170 Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii)
0171 Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae latomarginata)

Sessiidae
0370 Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) - no modern records
0371 Lunar Hornet Moth (Sesia bembeciformis)
0373 Currant Clearwing (Synanthedon tipuliformis)
0374 Yellow-legged Clearwing (Synanthedon vespiformis) - no modern records
0375 White-barred Clearwing (Synanthedon spheciformis) - no modern records
0376 Welsh Clearwing (Synanthedon scoliaeformis) - no modern records
0378 Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis)
0380 Red-tipped Clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis)
0381 Large Red-belted Clearwing (Synanthedon culiciformis)
0382 Six-belted Clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis)
0383 Thrift Clearwing (Synansphecia muscaeformis)

Lasiocampidae
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi)
1632 Pale Eggar (Trichiura crataegi) - no modern records
1634 Lackey (Malacosoma neustria)
1636 Grass Eggar (Lasiocampa trifolii trifolii)
1637 Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus)
1638 Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)
1642 Lappet (Gastropacha quercifolia)

Saturnidae
1643 Emperor (Saturnia pavonia)

Drepanidae
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria)
1646 Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria)
1647 Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria)
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata)

Thyatiridae
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
1654 Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis octogesimea)
1655 Poplar Lutestring (Tethea or)
1656 Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa)
1657 Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris)
1658 Oak Lutestring (Cymatophorima diluta hartwiegi) - no modern records
1659 Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis)
1660 Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens)

Geometridae
1661 Orange Underwing (Archiearis parthenias)
1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)
1665 Grass Emerald (Pseudoterpna pruinata atropunctaria)
1666 Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
1667 Blotched Emerald (Comibaena bajularia) - no modern records
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
1673 Small Emerald (Hemistola chrysoprasaria)
1674 Little Emerald (Jodis lactearia)
1675 Dingy Mocha (Cyclophora pendularia)
1676 Mocha (Cyclophora annularia)
1677 Birch Mocha (Cyclophora albipunctata) - no modern records
1679 False Mocha (Cyclophora porata) - no modern records
1680 Maiden's Blush (Cyclophora punctaria)
1681 Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia)
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae)
1689 Mullein Wave (Scopula marginepunctata)
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria)
1691 Rosy Wave (Scopula emutaria)
1692 Lesser Cream Wave (Scopula immutata)
1693 Cream Wave (Scopula floslactata)
1694 Smoky Wave (Scopula ternata)
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
1704 Silky Wave (Idaea dilutaria)
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa)
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata)
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
1709 Satin Wave (Idaea subsericeata)
1711 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)
1712 Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata)
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
1715 Plain Wave (Idaea straminata)
1716 Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria)
1718 Oblique Striped (Phibalapteryx virgata)
1719 Oblique Carpet (Orthonama vittata)
1720 Gem (Orthonama obstipata)
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia)
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata)
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata)
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata)
1731 Chalk Carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria cretata)
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
1733 Lead Belle (Scotopteryx mucronata umbrifera)
1734 July Belle (Scotopteryx luridata plumbaria)
1735 Ruddy Carpet (Catarhoe rubidata)
1736 Royal Mantle (Catarhoe cuculata) - no modern records
1737 Small Argent and Sable (Epirrhoe tristata)
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
1739 Wood Carpet (Epirrhoe rivata)
1740 Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata)
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
1744 Grey Mountain Moth (Entephria caesiata) - First recorded in 1997
1745 Mallow (Larentia clavaria)
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata)
1747 Streamer (Anticlea derivata)
1748 Beautiful Carpet (Mesoleuca albicillata)
1749 Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata)
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata)
1751 Devon Carpet (Lampropteryx otregiata)
1752 Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata)
1753 Striped Twin-spot Carpet (Nebula salicata latentaria)
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata)
1755 Chevron (Eulithis testata)
1756 Northern Spinach (Eulithis populata)
1757 Spinach (Eulithis mellinata)
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata)
1761 Autumn Green Carpet (Chloroclysta miata)
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta citrata citrata)
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata)
1766 Blue-bordered Carpet (Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata)
1767 Pine Carpet (Thera firmata)
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata)
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)
1770 Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata)
1773 Broken-barred Carpet (Electrophaes corylata)
1774 Beech-green Carpet (Colostygia olivata)
1775 Mottled Grey (Colostygia multistrigaria)
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata)
1779 Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata)
1781 Small Waved Umber (Horisme vitalbata)
1782 Fern (Horisme tersata)
1784 Pretty Chalk Carpet (Melanthia procellata)
1787 Argent and Sable (Rheumaptera hastata hastata) - no modern records
1788 Scarce Tissue (Rheumaptera cervinalis) - no modern records
1789 Scallop Shell (Rheumaptera undulata)
1790 Tissue (Triphosa dubitata)
1791 Brown Scallop (Philereme vetulata)
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica)
1793 Cloaked Carpet (Euphyia biangulata)
1794 Sharp-angled Carpet (Euphyia unangulata)
1795 November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
1796 Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
1797 Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
1799 Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
1800 Northern Winter Moth (Operophtera fagata)
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)
1804 Barred Rivulet (Perizoma bifaciata)
1806 Pretty Pinion (Perizoma blandiata)
1807 Grass Rivulet (Perizoma albulata albulata)
1808 Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)
1809 Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata)
1811 Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata)
1812 Maple Pug (Eupithecia inturbata)
1813 Haworth's Pug (Eupithecia haworthiata)
1814 Lead-coloured Pug (Eupithecia plumbeolata)
1815 Cloaked Pug (Eupithecia abietaria) - First recorded in 1998
1816 Toadflax Pug (Eupithecia linariata)
1817 Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata)
1818 Marbled Pug (Eupithecia irriguata) - no modern records
1819 Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata exiguata)
1821 Valerian Pug (Eupithecia valerianata) - First recorded in 1998
1822 Marsh Pug (Eupithecia pygmaeata)
1823 Netted Pug (Eupithecia venosata venosata)
1825 Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
1826 Triple-spotted Pug (Eupithecia trisignaria)
1827 Freyer's Pug (Eupithecia intricata arceuthata)
1828 Satyr Pug (Eupithecia satyrata satyrata) - no modern records
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)
1832 Currant Pug (Eupithecia assimilata)
1833 Bleached Pug (Eupithecia expallidata)
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria)
1837 Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
1838 Tawny-speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata)
1839 Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata)
1840 Shaded Pug (Eupithecia subumbrata)
1842 Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata)
1843 Thyme Pug (Eupithecia distinctaria constrictata)
1844 Ochreous Pug (Eupithecia indigata)
1845 Pimpinel Pug (Eupithecia pimpinellata) - no modern records
1846 Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata)
1849 Ash Pug (Eupithecia fraxinata)
1851 Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)
1853 Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata)
1854 Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata pusillata)
1855 Cypress Pug (Eupithecia phoeniceata)
1856 Larch Pug (Eupithecia lariciata)
1857 Dwarf Pug (Eupithecia tantillaria) - First recorded in 1998
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
1859 Sloe Pug (Pasiphila chloerata) - First recorded in 1993
1860 Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)
1861 Bilberry Pug (Pasiphila debiliata)
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
1863 Dentated Pug (Anticollix sparsata) - First recorded in 1995
1864 Streak (Chesias legatella)
1865 Broom-tip (Chesias rufata rufata)
1867 Treble Bar (Aplocera plagiata)
1868 Lesser Treble-bar (Aplocera efformata) - no modern records
1870 Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata)
1872 Blomer's Rivulet (Discoloxia blomeri)
1873 Welsh Wave (Venusia cambrica)
1874 Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata)
1875 Small White Wave (Asthena albulata)
1876 Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria)
1877 Waved Carpet (Hydrelia sylvata)
1878 Drab Looper (Minoa murinata) - no modern records
1879 Seraphim (Lobophora halterata)
1881 Early Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata)
1882 Small Seraphim (Pterapherapteryx sexalata)
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata)
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata)
1885 Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata)
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
1888 Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata)
1889 Peacock Moth (Macaria notata)
1890 Sharp-angled Peacock (Macaria alternata)
1893 Tawny-barred Angle (Macaria liturata)
1894 Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata clathrata)
1896 Rannoch Looper (Itame brunneata) - no modern records
1897 V-Moth (Macaria wauaria)
1901 Little Thorn (Cepphis advenaria)
1902 Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)
1903 Barred Umber (Plagodis pulveraria)
1904 Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)
1905 Horse Chestnut (Pachycnemia hippocastanaria)
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
1907 Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria)
1909 Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)
1910 Lilac Beauty (Apeira syringaria)
1912 August Thorn (Ennomos quercinaria)
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria)
1914 Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)
1915 September Thorn (Ennomos erosaria)
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)
1918 Lunar Thorn (Selenia lunularia)
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)
1923 Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
1924 Orange Moth (Angerona prunaria) - no modern records
1925 Small Brindled Beauty (Apocheima hispidaria)
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria)
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria)
1928 Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria britannica) - no modern records
1930 Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)
1932 Spring Usher (Agriopis leucophaearia)
1933 Scarce Umber (Agriopis aurantiaria)
1934 Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
1935 Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
1936 Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
1940 Satin Beauty (Deileptenia ribeata)
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
1942 Dotted Carpet (Alcis jubata)
1945 Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria)
1947 Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata)
1948 Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
1949 Square Spot (Paradarisa consonaria)
1951 Grey Birch (Aethalura punctulata)
1952 Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
1954 Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria)
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
1957 White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata)
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
1960 Early Moth (Theria primaria)
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria)
1964 Annulet (Charissa obscurata)
1968 Yellow Belle (Semiaspilates ochrearia)
1970 Grass Wave (Perconia strigillaria)

Sphingidae
1972 Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
1973 Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos)
1976 Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri)
1979 Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
1982 Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk (Hemaris tityus)
1983 Broad-bordered Bee Hawk (Hemaris fuciformis)
1984 Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
1985 Oleander Hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii) - no modern records
1986 Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) - no modern records
1987 Bedstraw Hawk-moth (Hyles gallii)
1990 Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica)
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
1993 Silver-striped Hawk-moth (Hippotion celerio) - no modern records

Notodontidae
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
1995 Puss Moth (Cerura vinula)
1996 Alder Kitten (Furcula bicuspis)
1997 Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula)
1998 Poplar Kitten (Furcula bifida)
1999 Lobster Moth (Stauropus fagi)
2000 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac)
2005 Great Prominent (Peridea anceps) - no modern records
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)
2008 Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
2009 Maple Prominent (Ptilodontella cucullina) - no modern records
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina)
2014 Marbled Brown (Drymonia dodonaea)
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis)
2017 Small Chocolate-tip (Clostera pigra)
2019 Chocolate-tip (Clostera curtula)
2020 Figure of Eight (Diloba caeruleocephala)

Lymantriidae
2025 Scarce Vapourer (Orgyia recens) - no modern records
2026 Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua)
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)
2029 Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
2031 White Satin (Leucoma salicis)
2033 Black Arches (Lymantria monacha)

Arctiidae
2035 Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex)
2037 Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata)
2038 Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana)
2039 Red-necked Footman (Atolmis rubricollis)
2040 Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella)
2043 Orange Footman (Eilema sororcula) - First recorded in 2003
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola)
2045 Hoary Footman (Eilema caniola) - First recorded in 1997
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) - First recorded in 1997
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
2051 Four-spotted Footman (Lithosia quadra)
2054 Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella) - no modern records
2056 Wood Tiger (Parasemia plantaginis plantaginis)
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)
2058 Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica britannica)
2059 Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
2062 Water Ermine (Spilosoma urticae) - no modern records
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
2068 Scarlet Tiger (Callimorpha dominula)
2069 Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)

Nolidae
2077 Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella)
2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis)

Noctuidae
2080 Square-spot Dart (Euxoa obelisca grisea)
2081 White-line Dart (Euxoa tritici)
2082 Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
2084 Light Feathered Rustic (Agrotis cinerea)
2085 Archer's Dart (Agrotis vestigialis)
2087 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
2088 Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
2090 Crescent Dart (Agrotis trux lunigera)
2091 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)
2093 Sand Dart (Agrotis ripae)
2098 Flame (Axylia putris)
2099 Portland Moth (Actebia praecox)
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
2104 Northern Rustic (Standfussiana lucernea)
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata)
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa)
2113 Stout Dart (Spaelotis ravida) - First recorded 1996
2114 Double Dart (Graphiphora augur)
2117 Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)
2119 Pearly Underwing (Peridroma saucia)
2120 Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
2121 Barred Chestnut (Diarsia dahlii)
2122 Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
2127 Triple-spotted Clay (Xestia ditrapezium)
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)
2132 Neglected Rustic (Xestia castanea)
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
2135 Heath Rustic (Xestia agathina)
2136 Gothic (Naenia typica)
2137 Great Brocade (Eurois occulta)
2138 Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina)
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)
2140 White-marked (Cerastis leucographa)
2142 Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli)
2145 Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
2147 Shears (Hada plebeja)
2148 Pale Shining Brown (Polia bombycina) - no modern records
2149 Silvery Arches (Polia trimaculosa) - no modern records
2150 Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa)
2152 White Colon (Sideridis albicolon)
2153 Bordered Gothic (Heliophobus reticulata marginosa)
2154 Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
2156 Beautiful Brocade (Lacanobia contigua)
2157 Light Brocade (Lacanobia w-latinum)
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina)
2159 Dog's Tooth (Lacanobia suasa)
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
2162 Glaucous Shears (Papestra biren)
2163 Broom Moth (Melanchra pisi)
2164 Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata)
2165 Small Ranunculus (Hecatera dysodea)
2166 Campion (Hadena rivularis)
2167 Tawny Shears / Pod Lover (Hadena perplexa perplexa)
2171 Marbled Coronet (Hadena confusa)
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)
2176 Antler (Cerapteryx graminis)
2177 Hedge Rustic (Tholera cespitis)
2178 Feathered Gothic (Tholera decimalis)
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
2183 Blossom Underwing (Orthosia miniosa)
2184 Northern Drab (Orthosia opima)
2185 Lead-coloured Drab (Orthosia populeti)
2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis)
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)
2189 Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda)
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
2191 Double Line (Mythimna turca)
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera)
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
2194 White-point (Mythimna albipuncta)
2195 Delicate (Mythimna vitellina)
2196 Striped Wainscot (Mythimna pudorina)
2197 Southern Wainscot (Mythimna straminea)
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
2201 Shore Wainscot (Mythimna litoralis)
2203 White-speck (Mythimna unipuncta)
2204 Obscure Wainscot (Mythimna obsoleta)
2205 Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)
2206 Devonshire Wainscot (Mythimna putrescens)
2208 Cosmopolitan (Mythimna loreyi)
2211 Wormwood (Cucullia absinthii)
2214 Chamomile Shark (Cucullia chamomillae)
2216 Shark (Cucullia umbratica)
2217 Star-wort (Cucullia asteris)
2219 Striped Lychnis (Shargacucullia lychnitis) - no modern records
2221 Mullein (Shargacucullia verbasci)
2225 Minor Shoulder-knot (Brachylomia viminalis)
2227 Sprawler (Brachionycha sphinx)
2229 Brindled Ochre (Dasypolia templi)
2230 Feathered Brindle (Aporophyla australis pascuea)
2231 Deep-brown Dart (Aporophyla lutulenta) - no modern records
2231a Northern Deep-brown Dart (Aporophyla lueneburgensis) - First recorded in 2002
2232 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)
2235 Tawny Pinion (Lithophane semibrunnea)
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica)
2237 Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis)
2238 Conformist (Lithophane furcifera suffusa) - no modern records (Extinct in UK)
2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri hesperica)
2241 Red Sword-grass (Xylena vetusta)
2242 Sword-grass (Xylena exsoleta)
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)
2245 Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
2247 Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina)
2248 Brindled Green (Dryobotodes eremita)
2250 Dark Brocade (Blepharita adusta)
2252 Large Ranunculus (Polymixis flavicincta)
2254 Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
2255 Feathered Ranunculus (Polymixis lichenea)
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
2257 Orange Upperwing (Jodia croceago) - no modern records
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii)
2259 Dark Chestnut (Conistra ligula)
2260 Dotted Chestnut (Conistra rubiginea)
2262 Brick (Agrochola circellaris)
2263 Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota)
2264 Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta)
2265 Flounced Chestnut (Agrochola helvola)
2266 Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura)
2267 Beaded Chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis)
2268 Suspected (Parastichtis suspecta)
2269 Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago)
2270 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)
2271 Orange Sallow (Xanthia citrago)
2272 Barred Sallow (Xanthia aurago)
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata)
2274 Sallow (Xanthia icteritia)
2275 Dusky-lemon Sallow (Xanthia gilvago)
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)
2280 Miller (Acronicta leporina)
2281 Alder Moth (Acronicta alni)
2283 Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
2284 Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
2286 Light Knot Grass (Acronicta menyanthidis menyanthidis)
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)
2291 Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)
2295 Marbled Green (Cryphia muralis)
2297 Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
2298 Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera svenssoni)
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)
2300 Old Lady (Mormo maura)
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)
2303 Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura)
2305 Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
2311 Double Kidney (Ipimorpha retusa)
2312 Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa)
2314 Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon)
2316 Lesser-spotted Pinion (Cosmia affinis) - no modern records
2317 White-spotted Pinion (Cosmia diffinis) - no modern records
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina)
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)
2323 Reddish Light Arches (Apamea sublustris)
2325 Crescent Striped (Apamea oblonga) - First recorded in 1996
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata)
2327 Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion)
2328 Scarce Brindle (Apamea lateritia) - no modern records
2329 Confused (Apamea furva britannica)
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa)
2331 Small Clouded Brindle (Apamea unanimis)
2332 Union Rustic (Eremobina pabulatricula) - no modern records (Extinct in UK)
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps)
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)
2335 Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina)
2336 Double Lobed (Apamea ophiogramma)
2337 Marbled Minor (Oligia strigilis)
2338 Rufous Minor (Oligia versicolor)
2339 Tawny Marbled Minor (Oligia latruncula)
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula)
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa)
2343 Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
2343a Lesser Common Rustic (Mesapamea didyma)
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)
2349 Mere Wainscot (Chortodes fluxa) - no modern records
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina)
2352 Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
2357 Large Ear (Amphipoea lucens)
2358 Saltern Ear (Amphipoea fucosa paludis)
2359 Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) - no modern records
2360 Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea)
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)
2362 Butterbur (Hydraecia petasitis) - no modern records
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago)
2367 Haworth's Minor (Celaena haworthii)
2368 Crescent (Celaena leucostigma leucostigma)
2369 Bulrush Wainscot (Nonagria typhae)
2370 Twin-spotted Wainscot (Archanara geminipuncta)
2371 Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta)
2373 Webb's Wainscot (Archanara sparganii)
2375 Large Wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa)
2377 Fen Wainscot (Arenostola phragmitidis) - First recorded in 1997
2379 Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa)
2380 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
2385 Small Mottled Willow (Spodoptera exigua)
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)
2389 Pale Mottled Willow (Paradrina clavipalpis)
2391 Silky Wainscot (Chilodes maritimus)
2394 Anomalous (Stilbia anomala)
2396 Rosy Marbled (Elaphria venustula) - no modern records
2397 Small Yellow Underwing (Panemeria tenebrata)
2399 Bordered Sallow (Pyrrhia umbra)
2400 Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera)
2403 Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)
2404 Eastern Bordered Straw (Heliothis nubigera) - First recorded in 2006
2408 Small Marbled (Eublemma parva)
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga)
2412 Silver Hook (Deltote uncula)
2421 Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana)
2422 Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana britannica)
2423 Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana)
2425 Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli)
2428 Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites) - no modern records
2432 Ni Moth (Trichoplusia ni)
2433 Slender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)
2435 Scarce Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chryson)
2437 Golden Plusia (Polychrysia moneta)
2439 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae)
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
2442 Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)
2444 Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea)
2445 Stephen's Gem (Megalographa biloba)
2447 Scarce Silver Y (Syngrapha interrogationis) - First recorded in 1996
2449 Dark Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia)
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)
2452 Red Underwing (Catocala nupta)
2462 Mother Shipton (Callistege mi)
2463 Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
2466 Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum)
2467 Scarce Blackneck (Lygephila craccae) - no modern records
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix)
2470 Small Purple-barred (Phytometra viridaria)
2473 Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula)
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)
2475 Waved Black (Parascotia fuliginaria) - First recorded in 1992
2476 Beautiful Snout (Hypena crassalis)
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
2480 Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis)
2482 White lined Snout (Schrankia taenialis)
2484 Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis)
2485 Marsh Oblique-barred (Hypenodes humidalis) - First recorded in 1995
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis)
2492 Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis)

Species deleted from systematic list prior to publication of Moths of Glamorgan
0173 Festoon (Apoda limacodes)
0379 Red-belted Clearwing (Synanthedon myopaeformis)
1688 Tawny Wave (Scopula rubiginata)
1701 Dotted-border Wave (Idaea sylvestraria)
1723 Red Carpet (Xanthorhoe decoloraria)
1771 Juniper Carpet (Thera juniperata juniperata)
1805 Heath Rivulet (Perizoma minorata ericetata)
1836 Campanula Pug (Eupithecia denotata denotata)
1908 Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria)
1943 Great Oak Beauty (Hypomecis roboraria)
1944 Pale Oak Beauty (Hypomecis punctinalis)
1950 Brindled White-spot (Parectropis similaria)
2013 Plumed Prominent (Ptilophora plumigera)
2027 Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina)
2034 Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)
2079 Scarce Black Arches (Nola aerugula)
2103 Plain Clay (Eugnorisma depuncta)
2097 Purple Cloud (Actinotia polyodon)
2108 Lunar Yellow Underwing (Noctua orbona)
2124 Fen Square-spot (Diarsia florida)
2169 Barrett's Marbled Coronet (Hadena luteago barrettii)
2181 Silver Cloud (Egira conspicillaris)
2277 Scarce Merveille du Jour (Moma alpium)
2301 Bird's Wing (Dypterygia scabriuscula)
2315 Heart Moth (Dicycla oo)
2418 Cream-bordered Green Pea (Earias clorana)
2488 Common Fan-foot (Pechipogo strigilata)

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DaveSlade — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:44:52 CDT

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DaveSlade — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:34:23 CST

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November 2007

DaveSlade — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:58:14 CST

The SEWBReC website is due to be overhauled in the next couple of days. Hopefully this transfer will not affect the GMRG pages at all, but I hope that any disruption will be kept to a minimum.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Nov 21 15:38:30 2007

A meeting at Kenfig Reserve Centre this morning was rather productive, in that resting in the doorway was what appears to be Agonopterix purpurea. This would be the second VC41 record, and the first since 1864.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Mon Nov 19 20:49:01 2007

Agonopterix purpurea

A little less cold last night, so I gave my new homemade Skinner trap its first run from 5.00 - 11.00pm, the result being a solitary Red-line Quaker.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Nov 17 11:47:32 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: Solitary Red Admiral seen this afternoon after a real hard frost overnight. In rather good nick too.
Bill Jones
Thu Nov 15 20:00:56 2007

With a minimum of 1.90 degrees, I was surprised to get anything in the garden trap. I did, and it was a lonely Blair's Shoulder-knot.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Wed Nov 14 19:59:51 2007

Small Tortoiseshell out enjoying the sunshine at Penpedairheol (Near Hengoed) yesterday afternoon.
Bill Jones
Tue Nov 13 20:04:24 2007

Angle Shades yesterday in Lloyds TSB branch on the high street.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>
Bargoed, Tue Nov 13 17:02:19 2007

Rest Bay actinic: just up to 3 Epiphyas postvitanna in the trap these past two days.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Nov 13 11:48:09 2007

My girlfriend informs me that there was a Speckled Wood sunning istelf in our back garden for much of Saturday. Sadly I missed it while I was down at Ogmore - no butterflies seen there.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Llandaff North, Cardiff Mon Nov 12 13:21:21 2007

fem Oak Hook-tip disturbed from grass in Hamadryad Park Cardiff this morning by my dogs. Settled in a tree where I got a good view thro' bins.
John Wilson
Sun Nov 11 17:36:30 2007

A mild, if windy night resulted in a catch of five species in the actinic garden trap: Epiphyas postvittana, Spruce Carpet (2), November Moth agg, Red-line Quaker and Yellow-line Quaker (2). Yesterday afternoon, I saw a Small Tortoishell in Godreaman.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Nov 11 13:13:18 2007

A Red Admiral was in the Quadrant shopping centre Swansea this morning. Later this evening at home in Bridgend, a Feathered Thorn came to light at a window, only the second record for us (previous 30Oct05).
Mike & Emma Cram
Sat Nov 10 22:44:51 2007

Only four Spruce Carpets and a single Brick in the actinic garden trap ,this morning. Cleaning the house windows, I found a total of eight Large White Butterfly chrysalises (or should that be chrysalids). Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Wed Nov 7 20:08:33 2007

An exceptionally early Hebrew Character was reported by Jenny Colley at Resolven on 2nd Nov! Barry Stewart <moonmoths@sky.com>
Tue Nov 6 15:33:17 2007

Hebrew Character

Southern Hawker at Cefn Onn on 3rd & Migrant Hawker/Common Darter reported on the wing at KNNR yesterday. Keep yours eyes open.
Mike Powell
Mon Nov 5 15:55:14 2007

Seven species to y 22 watt actinic, garden trap, overnight: Epiphyas postvittana, Eudonia angustea, Red-green Carpet (2), Spruce Carpet (14), Feathered Thorn (2), Flounced Chestnut and Red-line Quaker.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Nov 4 22:05:31 2007

A Pearly Underwing was the highlight of last night's catch. The others being - Spruce Carpet (5), November Moth agg (2), Mottled Umber, Feathered Thorn and Red-line Quaker.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sun Nov 4 12:50:11 2007

Pearly Underwing & Mottled Umber

Bargoed: Another still and mild night produced 10 species; Angle Shades, Silver Y, Blair's Shoulder-knot, 10 Spruce Carpet, 3 Red-green Carpet, 2 Epirrita Sp, Feathered Thorn, Epiphyas postvittana, Emmelina monodactyla and Udea ferrugalis.
Bill Jones
Sun Nov 4 11:27:37 2007

Epirrita sp, Feathered Thorn & Udea ferrugalis

Parc Penallta: Two Orange Ladybirds (Halyzia 16 guttata) seen in yesterdays sunshine. According to the Ladybird Survey's most recent findings this is still quite rare in many parts of Wales, though increasing it's range in Southern England.
Bill Jones
Sat Nov 3 20:58:26 2007

Orange Ladybird

Rest Bay actinic: Epiphyas postvitanna (4), Silver Y (2), Angle Shades and Dark Chestnut.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sat Nov 3 15:24:46 2007

A Harlequin Ladybird just flew in through our office window in Penarth. I've been looking out for them this year around Glamorgan without success - clearly I just needed to wait for the ladybird to come to me! The markings almost exactly match the specimen in Dave Slade's photo from Bute Park (7th September). Also a few Red Admirals on ivy blossom in Penarth this week. George Tordoff
Cardiff, Fri Nov 2 11:24:56 2007 I Ran the 22 watt actinic garden trap, last night, the result being: Epiphyas postvittana (6), Spruce Carpet (12), Feathered Thorn, Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder-knot (2), The Chestnut, Angle Shades and Silver Y. I also ran my 125 watt MV Skinner trap at Cwm Taf Fechan from 19:10 until 00:10. Eight species were recorded, these being: Epiphyas postvittana, Red-green Carpet (12), Spruce Carpet, November Moth agg. (9), Feathered Thorn (32), Mottled Umber (2), Green Brindled Crescent and Yellow-line Quaker. Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Fri Nov 2 8:53:06 2007 Last night - Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet (3), Black Rustic and Red-line Quaker. Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Nov 1 17:59:33 2007

Red-green Carpet & Red-line Quaker Pearly Underwing in our Gorseinon trap overnight, though only 5 other species noted Barry Stewart
Thu Nov 1 14:55:30 2007

Pearly Underwing

October 2007

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:55:43 CST

A nice selection of autumn species last night - Spruce Carpet, Feathered Thorn, Mottled Umber, Satellite, Yellow-line Quaker and Silver Y.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Wed Oct 31 14:05:15 2007

Feathered Thorn & Satellite

A mild night resulted in a respectable catch of nine species, in my 22 actinic garden trap: Epiphyas postvittana, Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet (8), November Moth agg (2), Feathered Thorn, Grey Shoulder-knot, Red-line Quaker, Yellow-line Quaker (2) and Silver Y (2).
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Wed Oct 31 9:57:18 2007

Grey Shoulder-knot & Feathered Thorn

Rest Bay actinic trap: Green-brindled Crescent, Silver Y (2), Epiphyas postvitanna (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Wed Oct 31 9:53:30 2007

A confirmed date for your diary along with a provisional. National Moth Night, 2008 has been confirmed as Saturday 7th June. For the first time a habitat is being targeted, Orchards along with three species, Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk, Bordered Gothic & Anania funebris. The provisional dates of 8th or 15th December are being investigated for the GMRG winter indoor meeting. More details to follow.
Mike Powell
Mon Oct 29 23:16:43 2007

Five species of moth in the actinic garden trap, yesterday morning (Sat 27th). Epiphyas postvittana, Cnephasia stephensiana, Common Marbled Carpet, Spruce Carpet (9), and November Moth Agg. Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Oct 28 8:22:52 2007

Three moths in the trap last night - Common Marbled Carpet, Spruce Carpet and Yellow-line Quaker.
Tony Williams <Senghenydd>
Sat Oct 27 19:46:51 2007

Yellow-line Quaker

After more than ten years service to the County's moths Jake has asked me to take over as East Glamorgan Moth Recorder. So a big thanks to him for his sterling efforts over the years to get the database to it's current standard. If you used to submit records directly to Jake, then please now forward them to me at the SEWBReC office or to my work email address.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Fri Oct 26 12:43:33 2007

My first Grey Shoulder-knot of the year last night was one of five moths in the trap. The others being Silver Y, Angle shades, Lesser Yellow Underwing and Black Rustic.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Oct 26 10:24:13 2007

Grey Shoulder-knot

Garden actinic: Late report for Oct 18 - a catch of only 3 moths included the first confirmed East Glamorgan record since 1934 of the Streak. A Black Rustic and my first Chestnut were the others. Nothing inside the trap last night, but I caught another Streak and 2 Spruce Carpets that had settled on the outside.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Oct 25 18:19:07 2007

Streak & Chestnut

Red-green Carpet, Silver Y and E. postvitana were the only moths in the garden trap last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Oct 25 9:23:56 2007

Mewslade valley,Gower,yesterday,leaf mines- Stigmella marginicolella (63)on Wych elm,Psychiodes filicovora (200)on Hart`s tongue and Lyonetia clerkella (263) on Azaleella.Also at 3 cliffs bay Silver Y,Epinotia tenerana and Meadow brown butterfly
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Oct 24 11:12:21 2007

Of interest, a Death's-head Hawk-moth found by a member of the public last night in Llanelli, Carms. Handed in to the local pest control (!!!!) who photographed it and released it today (just before letting me know...)
Jon Baker <mothboy8@aol.com>
Carmarthen, Wales Tue Oct 23 14:06:38 2007

Five moths in the traps last night: 3 Silver Y, 1 Black Rustic, and 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Oct 23 10:26:06 2007

Bargoed: Seven species to MV last night in a session lasting from 7 until 11.30pm. 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot, Autumn Green Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, Blastobasis adustella, Epiphyas postvittana and my first Acleris sparsana.
Bill Jones
Sun Oct 21 19:25:58 2007

Autumn Green Carpet, Blair's Shoulder-knot & Acleris sparsana

An equally quiet night for us too in Bridgend, just one Large Yellow Underwing and 1 Beaded Chestnut outside the MV trap, nothing in it!
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Oct 21 12:10:35 2007

Just three species to the actinic garden trap, last night. A Dark Marbled Carpet, 36 Spruce Carpet, and a Black Rustic.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Mon Oct 15 22:46:11 2007

Maesteg,Llynfi valley,Last night on Ivy blossom-Spruce carpet 1,Angle shades 15,Black rustic 3,Brick 6,Red line quaker 1,Yellow line quaker 1,Chestnut 3,Silver Y 2,Green brindled crescent 1,Blastobasis decolorella 4 and Udea ferrugalis 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Mon Oct 15 14:06:36 2007

Brick, Yellow line quaker, Green brindled crescent & Chestnut

Rest Bay actinic: feathered ranunuculus (2), blair's shoulder-knot (2), red-line quaker, lunar underwing, common marbled carpet (2), epiphyas postvittana (2), large yellow underwing, & lesser yellow underwing.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 15 10:19:06 2007

Belated posting after Friday night's trapping in my garden - 11 species on an incredibly mild night (min 15 C!) including Heart and Dart and Eupoecilia angustana, both well out of season and presumably second brood examples. Also of note were two Caloptilia azaleella and three Blair's Shoulder-knot, the latter new for 2007.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sun Oct 14 19:59:42 2007

Another fair selection of autumn species, with Green Brindled Crescent, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Black Rustic, and Pink Barred Sallow. The most notable find was a Large Wainscot. The species feeds on Phragmites in ditches and marshes, so quite how it found its way to my suburban garden is open to question. Waring and Townsend note that the species it can come to light ' sometimes far from breeding sites'. The nearest reedbed of any size would be Crymlyn or te Burry Inlet, both about 7 miles away.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Oct 14 12:08:29 2007

Large Wainscot

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,actinic tonight-Black rustic 3,Willow beauty 1,Green carpet 1,Pink barred sallow 1,Common marbled carpet 1,Red line quaker 1 and Agonopterix heracliana 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Oct 13 23:33:01 2007

10 moths of 5 species last night - Common Marbled Carpet (3), Spruce Carpet (2), Setaceous Hebrew Character, Black Rustic (2) and Angle Shades (2).
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Oct 13 17:24:44 2007

Spruce Carpet

Overnight 40w actinic trap had Black Rustic (3); Silver Y (1); Common Marbled Carpet (2); Spruce Carpet (5); Light Brown Apple Moth (2).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Oct 13 14:14:23 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Silver Y (2), Turnip Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Lunar Underwing (2), Feathered Ranunculus (2), Emmelina monodactyla, Willow Beauty, Garden Capet, Epiphyas postvittana and Common Marbled Capet.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sat Oct 13 12:38:13 2007

Evening of the 12th, I ran the Skinner at Cefnpennar from 19:00 until 23:00, in incredibly mild, if drizzly weather and recorded nine species: Epiphyas postvittana, Epinotia nisella, 2 Red-green Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 45 Spruce Carpet, 2 Black Rustic, Merveille du Jour, Flounced Chestnut and Copper Underwing. The Highlights from the eight species in my garden actinic trap, this morning, were 3 Black Rustic, The Chestnut and a Silver Y.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sat Oct 13 11:22:29 2007

Not a bad night last night, with Brimstone, Angle Shades, Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Red-line Quaker, Red-green Carpet, Pink-barred Sallow and Willow Beauty.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Oct 13 11:14:12 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,Ivy blossom last night-Spruce carpet 2,Black rustic 2,Chestnut 1,Red line quaker 1,Angle shades 5 and Brick 1.Also Scalloped hazel (larva)and the leaf mine of Phyllonrycter nicellii (359)on hazel.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Oct 13 10:44:57 2007

Another small catch for us too last night - wish we could get a Ranunculus or Merveille du Jour! We caught just 8 moths of 5 species: Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Black Rustic and Snout. A Speckled wood butterfly was in the garden later this evening.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Oct 12 23:06:42 2007

Not a huge catch last night in Llanishen, but it did get quite cold. Silver Y (1), Large Ranunculus (1), Common Marbled Carpet (4), Blair's Shoulder-knot (4), Black rustic (1), Epiphyas postvittana (1), Spruce Carpet (1), Garden Carpet (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1)
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Oct 12 12:39:59 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Feathered Ranunculus, Lunar Underwing (2), Common Marbled Carpet, Twenty-plume Moth, Willow Beauty, Epiphyas postvittana, Lesser Yellow Underwing (2) and Green-brindled Crescent (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Oct 12 10:36:09 2007

A fresh looking Scalloped Oak was a surprise find in the Otley Arms earlier this evening.
Wayne Morris
Treforest, United Kingdom Thu Oct 11 21:30:49 2007

Bargoed: Ran the MV trap from 7.30 until 11pm last night producing 11 species:- 2 Dusky Thorn, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, Dark Marbled Carpet, 2 Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet, 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 3 Black Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Lesser Yellow Underwing. Micro's 6 Epiphyas postvittana and a prime specimen of Agonopterix heracliana. Larva beaten from Dwarf Elm in garden earlier in week identified as Scalloped Hazel.
Bill Jones
Thu Oct 11 16:57:20 2007

Today - Found a Vapourer resting on a dry stone wall at Mynydd Eglwysilan.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Oct 11 16:45:47 2007

A second Red Underwing of the year, and a Silver Y were the highlights in the garden trap last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Oct 11 15:51:59 2007

Rest Bay actinic: only 7 species, Common Marbled Carpet (3), Garden Carpet, Willow Beauty, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic (3), Lunar Underwing and Beaded Chestnut.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Oct 11 10:01:16 2007

Vale of Glam: Various sites looking for moths on ivy blossom: Rhomboid Tortrix (2), Sq-spot Rustic (1), Tawny Pinion (1), Green-brindled Crescent (1), Satellite (1), Dark Chestnut (1), Lunar U/w (1), Angle Shades (3) & Silver Y (2). Overall a very poor night, especially at Summerhouse Pt. which is usually a very good location for moths on ivy. Roath: overnight 5 spp. inc. a Broad-bordered Yellow U/w - which (according to database) is the latest ever in vc41.
DRWG & MCP
Thu Oct 11 9:14:26 2007

Forgot to mention that the event, at Cwmaman will be on Saturday 13th.
Mark Evans
Thu Oct 11 9:14:10 2007

4th European Moth Nights. These will run from 11th to 15th October. Please trap on any of the nights or all of them. Please submit your records to either Barry Stewart (West Glam) or Dave Gilmore (East Glam) who will collate & pass onto Ron Elliott who is collecting data for Wales.
Mike Powell
Thu Oct 11 9:06:48 2007

A minimum of only 3.60 degrees resulted in just seven species, but these included an Autumn Green Carpet and my first Red-line Quaker of the season. As my participation in the European moth nights (11-15 October), Iwill be running a moth evening, in conjunction with Science Shops Wales, near St Josephs church, Cwmaman (SN 002 993). If You'd like to come but you're not sure how to get there, email me and I'll confuse you even more. Trap on at 19:00.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Cwmbach, Thu Oct 11 9:05:24 2007

A surprise, this evening, was a fresh Marbled White-spot, to the house lights. It is possible that it was attracted to the garden, last night, by my trap.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Tue Oct 9 22:28:10 2007

Marbled White-spot

Just five species in the garden trap, this morning was quite poor, considering the very mild, mainly dry night. The catch consisted of: one female Diamond-back moth; two male Epiphyas Postvittana; fourteen Spruce Carpet; one Flounced Chestnut and one Lunar Underwing.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Tue Oct 9 10:08:05 2007

Diamond-back

19 moths of 11 species last night in the garden, the highlight being my first Merveille du Jour for the garden. The other species being Carcina quercana, Epiphyas postvittana, Common Marbled Carpet, Light Emerald, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square Spot Rustic, Blair's Shoulder-knot & Angle Shades.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Oct 9 8:56:07 2007

Late report for Oct 6 - Silver Y, Pink-barred Sallow, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic (2), Lesser Yellow Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet (2) and Spruce Carpet (2).
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Mon Oct 8 19:14:08 2007

Silver Y

Rest Bay actinic produced 12 species - blair's shoulder-knot, square-spot rustic, feathered ranunculus, red-line quaker, beaded chestnut, silver y, autumnal rustic, lunar underwing, garden carpet, Epiphyas postvittana, Tachystola acroxantha and large yellow underwing. At Kenfig Pool, 20+ Sympetrum striolatum and a single (very late?) male Emperor dragonfly, and 2 red admirals.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 8 17:52:01 2007

Bargoed: Blair's Shoulder-knot was new for the garden last night, amongst a catch of ten species, that included: Black Rustic, Red-green Carpet, 2 Acleris variegana, 4 Epiphyas postvittana, 3 Blastobasis adustella and Depressaria pastinacella. Biggest surprise of the night though was a 'thunderclap' firework going off just after midnight, I still have'nt recovered!!!
Bill Jones
Sun Oct 7 22:23:01 2007

Blair's Shoulder-knot, Acleris variegana, Red-green Carpet, Agonopterix heracliana & Depressaria pastinacella

A mild night brought eight species to the garden and trap, last night. An Angle Shades was found nectaring on my flowering ivy, while the catch in the trap consisted of one Ypsolopha sequella, a female Epiphyas postvittana, two Common Marbled Carpet, fourteen Spruce Carpet, a Dusky Thorn, two Lunar Underwings, and a Copper Underwing.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Oct 7 17:12:39 2007

Angle-shades and Ypsolopha sequella

Last night had 6 Lunar Underwing and 2 Black Rustic, under the last egg box was Merveille du Jour and Green Brindled Crescent, a first for the garden.
Dave Beveridge <david@davidbeveridge.orangehome.co.uk>
Treowen, Sat Oct 6 11:50:13 2007

This morning I found one mine of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner (Cameraria ohridella) found on Horse Chestnut, St John the Baptist church, in the centre of Aberdare. I suspected its presence but couldn't find the proof until now.
Mark Evans
Fri Oct 5 19:31:46 2007

Last night 7.30pm - 12.00am. Just one moth in the trap but it made up for the lack of numbers - a superb Merveille du Jour.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Fri Oct 5 12:08:30 2007

Merveille du Jour

Last night's catch consisted of 2 Silver Y, Common Marbled Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn, 5 Lunar Underwing, 3 Large Y.U., a Black Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic and a Barred Sallow.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>
Treowen, Fri Oct 5 11:40:57 2007

Last night, Bridgend (MV). The highlights were Rose Tortrix, Sallow, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Black Rustic.
Emma & Mike Cram
Wed Oct 3 23:28:18 2007

Llangynwyd,Llynfi valley,last night on Ivy blossom- Pale pinion 1 and Chestnut 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Oct 3 16:56:03 2007

Pale pinion

Last night - Flounced Chestnut, Black Rustic, Autumnal Rustic, Garden Carpet, Dusky Thorn and 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Wed Oct 3 16:32:27 2007

Flounced Chestnut

Dusky Thorn, Angle Shades, Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder knot, 5 Lunar Underwing and Pink-barred Sallow last night
Dave Beveridge <david@davidbeveridge.orangehome.co.uk>
Treowen, Tue Oct 2 17:48:02 2007

Dusky Thorn, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Black Rustic, Large Ranunculus and Angle Shades on Saturday night. Dusky Thorn turned out to be new for the garden - I think I must have overlooked it in the past. Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Mon Oct 1 14:21:42 2007

September 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:13:44 CST

Humming-bird hawk moth in our Clydach garden on two occasions during the week. Both times on the honeysuckle which is in bloom following trimming in july.
Dewi Ensyl <dewi dot lewis1 at btinternet dot com>
Swansea, Fri Sep 29 22:19:41 2006

Rest bay actinic: Delicate (1), Black Rustic, Feathered Ranunculus, Pale Mottled Willow, Dark Sword-grass, Lunar Underwing (3), Pearly Underwing, Turnip Moth, Blair's Shoulder-knot (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Sep 29 10:17:23 2006

Delicate

Roath: Humming-bird Hawk (1), Pearly Underwing (1) & Large Ranunculus (2) at MVL this am. Pearly U/w (1), Dark Sword-grass (1) & Large Ranunculus (1) last evening on ivy blossom in lanes around Roath. News from Aberdare this am: a Death's-head Hawk-moth (via MEA, Gwent)
DRWG
Wed Sep 27 9:26:56 2006

2 Red Admiral heading south and 1 male Black Darter on Wefra this morning Martin Bell
Tue Sep 26 20:06:49 2006 Our first Lunar Underwing of the year plus a Blair's Shoulder-knot, Beaded Chestnut, 1 Emmelina monodactyla and 2 Dusky Thorn.
Mike & Emma Cram
Tue Sep 26 20:00:57 2006

A helice Clouded Yellow was on the coast near Cwm Nash this morning.
Paul Roberts
Tue Sep 26 12:09:43 2006

Rest Bay actinic: also my first Blair's Shoulder-knot of the year, with Feathered Ranunculus (3), Cabbage Moth, Turnip Moth, and Pearly Underwing.
SJM
Porthcawl, Tue Sep 26 10:04:41 2006

Blair's Shoulder-knot, Feathered Ranunculus, Cabbage & Pearly Underwing

Apolgies for earlier posting Hebrew character was Setaceous Hebrew Character, as 2 others and not as I first thought.
Mike Hogan
Tue Sep 26 10:27:51 2006

Hebrew Character, an unusual September record, in garden trap this morning.
Mike Hogan
Tue Sep 26 8:43:57 2006

Another good migrant night for us, highlight our first Vestal, also 2 Dusky Thorn, 1 Light Emerald, 1 Pink-barred Sallow, 1 Beaded Chestnut and our first Barred Sallow and Blair's Shoulder-knot of the year.
Mike & Emma Cram
Mon Sep 25 22:24:18 2006

Vestal, Barred Sallow, Pink Barred Sallow & Blair's Shoulder Knot

Roath: Delicate (1, 1st Cardiff UA & new ST17), Scarce Bordered Straw (2), Blair's Shoulder-knot (1), Large Ranunculus (4) & Black Rustic (2).
Whitchurch Hosp. Meal Moth (1), Chestnut (1), Rush Veneer (3) & Rusty-dot Pearl (1).
DRWG
Mon Sep 25 15:54:34 2006

Delicate & Meal Moth

A few more highlights from NMN, following our morning check of a couple of moth traps set around Gower: At Steve & Sarah Walmsley's at Pilton Green 1 Vestal, 1 Yellow-tail, 2 Pearly Underwing, 3 Delicate and 1 Anomalous; at Port Eynon 1 Mallow, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 late Triple-spotted Clay, 1 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw and 2 very attractive conopid flies - Leopoldius signatus; a quick check of some Ivy blossom at Hermon, Crofty last also produced 1 Pearly Underwing and a Brindled Green.
Barry Stewart
Sun Sep 24 19:57:36 2006

Vestal, Triple-spotted Clay & Leopoldius signatus

Highlights from NMN results in from David Painter and Veronica Shenston - Reynoldston (DP): 11 Rush Veneer, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Vestal, 1 Delicate, 1 Merveille du Jour, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Bordered Straw & 1 Marbled White-spot. Oxwich (DP & VS): 3 Rush Veneer, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Pearly Underwing & 2 Delicate. Penmaen (DP): 1 Caloptilia rufipennella & 1 Anomalous. Cwm Ivy (VS): 13 Rush Veneer, 1 Palpita vitrealis, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Mallow, 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Pearly Underwing, 2 Delicate, 3 Shore Wainscot, 1 Whitespeck, 1 Feathered Brindle, 3 Large Wainscot and aptly 1 Scarce bordered Straw. Well done guys, hope you never got too wet!
Barry Stewart
Sun Sep 24 16:54:15 2006

Rest Bay actinic: 14 spp. inc. Pearly Underwing, Large Ranunculus (2), Feathered Ranunculus and Turnip Moth (4).
SJM
Porthcawl, Sun Sep 24 16:22:48 2006

Large Ranunculus

East Glam NMN meeting at Kenfig NNR: (3 x MV traps & 12 members) - 31 spp. were recorded with the highlight being Uresiphita polygonalis (2nd vc41 rec.) a very scarce migrant from southern Europe. Convolvulus Hawk-moth (1), Scarce Bordered Straw (2), Archer's Dart (3) & Vapourer (1). A quick stop over in the Vale of Glam. produced a further 15spp. with Brindled Green (1), Rosy Rustic (1) & Dusky Thorn (4) the pick. A very big thank you to all who turned up at both GMRG events. DRWG
Sun Sep 24 13:02:09 2006

Convolvulus Hawk-moth & Uresiphita polygonalis

After leaving the East Glam NMN meet at Kenfig, we closed off our garden trap at midnight just in time before thunder and torrential rain in Bridgend! We did however manage 25 moths of 13sp: 4 L.B.Apple moth, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Plume sp, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Yellow, Underwing, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Turnip, 1 Pearly Underwing, 7 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Large Ranunculus and 1 Beaded Chestnut.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Sep 24 11:28:43 2006

7 attended the West Glamorgan NMN event at Port Eynon: The wind made sure there was little in the dune MV trap by 10pm when the heavens opened and we packed up, but the Ivy blossom saved the day: At MV light (dunes): 4 Rush Veneer, 1 Small Blood-vein, 1 Archer's Dart, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Flounced Chestnut and 1 Scarce Bordered Straw. On the ivy blossom: 1 Blastobasis decolorella, 3 Epiphyas postvittana, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 1 Emmelina monodactyla, 1 Garden Carpet, ~40 Turnip Moth, 5 Dark Sword-grass, ~30 Pearly Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Autumnal Rustic, ~30 Square-spot Rustic, 1 Cosmopolitan, 2 Delicate, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Red Sword-grass, 25 Angle Shades, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw and 4 Silver Y. Non-leps on Ivy included Speckled, Dark, and Great Green Bush-crickets and several beetles Oncmera femorata.
Barry Stewart
Sun Sep 24 6:56:56 2006

A Pre-National Moth Night public event attracted 15 members of the public and to the two actinics, 10 species including Pink-barred Sallow, Copper Underwing (2), and Green-brindled Crescent.
SJM
Bryngarw Country Park, Sat Sep 23 12:34:41 2006

Rest Bay garden actinic produced 16 species including Large Ranunculus (3), Rush Veneer, Rosy Rustic, Beaded Chestnut, Black Rustic.
SJM
Porthcawl, Sat Sep 23 12:32:14 2006

A White-speck was the highlight of trapping in our Bridgend garden on night of 20th. Also Rush Veneer, Sallow and Pink-barred Sallow.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Sep 22 23:01:02 2006

White-speck

Included in Mark Evans trap at Waunwyllt MTUA, last night 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, new for SO00. Mike Hogan
Fri Sep 22 15:10:26 2006

Despite the high winds 44 species were recorded from two traps set at Delvid (west Gower) last night, the highlight being 6 fabulous Convolvulus Hawks. Other migrants included 35 Rush Veneer, 1 Vestal, 3 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Pearly Underwing, 5 Delicate, 5 Scarce Bordered Straw, and 6 Silver Y. Non-migrants highlighhts were 2 Shore Wainscot, 2 Large Wainscot, 1 Feathered Brindle and 2 Pinion-streaked Snout. Also called round to Veronica's to photograph her Convolulus Hawks where there was a Humming-bird Hawk nectaring on Balsam flowers. If the rain holds off, the weather should otherwise be favourable for more migrants on NMN...
Barry Stewart
Fri Sep 22 11:33:45 2006

Convolvulus Hawks, Feathered Brindle & Shore Wainscot

Highlights at Cwm Ivy lastnight were 3 Convolvulus Hawk Moths, 1 Vestal, 1 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw,1 Palpita vitrealis & 8 Rush Veneers. Weather conditions awful, good old hurricane Gordon!
Veronica shenston
Fri Sep 22 10:02:08 2006

Convolvulus Hawks

Vestal (from Stefan in Llanishen) and Scarce Bordered Straw, photographed by Jake in Roath, earlier in the month.
Dave Slade
Tue Sep 26 10:27:51 2006

Scarce Bordered Straw & Vestal

After closer inspection of the White-point we trapped last night (and now that I'm a bit more awake), I now strongly suspect that I go it wrong and it is just a small, late Clay! Oh well there's always tonight... Barry Stewart
Thu Sep 21 14:06:46 2006

Roath: Large Ranunculus (4), Small Dusty Wave (3) & Treble-bar (2) were the overnight highlights. DRWG
Thu Sep 21 11:01:02 2006

Large Ranunculus

2 Hummingbird Hawk-moths this morning. 1 at Penygraig (SS997918) and 1 at Tonypandy Railway Station on Buddleia (SS998921)
Wayne Morris
Thu Sep 21 8:47:46 2006

Migrant activity has obviously picked up again. Of 33 species in the garden trap this morning the following mgrants were recorded: 4 Rush Veneer, Palpita vitrealis (the 6th in the garden this year!), Dark Sword-grass, Cosmopolitan (10th county record), Whitepoint (2nd county record), 3 Scarce Bordered Straw and 3 Silver Y.
Barry & Sandra Stewart
Thu Sep 21 7:20:27 2006

Cosmopolitan, Scarce Bordered Straws, Palpita vitrealis & Clay (see above)!

Roath, Cardiff: Ni Moth (4th site record) this am along with 12 other species including Small Dusty Wave (1).
DRWG
Wed Sep 20 16:13:30 2006

Ni Moth

A male Ruddy Darter was at Llanilid today.
Paul Roberts
Wed Sep 20 13:54:59 2006

A migrant-free Gorseinon garden trap this morning with just 18 species logged, the highlights being a Red Admiral, 3 Dusky Thorn, a 2nd generation Light Emerald Brindled Green and my first Large Ranunculus of the year.
Barry Stewart
Wed Sep 20 11:47:27 2006

Pearly Underwing in my kitchen last night
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Tue Sep 19 10:44:59 2006

Just 12 species in our trap this morning, of note, our first Dark Swordgrass for the site, plus a Silver Y. Mike had a few Rush Veneer out at Kenfig Burrows this morning.
Emma & Mike Cram
Mon Sep 18 22:09:06 2006

Just 18 species in the garden trap, the only noteworthy moth being a Scarce Bordered Straw. The rather elongated soldier-fly Sargus bipunctatus provided some non-lep interest, a species we catch a few of every autumn.
Barry Stewart
Mon Sep 18 10:34:19 2006

Sat 16th: 2 Clouded Yellow and Hummingbird Hawk at Valerian, Limeslade Bay.
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Mon Sep 18 9:47:21 2006

Rest Bay actinic trap held 12 species including Black Rustic, Autumnal Rustic, Lunar Underwing and a Feathered Gothic.
SJM
Porthcawl, Sun Sep 17 16:21:53 2006

Feathered Gothic

20 species in the garden trap last night, including 1 Gem, 2 Silver Y, 3 Dusky Thorn, 1 Sallow & 1 Lunar Underwing.
Dave Slade
Llanishen Cardiff, Sun Sep 17 8:12:50 2006

The Gem

Belated record of Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Cardiff Bay last Sunday 10Sep06 near the Wetlands reserve.
Mike Cram senior
Sat Sep 16 20:29:25 2006

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth in our Bridgend garden again this afternoon. Once again the little fella seems to love tucking in to the Verbena. Little in our trap last night. Dusky Thorn, Pale Mottled Willow the highlights.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sat Sep 16 20:27:29 2006

At Kenfig Pool today a steady passage east of Red Admirals - singletons. also a dozen or more Migrant hawkers, an Emperor Dragonfly, and Common Darters.
SJM
Porthcawl, Sat Sep 16 12:47:06 2006

40 species were recorded from 2 traps set at Mewslade last night. Highlights included 48 Rush Veneer, 5 Udea ferrugalis, 7 Vestal, 1 Striped Hawk-moth, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Pearly Underwing, 3 Delicate, 2 Whitespeck, 1 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Small Mottled Willow, 5 Scarce Bordered Straw and 5 Silver Y. Ivy blossoming in the valley the night before produced 33 species including 5 Mecyna asinalis, 7 Mullein Wave, 2 Treble Bar, 4 Dark Sword-grass, 3 Neglected Rustic, 1 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Anomalous and 15 Silver Y. 8 Glow-worms were also seen in the grassy scrub at the top end of the valley.
Barry Stewart
Thu Sep 14 12:52:59 2006

Vestal, Delicate, Striped Hawk-moth & White-speck

Rest Bay: The Cosmopolitan came to my garden trap on Friday 8th September - sorry I forgot to log it then.
SJM
Porthcawl, Thu Sep 14 10:17:24 2006

Cosmopolitan

Rest Bay garden actinic: 25 species including Red Underwing, Dusky Thorn, Archer's Dart, Dark Swordgrass, Rush Veneer, Pale Mottled Willow, and my first Autumnal Rustic this year.
SJM
Porthcawl, Wed Sep 13 20:30:06 2006

Cosmopolitan, Dusky Thorn & Archer's Dart

Larva of Buff Tip found on Taff Trail at Radyr Wier this afternoon.
George Chappell <g dot chappell2 at ntlworld dot com>
Cardiff, Wed Sep 13 17:22:22 2006

Migrants in the garden trap (Gorseinon) this morning included 4 Rush Veneer, 3 Palpita vitrealis, Dark Sword-grass, Scarce Bordered Straw and Silver Y. Interesting residents included Black Rustic and Brindled Green (both my first of the year) and late examples of Ash Bud Moth (b&w variety), Gold Fringe and a pristine Buff Arches.
Barry Stewart
Wed Sep 13 8:35:18 2006

Palpita vitrealis, Brindled Green & Scarce Bordered Straw

31 species were seen on Ivy blossom last night in Mewslade Valley including Rush-veneer, Udea ferrugalis, Mecyna asinalis, 2 Vestal, 5 Mullein Wave, 8 Turnip Moth, 3 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Pearly Underwing, 2 Neglected Rustic, ca.100 Square-spot Rustic, 2 Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw, 20 Silver y and 2 Anomalous. Non-leps included several Great Green Bush-crickets and a Tawny Cockroach.
Barry Stewart
Tue Sep 12 8:37:01 2006

Southerndown: On the weekend I flushed from grassland within 20 metres of each other, two distinctly different Rush Veneer, caused me some ID confusion.
Bill Jones
Mon Sep 11 19:59:38 2006

Two forms of Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)

Vestal flushed from grassland at Mewslade this morning, plus a couple of Clouded Yellows. In the garden trap at Gorseinon 2 Udea ferrugalis, Lilac Beauty, Pearly Underwing and a Red Underwing. Barry Stewart
Mon Sep 11 17:29:54 2006

Trapping in our garden last night produced another Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Centre-Barred Sallow, 1 Burnished Brass, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Yellow Shell among the 25 or so species. Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Sep 10 20:12:45 2006

Vestal disturbed from grassland at Bovehill yesterday. A fresh Bordered Straw in Gorseinon garden trap this am. Also 38 spp in trap set at Neil Edwards' place at Wernffrwd, highlights being: Lobesia littoralis, 4 Dusky Thorn, 3 Dark Sword-grass, Pearly Underwing, 30 Silver Y and Pinion Streaked Snout.
Barry Stewart
Sat Sep 9 21:53:18 2006

Pearly Underwing

Lavernock LNR: Clouded Yellow (5), Silver Y (3), Rush Veneer (2), Humming-bird Hawk-moth (1) & a Small Blue, this appears to be the first record for ST16 and the Lavernock reserve. Also two big bowls of blackberries!
DRWG
Sat Sep 9 18:49:44 2006

Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Mike senior's garden in Gowerton this afternoon along with a fine selection on budleia of 2 Painted Lady, a Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Red Admiral, Large & Small White.
Mike, Mike & Emma Cram
Sat Sep 9 17:37:26 2006

Friday, 08/09/06, 20:45 hrs, garden, feeding on tobacco plant, Convolvulus Hawk-moth.
Mike Hogan
Merthyr, Fri Sep 8 21:55:42 2006

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Neil Edwards post me an image of a very large caterpillar he found yesterday crossing the car park at Penyrheol Comp. in Gorseinon, it being a Goat Moth larva, presumably looking for a place to pupate. We have trapped this species twice in the garden, but i never thought that they would have been breeding this close (200m) and in such unpromisng looking habitat (i.e. school fields lined with a thin belt of willow and oak scrub).
Barry Stewart
Fri Sep 8 13:19:12 2006

less moths trapped last night ; of interest 2 rush veneer and 1 pearly underwing (our first for garden). Emma and Mike Cram
Bridgend, Wales Fri Sep 8 13:02:15 2006

Parc Penallta: 15 Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Small Copper and Painted Lady among butterflies. Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker and Golden-ringed Dragonfly. Hoverfly species included Sphaerophoria scripta, Rhingia campestris, Helophilus Sp and Chrysotoxum Sp will add to report when ID confirmed.
Bill Jones
Thu Sep 7 22:34:58 2006

Report from David Painter of 9 Vestals at Reynoldston yesterday, also 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, Straw Underwig and 2 Dusky Thorn. David was also shown a Convolvulus Hawk at Oxwich on the 4th which was resting on a fence post.
Barry Stewart
Thu Sep 7 9:24:38 2006

One each of Palpita vitrealis and Scarce Bordered Straw in the garden trap this morning.
Barry Stewart
Thu Sep 7 8:26:55 2006

6th September, overnight 40W Actinic Trap. September Thorn (1), Angle Shades (1), Double-striped Pug (1), Straw Dot (1), White-line Dart (1), Large Yellow Underwing (10), 4 Lesser Yellow Underwing (11), Garden Dart (4), Setaceous Hebrew Character (1), Silver Y (1), Garden Carpet (1), Emmelina monodactyla (1), Light Brown Apple Moth (10) and a Buff-tip caterpillar in the garden. Wayne Morris
Penygriag, Wed Sep 6 23:03:12 2006 Nice mix, 26 sp overnight in Bridgend. Highlights were Chinese Character, 2 Flame Carpet and 1 Green Carpet, plus a Pale Mottled Willow.
Emma & Mike Cram
Wed Sep 6 22:56:04 2006

Llanishen: Vestal & Gem in trap (via Stefan G.). Roath the highlight was a Cypress Pug.
DRWG
Wed Sep 6 19:13:35 2006

New for the garden last night (at MV) were Copper Underwing, Pyla fusca and the tiny Ocnerostoma friesi - which is also new to ST18.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Sep 6 18:34:32 2006

Pyla fusca, Ocnerostoma friesi & Copper Underwing palps -showing the pale front and dark sides.

Highlights from two traps above Mewslade last night were: Rush Veneer (45), Palpita vitrealis (1), Small Blood-vein (1), Vestal (5), Yellow Belle (1), Hoary Footman (2) and Scarce Bordered Straw (3). Species new for the year for me were Autumnal Rustic, Neglected Rustic, Sallow and Frosted Orange. Beetles in the traps included several Aphodius sp. Nicrophorus investigator (3), Nicrophorus humator (1) and a Dor Beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius, which intriguingly has the same specifc name as Great Skua's generic name!
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Wed Sep 6 12:25:47 2006

The Vestal, Hoary Footman

Clouded Yellow at Swansea University campus yesterday
Tristan Bantock <263768 at swan dot ac dot uk>
Mumbles, Wed Sep 6 11:34:19 2006

Rest Bay actinic trap in garden: amongst the catch a Pearly Underwing, Pale Mottled Willow (3), Meal Moth, Rush Veneer, Turnip Moth (2), Gold Spot, Hedge Rustic.
SJM
Porthcawl, Wed Sep 6 9:29:02 2006

Having scanned the website and run back to my trap to check, I also recorded one Nicrophorus investigator this morning (the one with the red antennae). A stunning beast indeed!
Andrew Lucas <andrewbeth>
Clydach, Wed Sep 6 7:56:04 2006

Grey Shoulder-Knot was a new species for the garden this morning. Also, one Gold Spot amongst the piles of yellow underwings
Andrew Lucas <andrewbeth at onetel dot net>
Clydach, Wed Sep 6 7:48:46 2006

Clouded Yellow today at Sully Island, Swanbridge & Ely Fields (South Cardiff) also Painted Lady (1) & Rush Veneer (12) on Sully Is.
DRWG
Tue Sep 5 15:58:05 2006

Our Gorseinon garden trap had 37 species last night with Large Yellow Underwing still the most common species (79 counted). Highlights Palpita vitrealis (3rd for garden, previous 2 in 2003), Yellow-barred Brindle (3), Dusky Thorn (1), Red Underwing (1), Copper Underwing (1) and Svensson's Copper Underwing (2).
Barry & Sandra Stewart
Tue Sep 5 14:09:53 2006

Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on Buddleia at Tonypandy Railway Station (SS998921) this morning, 5 September 2006.
Wayne Morris
Tue Sep 5 9:50:17 2006

Roath, Cardiff this am - 19spp.: Another Scarce Bordered Straw (3rd site record all 2006) also Old Lady (2), Small Dusty Wave (3), Dusky Thorn (1) & Vine's Rustic (2).
DRWG
Mon Sep 418:49:44 2006

Not a moth, but a new spider to Wales - Steatoda nobilis discovered by Greg Jones on the Vale of Glamorgan coast. This picture was taken on Friday.
Jake (via DJS)
Mon Sep 4 14:40:08 2006

Steatoda nobilis

Just received a report of what sounds like a Privet Hawk-moth Caterpillar in Caerphilly. This is the first record Unitary Authority of Caerphilly!
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Mon Sep 4 9:45:43 2006

Privet Hawk Moth Caterpillar

A Diamond-back Moth, trapped by my mother-in-law in our Bridgend house last night as it became attracted to the television screen!
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Sep 3 21:31:16 2006

A trapping session in the walled Garden at Oxwich last night (V. Shenston, D. Painter, Sandra and myself) produced about 60 species, the only real highlight being a single Palpita vitrealis. Other species of interest included Wax moth, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Black Arches, Archer's Dart and Feathered Gothic.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Sat Sep 2 15:05:41 2006

Palpita vitrealis & Wax Moth

Received report from Veronica Shenston of Convolvulus Hawk, Scarce Bordered Straw and Pearly Underwings at Cwm Ivy last night. She and David Painter also recorded 8 Chalk Carpets at Crawley Bluff (near Oxwich) last week.
Barry Stewart <moonmths at ntlworld dot com>
Fri Sep 1 13:01:38 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: 24 species in actinic trap, including Rush Veneer (2), Pale Mottled Willow (1), Cabbage Moth (2), Lychnis, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character (2), Heart and Dart (1!), Vine's Rustic (5), Flounced Rustic (16), Silver Y (1), Yellow Shell (1, worn), Acleris variegana (1).
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Fri Sep 1 12:42:32 2006

August 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:12:21 CST

I have received more reports of Clouded Yellow, so have updated the map for this species, though there are still lots of blank areas. Please continue to report your sightings of this species so we can assess the full size of the influx. Also see new map for Silver Y, a migrant commonly encountered during the day, but especially at dusk at most types of blossom.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Thu Aug 31 16:03:39 2006

Roath, Cardiff: 19 species, highlights - Scarce Bordered Straw (1), Old Lady (1), Dusky Thorn (1) & Small Dusty Wave (2).
DRWG
Thu Aug 31 10:02:14 2006

29th August, 40W Actinic Trap. 9x Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1x Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 4x Garden Dart, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1x Silver Y, 1x Garden Carpet, 1x Common Carpet, 1x Emmelina monodactyla.
Wayne Morris <waynemorris@tiscali.co.uk>
Penygraig, United Kingdom Wed Aug 30 22:37:27 2006

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Emmelina monodactyla & Setaceous Hebrew Character

Ran Moth Trap in garden in Newton Road, Mumbles on night of 26th August. Highlight Old Lady (Photographed). Clouded yellow at Nicholaston Burrows.
Owain Gabb <gabbo@entecuk.co.uk>
Newcastle upon Tyne, Wed Aug 30 16:32:14 2006

Old Lady

Just to add to Bill's notes the GMRG Newsletter (No. 63) with my identification guide to the Burying Beetles is now downloadable here, although Bill's photos are better!
Dave Slade
Wed Aug 30 15:01:59 2006

Nicrophorus investigator: The attached photograph shows the red antennal clubs of Nicrophorus investigator as opposed to the black antennal clubs of Nicrophorus vespilloides posted earlier. This is the species (N.investigator) that came to my MVL earlier in August. Hope this clarifies the species differences.
Bill Jones
Wed Aug 30 14:48:32 2006

Nicrophorus investigator

Re:- Nicrophorus posting Dave Slade has re-identified this species as Nicrophorus vespilloides rather than investigator. Stunning critter is'nt it...
Bill Jones.
Wed Aug 30 13:05:41 2006

Parc Cwm Darran SO12 02: Have recorded Coleoptera:-Nicrophorus investigator three times this summer in the Parc, on two occasions it has been parasitised with some type of mite. There are other very similar species of Nicrophorus, I trust my ID is okay. I also had one come to my MVL this month. Bill Jones
Tue Aug 29 19:27:34 2006

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Our first moth trapping for over a fortnight in our Bridgend garden, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw clearly the highlight, we trapped approx 20 in Norfolk on our recent holiday. Also of note were Burnished Brass, Rush Veneer, Spruce Carpet and Small Sq-Spot taking our garden Year list past 200.
Emma & Mike Cram
Tue Aug 29 13:03:24 2006

Scarce Bordered Straw

Porthcawl (Rest Bay) garden trap producing very little in the windy weather, but Orange Swift, Flounced Rustic, Vine's Rustic, Small Square-spot, Scalloped Oak, Turnip Moth, Cabbage Moth and Setaceous Hebrew Charcater comprise a typical late August catch for me.
SJM
Tue Aug 29 10:55:07 2006

Found a Peach Blossom on my window this morning.
Sharon John <sharon.john1@tesco.net>
Mon Aug 28 22:15:59 2006

Peach Blossom

Sun 27th Aug: Mumbles Head - Clouded Yellows all over the place, also numerous Silver Ys and Yellow Belles, plus a Bordered Straw. Other butts included Small Copper & Brown Argus, Graylings seemed to be completely over.
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Mon Aug 28 11:08:35 2006

I saw a Monarch butterfly on the main path down to Kenfig Pool today. It flew about near the path for a short while before drifting off. Subsequent searching failed to refind it. This was a first for me and eventual reward for 10 years of walking the Kenfig butterfly transect.
David Carrington <dave@dbcarrington.plus.com>
Bridgend, Wales Sun Aug 27 20:14:35 2006

Roath: Cypress Pug this am, 3rd site record. GMRG meeting at Coed Craig Ruperra on Friday (25th) produced 12 new species for ST28, the highlight being the record of 8 Maiden's Blush, highest vc41 count. Of interest over 10 Hornets were attracted to MVL there too.
DRWG
Sun Aug 27 12:55:39 2006

Hummingbird hawk-moth yesterday (25th August)in our garden in Bridgend (SS 9179).
Andrea Rowe
Bridgend, Sat Aug 26 21:49:06 2006

I amongst the piles of yellow underwings this morning; one Pink-barred Sallow. Autumn has arrived! Andrew Lucas <andrewbeth@onetel.net>
Clydach, Swansea Sat Aug 26 9:32:20 2006

Tesco Pengam Green, Tremorfa (ST27), Small Ranunculus on window. (This is the 4th adult record in Cardiff this year).
DRWG
Fri Aug 25 13:38:54 2006

Kenfig Pool western margins: Migrant Hawker(4, including a pair in tandem), Painted Lady (2), Rush Veneer (3).
SJM
Thu Aug 24 16:56:28 2006

Out of county: Just back from a short sojourn in the West Country, at Taunton this morning before the deluge, I saw a Jersey Tiger, I don't believe we have recorded this species in VC41 or indeed Wales as yet. (Somerset Recorder informed).
Bill Jones
Wed Aug 23 20:50:34 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: Orange Swift, Rusty-Dot Pearl, Yellow-barred Brindle, Vine's Rustic, Cabbage Moth and Turnip Moth were the highlights this morning. An increase in Large Yellow Blunderwings and Flounced Rustics.
SJM
Wed Aug 23 13:04:29 2006

August Thorn, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Cypress Pug, Swallow Prominent & Sallow Kitten over the last week (all in the garden)
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Tue Aug 22 14:34:11 2006

Gold-spot, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Swallow Prominent & Sallow Kitten

The first time I've run the trap for a while, and it was particularly exciting. Lots of Vines Rustics, 2 Rush Veneers and a Silver Y. Prettiest thing in the trap though was a hoverfly - Xanthogramma pedissequum.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Aug 22 9:53:07 2006

Vines Rustic & Xanthogramma pedissequum

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: very pleasing was a pristine Red Underwing on the garden shed near the Actinic Trap, which held Dingy Shears, Rosy Rustic, and Pale Mottled Willow (25 species caught). SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Mon Aug 21 16:42:54 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: garden trap dominated by Vine's Rustic (27), Willow Beauty (19) and Agriphila tristella (16), but 27 species in all.
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sat Aug 19 14:00:00 2006

Roath: Overnight trapping produced a Scarce Bordered Straw (New ST17 & Cardiff UA), Red Underwing & Burnished Brass (3rd site rec.).
DRWG
Fri Aug 18 11:59:58 2006

Scarce Bordered Straw

Caught the second Small Ranunculus of the year in the garden last night (third for the site). Quite a late record for an adult too.
Jake (via DJS)
Roath, Cardiff, Thu Aug 17 14:47:57 2006

Small Ranunculus

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: garden trap produced 30 species including Broad-barred White, Vine's Rustic (11), Purple Bar.
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Thu Aug 17 9:34:46 2006

In our home trap last night: Ni Moth (first ever), Small Mottled Willow, Beautiful Hook-tip, Sallow Kitten, Dark Sword-grass, Pine Ccarpet, Yellow-barred brindle(2)
Rob Nottage <rob@nottages.freeserve.co.uk>
Bonvilston, Wed Aug 16 18:12:43 2006

Dunraven Walled Garden: While photographing Hummingbird Hawkmoths last Sunday I also photographed a hover fly - Volucella zonaria - only the second VC41 record if the Hoverfly Recording Scheme for vice counties is correct.
Bill Jones
Tue Aug 15 20:03:23 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: Yellow-barred Brindle (2, pristine) were the highlight. Also Gothic, Rosy Minor, Vine's Rustic (4) and double figure counts of Willow Beauty and Flounced Rustic. Apologies for the earlier posting of a Confused, it was a blackish specimen of Flounced Rustic and it sure confused me!
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Tue Aug 15 9:31:54 2006

A reasonable catch of 20 species last night, with three new ones for the garden list (but this is my first season of trapping at my current address): Yellow Shell, Old Lady and Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet. George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Mon Aug 14 12:19:50 2006

Ran the trap last night but very little as expected. Dark Sword-grass the only moth of any note
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Mon Aug 14 11:08:35 2006

Dunraven Walled Garden: Around 10 Hummingbird Hawkmoths on the Buddleia this afternoon, I've managed one really good photograph out of the several thousand taken !!!...only kidding...boy can these moths move. Support cast of 12 Painted Lady,7 Red Admiral, Comma and 4 Speckled Wood. Bill Jones
Sun Aug 13 20:57:06 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl garden trap held a Confused (photo'd), 2 Vine's Rustic, and Cabbage Moth, at at Kenfig Pool a Rusty Dot Pearl.
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sun Aug 13 15:41:01 2006

Humming-bird Hawk-moth nectaring on red valerian outside my front window midday [13th migrant sp. for garden]. Very little in the trap overnight: Rusty-dot Pearl the only migrant & Vine's Rustic the highlight.
DRWG
Sat Aug 12 13:30:31 2006

Didn't run the trap last night, but there was a Ni moth in the kitchen this morning.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Sat Aug 12 8:47:13 2006

Ni Moth

Bargoed: Disturbed during local field trip, plume moth Platyptilia gonodactyla.
Bill Jones
Fri Aug 11 21:57:44 2006

Platyptilia gonodactyla

A helice form Clouded Yellow at Llanilid this evening.
Paul Roberts
Fri Aug 11 20:39:24 2006

Mainden's Blush in the trap last night in Llanishen.
Stefan (via DJS)
Fri Aug 11 15:39:23 2006

Maiden's Blush

Kenfig Pool: a fresh male Southern Hawker at the south end of Kenfig Pool.
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Fri Aug 11 11:04:19 2006

Correction to our last posting. We in fact had 2 August Thorn, not Dusky as previously stated, proving how tricky this group can be! Thanks to David Slade for assistance with the confirming the id, we live and learn!
Mike Cram
Thu Aug 10 20:16:16 2006

August Thorn

Parc Penallta: Counted approximately 25 Clouded Yellow (on Monday) including 2 'helice', also Wall and Small Copper among several other species of butterfly. Among the moths most often disturbed from cover were Small China Mark and Latticed Heath.
Bill Jones
Wed Aug 9 22:04:18 2006

Clouded Yellow, Wall, Latticed Heath & Small China Mark

last nights trap highlights 2 dusky thorn, 2 chinese charcter, both new for site. others ; magpie, rusty dot pearl, rush veneer, wormwood pug, blood vein, flounced rustic. just reached 200 for the year, for the garden.
emma and mike cram
bridgend, Wed Aug 9 19:56:41 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: Nutmeg, Yellow-barred Brindle, Udea ferrugalis and Rush Veneer. Bedford Park: Agonopterix liturosa, Rosy Footman, July Highflyer, Dingy Footman, Treble-bar, Sharp-angled Peacock (2).
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Wed Aug 9 11:08:44 2006

Agonopterix liturosa & Rosy Footman

A Wall was a new species for our garden this morning.
Barry Stewart
Wed Aug 9 9:43:44 2006

Wall Brown

Another Small mottled Willow in the garden trap last, and once again it eluded the camera.
Dave Slade
Wed Aug 9 7:24:11 2006

Recent nights in our Bridgend garden Least Yellow Underwing and Carnation Tortrix were new for site. We've had 12 species of Butterfly in the last week, mainly on various Buddleia and Potentilla: L.White, S.White, Gatekeeper, M.Brown, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, S.Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, C.Blue, Holly Blue and Painted Lady. A Pine Weevil was also of interest.
Mike & Emma Cram
Tue Aug 8 22:50:53 2006

2 Clouded Yellow today around the oxbow in the R Ely near ST1777. Also Painted Lady, Large White, Common Blue and Red Admiral.
Laura Palmer <lpalmer@yahoo.co.uk>
Cardiff, Tue Aug 8 13:39:19 2006

2 Clouded Yellow today around the oxbow in the R Ely near ST1777. Also Painted Lady, Large White, Common Blue and Red Admiral.
Laura Palmer <lpalmer@yahoo.co.uk>
Cardiff, Tue Aug 8 13:39:12 2006

A Red Underwing was reported by Adam at his house in Bridgend this morning.
Adam Rowe (via DJS)
Bridgend, Tue Aug 8 12:30:10 2006

Red Underwing

Three new species for my garden last night: Small Mottled Willow, Agriphila latistria and A. selasella.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Tue Aug 8 10:36:13 2006

Agriphila latistria, Agriphila selasella & Small Mottled Willow

Hummingbird Hawk Moth and Clouded Yellow reported from Worms Head on 6/8
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Tue Aug 8 9:53:02 2006

Humming-bird hawk moth on buddleiah and honeysuckle at Clydach,Swansea this evening.Last weekend produced Painted Lady,Small Tortoiseshell,Red Admiral,Peacock,Large White,Gatekeeper and Speckled Wood all on buddleiah and comfrey
Dewi Ensyl <dewi.lewis1@btinternet.com>
Abertawe, Cymru Mon Aug 7 23:28:58 2006

Mon Aug 7 14:15:47 2006 A Ni Moth in my garden trap in Newton this am (trap on 6/8) also an Oak Hook-tip on 2/08. 2 Clouded Yellows in Mumbles recently (4/08 and 6/08)
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Mumbles, Mon Aug 7 13:23:33 2006

Ni Moth, Oak Hook-tip & Clouded Yellow

Rest Bay garden actinic: Nutmeg, Small Rivulet, Spectacle, Dagger sp., Crescent Dart, Turnip Moth. Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Mon Aug 7 12:16:35 2006

Crescent Dart & Nutmeg

Clouded yellows everywhere! Including dozens at Llanilid today
Paul Seligman <general@seligman.plus.com>
Sun Aug 6 21:57:09 2006

Cardiff Bay wetlands: Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor, Common Darters and Common Blue Damselflies present today.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sun Aug 6 19:43:23 2006

Rest Bay (Porthcawl)garden actinic trap produced 26 species including Marbled Green, Crescent Dart, Flounced Rustic (5), Rosy Minor, Lychnis (2), Rush Veneer and Diamond-back Moth.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sun Aug 6 19:40:10 2006

Marbled Green

Thanks Mike et al for continuing to add your sightings. Hope to update and some more maps next week. x3 traps at Mewslade / Pilton last night produced follwing highlights: Ypsolopha vittella 1 (first in county since 1931), Eudonia lineola 9, Grass Eggar 3, Mullein Wave 1, Gem 1, Chalk Carpet 1, Black Arches 1, Hoary Footman 1, Four-spotted Footman 2, Square-spot Dart 1, Hedge Rustic 1, Southern Wainscot 1, Straw Underwing 1, Twin-spotted Wainscot 3 & Scarce Bordered Straw 4.
Barry & Sandra Stewart
Sun Aug 6 14:50:53 2006

Ypsolopha vitella, Square Spot Dart, Grass Eggars & Chalk Carpet

Coed Ruperra Farm (near the reserve) Clouded Yellow 3 Painted Lady 6 Red Admiral 3 I have several Hummingbird Hawkmoth sitings for this year I will submit later.
Mike Pointon <wryneck100@btinternet.com>
Sat Aug 5 21:05:17 2006

John Martin advised me this afternnon that he had found Small Red-eyed Damselflies at 3 coastal sites along the Severn Estuary this afternoon along with a Lesser Emperor. These are furthest west records I have heard of for SRED's, not long to wait until they 'hop' over the Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary to us.
Mike Powell
Sat Aug 5 18:58:29 2006

Clouded Yellow at Caspian Point, Cardiff Bay, Thursday... will add to my records
Paul Seligman <general@seligman.plus.com>
Cardiff, Wales Sat Aug 5 15:40:38 2006

Bedford Park/Cefn Cribwr: a Hedge Rustic was the star of a catch on 3rd August.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Fri Aug 4 18:03:44 2006

Clouded Yellow in Nantgarw (ST 123854) this afternoon.
Alan Rosney
Fri Aug 4 16:03:44 2006

6 Red Admirals (See new map) in our garden in Gorseinon is the most we have ever seen. Seem to show a strong preference for Buddleja 'Black Knight'. The white fowered form is next in line and the globosa x davidii does get a sniff!
Barry & Sandra Stewart
Fri Aug 4 14:10:30 2006

A male Gem was a nice surprise in my garden light trap this morning. George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Fri Aug 4 10:21:40 2006

The Gem

Click on the hyperlinks for the latest updated distribution maps showing the distribution of Clouded Yellows and Hummingbird Hawk-moths reported so far during 2006. To help us update maps of these and other species please continue to post your sightings here or send them to the relevant recorder. Many thanks.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Fri Aug 4 8:58:32 2006

3 Hummingbird Hawkmoths on buddleia in the walled gardens at Dunraven this evening. Also a Clouded Yellow there and at 2 other locations earlier today, including my back garden.
Paul Roberts
Thu Aug 3 23:13:34 2006

Bargoed:I disturbed a plume moth from cotoneaster in the garden this morning - Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, lovely subtle camouflaged markings that merged so well into it's surroundings. The micro moths are starting to fascinate!!
Bill Jones
Wed Aug 2 21:09:03 2006

At Llanishen, Cardiff: A Ni Moth at MVL. The 12th vc41 record for this species and the first since Sept. 2003. On a personal note its the 6th time I have seen this species in Glamorgan. Thanks to Stefan G.
DRWG
Wed Aug 2 13:34:54 2006

Ni Moth

The value of taking a Heath trap on holiday was shown by some catches I made in Lincolnshire last week. Species at East Barkwith near Market Rasen included Dusky Sallow, Catoptria falsella, Beautiful Hook-tip, Pine Hawk-moth, Rivulet and Dark Spinach.
SJM <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Wed Aug 2 11:00:48 2006

Pine Hawk-moth & Dark Spinach

A small catch last night in my garden 22W Actinic, but it did contain a few good ones: Oak Hook-tip (possibly first recent record ST17), Yponomeuta plumbella (new for Cardiff?) and a Canary-shouldered Thorn.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Wed Aug 2 8:17:30 2006

Oak Hook-tip & Yponomeuta plumbella

July 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:11:01 CST

New for Penarth garden on 29th Jul was Centre-barred Sallow. Others of note Ruby Tiger, Copper Underwing.
John Wilson
Mon Jul 31 22:52:49 2006

Gorseinon garden trap this morning with much less than usual: Highlights were 3 Sallow Kittens, Brown-veined Wainscot and our first Four-spotted Footman.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Sun Jul 30 21:23:37 2006

Four-spotted Footman & Brown-veined Wainscot

A Dingy Mocha at Whiteford, trapped last night by Liz and Mike Howe, could be one of the most significant discoveries of the year if it turns out that there is a population of this BAP Priority species. Four-spotted Footman has also been trapped regularly at this site in recent weeks suggesting there is an established breeding population.
Barry Stewart
Sat Jul 29 18:50:22 2006

Dingy Mocha

Kenfig Pool circuit this morning, 2 Rush Veneer in east pool fields, plenty of Crambus perlella, 3 Shaded Broad-bar. Fewer butterflies this morning in cool conditions, just small numbers of Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Speckled Wood.
Mike Cram
Sat Jul 29 10:53:03 2006

Night before last, Bridgend garden, MV, 2 Rush Veneer, female Ghost moth (new for site), Sallow Kitten, 2 Garden Tiger, Claoked Minor, Vine's Rustic and 2 Copper Underwing were the highlights. Mike and Emma Cram
Sat Jul 29 10:51:20 2006

Ghost moth

Over 60 species in our trap left overnight 26/27 July. Our first ever Chocolate Tip - first for Vale of Glamorgan?
Rob Nottage <rob at nottages dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
Bonvilston, Wales Thu Jul 27 21:51:40 2006

Chocolate-tip

A Dark Sword-grass in my trap last night, and a Hummingbird Hawk in Bute Park on tuesday morning.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm at cf dot ac dot uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Thu Jul 27 10:52:33 2006

26 July, 1x Silver Y in the garden at Penygraig (SS997918)
Wayne Morris <waynemorris at tiscali dot co dot uk>
Penygraig, Wed Jul 26 23:35:32 2006

Hummingbird Hawk-moth in back garden today. Convolvulus Hawk-moth last night at Glais reported by Ruth Davies.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Wed Jul 26 18:36:09 2006

A Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on Lavender outside our front door last night (Gorseinon).
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Wed Jul 26 14:57:50 2006

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth was on buddleia in the walled gardens at Dunraven this evening.
Paul Roberts
Tue Jul 25 22:09:40 2006

MV Trapping in Bridgend garden (42sp), Wax moth was new for site. Other highlights 2 Rush Veneer , 2 Red Twin-spot Carpet, 1 Single-dotted Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Slender Pug, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Lychnis, 1 Flounced Rustic.
Emma and Mike Cram
Tue Jul 25 22:06:02 2006

Not a bad collection from my meagre actinic garden trap overnight on 24th-25th. New for the garden were Striped Hawkmoth, Oak Hook-tip, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Rosy Footman, Common Rustic, and Ruby Tiger.
John Wilson
Tue Jul 25 14:30:44 2006

Out of County: Trapping in VC's 98 and 103: The highlights were Barred Carpet, Great Brocade, Double Dart, Square-spotted Clay, Dotted Carpet, Lempke's Gold Spot, Pretty Pinion, Red Carpet and Fen Square-spot. We believe we had a few new species for the Isle of Coll (vc103) but this confirmation. Apart from the midges it was excellent, well worth a visit.
DRWG
Tue Jul 25 12:57:57 2006

Lempke's Gold Spot

An invitation to trap in a garden at Penmaen on Gower last night produced 150 species with the following highlights: Caloptilia rufipennella 1, Epinotia solandriana 1, Rush Veneer 50, Apomyelois bistriatella 1, Barred Hook-tip 1, Pine Carpet 1, Small White Wave 1, Scorched Carpet 1, September Thorn 1, Annulet 1, Black Arches 1, Four-spotted Footman 1, Devonshire Wainscot 2, Marbled Green 3, Svensson's Copper Underwing 2, Confused 1, Small Mottled Willow 3 and Scarce Bordered Straw 2. Special thanks to Rosemary and Palle for their hospitality.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Tue Jul 25 12:57:45 2006

Confused & Small Mottled Willow

Just back from a reasonably successful trip to Oban and Coll. A lot cooler up there !! No doubt Jake will post the many new moth species we saw but it was not all moths with two Otters, several Basking Sharks, a dozen Corncrakes, Frog Orchid and many Great Yellow Bumble-bees also noted
Mike Powell and Jake Gilmore
Mon Jul 24 23:00:41 2006

Bit of a belated posting, but had a Small Mottled Willow in the garden trap on Friday night. Flew off before I could photograph it unfortunately.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Mon Jul 24 15:28:41 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl garden trap: highlights were a Scallop Shell and a Gothic, of 35 species caught. SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 24 10:47:09 2006

Correction to my earlier posting. Agonopterix pallorella should read Agonopterix bipunctosa (a new species for the county).
Barry Stewart
Mon Jul 24 9:57:18 2006

Bridgend Garden overnight, interrupted by rain but a good night all the same (47sp): Diamond-backed Moth, Blastobasis lignea and Trachycera marmorea all new for site. Also trapped Lozotaenoides formosanus, Phoenix and Small Phoenix, July Highflyer, Clouded Border, Knot-grass, spectacle, Poplar and Elephant Hawkmoth, White-line Dart, Pebble Hook-tip, lots of Silver Y, Dunbar and Cloaked Minor. Two other micros as yet unidentified, probably new for site too.
Mike and Emma Cram
Sun Jul 23 23:28:08 2006

A night spent on Burry Holms (David Painter, Veronica Shenston, Sandra Stewart and myself) added 70 new species to the island and 10km square lists. Species of interest included Agonopterix pallorella 1, Aethes francillana 1, Lobesia abscisana 16, Eucosma obumbratana 5, Eudonia lineola 6, Anerasta lotella 1, Epischnia bankesiella 11, Round-winged Muslin 3, Garden Tiger 64, Crescent Dart 10, Marbled Coronet 3, Hedge Rustic 1, Marbled Green 5, Crescent Striped 1, Twin-spotted Wainscot 5 and a single Scarce Bordered Straw. Veronica also got excellent views of an Otter by the causeway rocks shortly after dawn, rounding off an excellent trip.
Barry Stewart
Sun Jul 23 19:18:49 2006

Agonopterix bipunctosa & Garden Tigers

Near Pengarreg Farm,Bargoed SO132 005 Peacock in super fresh condition.Lots of Grayling on coal waste-tips pairing up for the next generation, these habitats are a stronghold for this cryptic species.
Bill Jones
Sun Jul 23 14:24:18 2006

Kenfig Pool: still at least one male Red-veined Darter and several Black-tailed Skimmers along east shore of Pool. Rest Bay, Porthcawl: Brown Argus butterfly on species-rich grassland.
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Sat Jul 22 12:25:27 2006

1x Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola), Penygraig SS996920, 21 July, 2006 Wayne Morris
Fri Jul 21 10:42:32 2006 3 traps run overnight in fields between Mewslade and Pilton produced 2436 moths. Highlights included: 1 Monochroa palustrella (possibly new for Wales), 1 Anarsia spartiella, 1 Calamatropha paludella, 3 Catoptria falsella, 1 Dolicharthria punctalis, 1 Epischnia bankesiella, 3 Mullein Wave, 4 Small Blood-vein, 5 Brussels Lace, 15 Crescent Darts, 622 Large Yellow Underwing (or thereabouts!), 31 Broad-bordered Yellow Undering, 63 Least Yellow Underwing, 6 Brown-line Bright-eye, 1 Devonshire Wainscot, 1 Olive, 1 Small Purple-barred and a Beautiful Snout that must have been lost!
Barry Stewart
Wed Jul 19 12:18:33 2006

Monochroa palustrella, Dolicharthria punctalis, Epischnia bankesiella & Devonshire Wainscot

Sat 15th July: White Admiral briefly in garden of 2 Nottage Rd, Newton Mon 17th July: Marbled White, Mumbles Head A good range of species recently in Nottage Rd moth trap, inc a Gem on 18th.
Tristan Bantock <tristan_bantock at yahoo dot com>
Wed Jul 19 11:23:41 2006

The Gem

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: 44 species in garden actinic including Chinese Character, Bordered White, Scarce Footman, 16 Marbled Green, Broad-barred White, White Colon, Tawny Shears, Diamond-back Moth, Rosy Minor, Rush Veneer, Small Angle Shades, Buff-tip, and Crescent Dart - and a wasp, which played havoc with the Dark Arches!
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Wed Jul 19 10:22:27 2006

Bridgend garden overnight: 56 sp incl. some really pretty pyralids including Acleris forsskaleana, Codling moth, Gold Triangle (new) and Carcina quercana. Also among the tappings V-Pug, Early Thorn, poss. Dingy Shears (worn), Poplar Grey, fem BBYU, Marbled Green, True Lover's Knot and Fan-foot.
Emma and Mike Cram
Tue Jul 18 22:45:50 2006

Gorseinon Garden report for today: A Hummingbird Hawk-moth appeared, then disappeared just as quick, while we were eating this evening. More butterflies than usual though nothing unusual. Highlights in the trap this morning included the beautiful little Caloptilia azaleella (2nd county record), Ancylis mitterbacheriana, Dichrorampha alpinana x2 (4th county record), Crescent Dart (4th garden record), Dog's-tooth (29th g.r.), Double Line (29th g.r.), Slender Brindle (3rd g.r.), Small Rufous x4 (20th g.r.), Silky Wainscot (new for garden) and Bordered Sallow (14th g.r.). Apologies for all the 'th records, but once I started I just couldn't stop!
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Tue Jul 18 18:53:09 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: on 16th in actinic trap in garden, 25 species, including Crescent Dart, Marbled Green, Meal Moth, Lychnis, Silver Y (5), and Diamond-back Moth (2)
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 17 13:34:12 2006

Bedford Park (CefnCribwr): 40 species in actinic trap including Rosy Footman, Dingy Footman, Muslin Footman, July Highflyer (15), Yellow-tail (13), Triple-spotted Clay, Double Square-spot, Coxcomb Prominent, Engrailed, and Large Emerald.
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 17 13:31:39 2006

Bridgend, last night, Plain Golden Y (new for site) plus only our second ever Yellowtail. Also new for the year were Small fan-footed Wave, Cloaked Minor and Gothic. Also adding interest were 2 more Scarce Silver-lines, Single-dotted Wave, a Marbled White-spot and at least 14 Silver Y.
Emma and Mike Cram
Sun Jul 16 22:44:58 2006

higlights frm Sat night with actinic trap in Penarth garden: Lunar-spotted Pinion [new for garden]; Swallow-tailed, Pale Mottled Willow, Double Square Spot, September Thorn, Marbled Green and Marbled Beauty and others. Sept Thorn - odd name as start of flight period precedes August Thorn .... John Wilson
Sun Jul 16 22:16:29 2006

Roath: Last night a Small Ranunculus (2nd site rec.) and the 14th a Nutmeg (6th site rec.). I also had an unwanted visitor in my trap on 14th - a Dunnock. Recent local trapping: Porthkerry - Lunar-spotted Pinion and Double Line in the Alun Valley. Ogmore Down: Chalk Carpet (5), Annulet (5) and Merrifieldia leucodactyla a plume moth, (6).
DRWG
Sat Jul 15 14:29:29 2006

Nutmeg & Lunar-spotted Pinion

Night before last in our Bridgend garden, the highlights of a reasonably good night were Acleris forsskaleana, 10 Swallow-tailed, 4 Buff Tip, 6 Scalloped Oak, 6 Silver Y, Common Wainscot, Flame and Peach Blossom. The previous trapping yielded a nice female Poplar Hawkmoth.
Mike and Emma Cram
Sat Jul 15 13:39:14 2006

Poplar Hawk-moth

A male Lesser Emperor was a big surprise at Portobello, Ogmore Estuary at 8pm this evening. Seen in flight and perched on bracken on the Vale side, opposite the island.
Paul Roberts
Fri Jul 14 23:04:49 2006

A couple of Scarlet Tigers at Stafford Common today were new for the site. These are possibly recent colonists as I've visited this site several times in the past without seeing them. Few other things of note, Five-spot Burnet, Common Heath and Lesser Cream Wave being the pick of the bunch. Barry Stewart
Fri Jul 14 22:17:46 2006

not a bad week, with a fair few Silver Y's and Dark Sword-grass. Narrow-winged Pug was probably the highlight (11th). Last night's catch was a bit down on the previous two nights, probably due to the male House Sparrow caught in the trap!
Dave Slade
Fri Jul 14 9:52:07 2006

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth was near the ford at Castle-upon-Alun today. Also present were 4+ High Brown Fritillaries (on thistles) and a Golden-ringed Dragonfly.
Paul Roberts
Thu Jul 13 21:39:08 2006

A Chamomile Shark larva on Scentless Mayweed today at Stafford Common (Gorseinon) was a much more exciting find than seeing an adult in the trap. Blackneck and plenty of Silver Y's around too. Yesterday lots of Silver Y's, good numbers of Crambus uliginosellus and a Silver Hook at Mynydd Cadle (Swansea)
Barry Stewart
Wed Jul 12 18:40:41 2006

Chamomile Shark & Blackneck

Apologies from Out-of-County, but Butterfly Conservation and my wife had a Tree-lichen Beauty in the trap set at the House of Commons last night.
SJM
Tue Jul 11 17:40:20 2006

More Small Ranunculus eggs as well as first and second instar larvae in Roath (Shakespear Street - behind the Tut 'n' Shive) this afternoon.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jul 11 13:09:58 2006

June reports from Sian Musgrave at Sandy Lane, Gower included: Palpita vitrealis 1 (25th), Blomer's Rivulet total of 19 on 11 dates, a melanic Peppered Moth (14th), Satin Beauty (24th and 25th), Striped Hawk-moth (24th), Four-dotted Footman (23rd), Sand Dart (5 dates), Green Arches total of 375 on 16 dates (this species seems commoner here than anywhere else in the county), Small Clouded Brindle (4th and 23rd), Small Mottled Willow (1 on 14th and 4 on 16th) and Bordered Straw (13th).
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Mon Jul 10 18:33:58 2006

Palpita vitrealis, Four-dotted Footman, Striped Hawk-moth & Peppered Moth

Rest Bay Garden trap (Heath actinic): produced 30 species including a male Gem, Dark Sword-grass, Pale Mottled Willow, Shark, V-Pug etc.
Steve Moon
Mon Jul 10 14:17:03 2006

Belated report from Saturday evening - Small Ranunculus eggs on Prickly Lettuce on St Peter's Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Mon Jul 10 13:59:26 2006

Just had a White-Letter Hairstreak at Pugh's Garden Centre, Morganstown, Cardiff. Sadly didn't have my camera, since I've been this close to a perched one before!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Jul 7 17:28: 04 2006 2006

National Chalk Carpet Survey: Butterfly Conservation (BC) are trying to organise a national survey on Chalk Carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria) and visitors to this site are invited to take part. In Glamorgan the species has been recorded in 7 x 10km squares but in only 3 in recent years (the coastal area to the west of Barry, Old Castle Down/Ogmore Down and Tongwynlais).If you see a Chalk Carpet in Glamorgan or anywhere in the UK during the next 6 to 8 week flight period please advise me asap and I will forward details onto BC.
Mike Powell <mike dot powell2 at coorsbrewers dot com>
Fri Jul 7 16:47:58 2006

Our best night yet in Bridgend garden trap. 67 species. The highlights, Pemmene regiana, Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, Buff Arches, Lime-speck Pug, Miller, 12+Swallow-tailed, Mottled Rustic, Dot Moth, Marbled White-spot, Marbled Green, Peppered moth, probably the Eastern Bordered Straw again (worn), Vapourer, Garden Tiger, Beautiful Hook-tip and Paraswammerdamia lutaria.
Mike and Emma Cram
Thu Jul 6 22:15:09 2006

Highlights in the garden trap (Gorseinon) this morning included Clay Triple-lines, Lime Hawk-moth, Dog's-tooth, 4 Double Line, 3 Oak Nycteoline, Beautiful Hook-tip and Pinion-streaked Snout. Yesterday Sandra saw a Hummingbird Hawk-moth a couple of doors down the road on Red Valerian.
Barry Stewart
Thu Jul 6 22:03:30 2006

Clay Triple-lines & Beautiful Hook-tip

Night of 04/07/06.Dyffryn Fawr MTUA, c110 spp, highlights; Sophronia semicostella, Pandemis cinnamomeana, Epagoge grotiana, Spotted Shoot Moth, Satin Beauty, Garden Tiger, Double Line, Beautiful Hook-tip.
M Evans and M Hogan
Thu Jul 6 21:13:24 2006

Public apology. The Cream-spot Tiger wasn't - It was a Scarlet Tiger. I jumped to the wrong conclusion as all the spots on the wings were creamy, and didn't check the detail carefully enough. Dude moth-er signing off :-(
John Wilson
Thu Jul 6 9:42:46 2006

Scarlet Tiger

Another bumper catch last night in my 22W Actinic, highlights were Orthopygia glaucinalis (new ST17), Coleophora deauratella, Blue-bordered Carpet and Coronet.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm at cf dot ac dot uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Wed Jul 5 11:43:38 2006

The Cream-spot Tiger [see Jakes post] was in the trap on the morning of 2nd Jul. It was not fully in the trap and I got off a couple of shots before it flew off (re-determined, see above - DJS). Other highlights of that session were Scarce Silver Lines x2, Willow Beauty x1, Grey/Dark Dagger x1, Marbled Minor sp [probably tawny] x3, Pale Mottled Willow out of 19 spp. [actinic black light tube].
John Wilson
Tue Jul 4 17:28:43 2006

Cardiff Foreshore: Scarlet Tiger (1), Blue-bordered Carpet (1) both new ST27. Clouded Yellow (2), Dark-green Fritillary (1), Silver Y (2) and Large Skipper (4). The record of Scarlet Tiger follows the one caught in Roath on 3rd July which was new for the Cardiff UA. It is quite possible that there has been a major dispersal from Magor marsh in Gwent vc35, hence the records here. Of note there was one caught in Pilning, Bristol (J. Martin) same night as the first Cardiff record, which was new for the area.
DRWG
Tue Jul 4 16:30:55 2006

Last night SO0501 MTUA, 2x 125 Skinner, part night interrupted by showers. c65 spp, highlights; Epinotia tedella, Apotomis sauciana and Garden Tiger. Mark Evans and Mike Hogan
Tue Jul 4 15:58:11 2006 86 species in the garden trap last night, including Scarce Silver-lines, Dark Sword-grass, Bordered White and Aphelia viburnana which appears to be new to Cardiff.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jul 4 9:28:44 2006

At Roath last night, a Scarlet Tiger. 1st record for Cardiff. A Cream-spot Tiger in Penarth, first there since 1917 (JDW pers comm.) (Cream-spot re-determined, see above - DJS)
DRWG
Mon Jul 3 20:40:22 2006

Scarlet Tiger

2 July, 1x Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa, in the house at Penygraig (SS997918)
Wayne Morris <waynemorris at tiscali dot co dot uk>
Tonypandy, Wales Mon Jul 3 8:35:35 2006

Pencaedrain Lane, Bargoed. Late evening walk(Friday)produced a count of 120+ Small Magpie on wing above stinging nettles.
Bill Jones
Sun Jul 2 15:49:51 2006

Trapping at Pontygwaith, RCT, last night resulted in c60 species with Double Line (x8), Beautiful Snout (x2), Pale-shouldered Brocade and Round-winged Muslin the best.
Stefan Golaszewski and Mike Powell
Glam Sun Jul 2 14:02:57 2006

Our Bridgend garden trap was full overnight, a yield of 61 species (161 moths) including 5 sp of Hawkmoths and some very attractive individuals: Carcina quercana, Lozotaenoides formosanus, 1 Small Yellow Wave, 8 Swallow-tailed, 1 Lime 1 Eyed 1 Poplar and 3 Elephant Hawkmoth, plus a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the garden early doors, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Red-necked Footman, 1 True Lover's Knot, 1 Green Arches and1 Dot Moth.
Emma and Mike Cram <mikecram67 at yahoo dot co dot uk>
Sun Jul 2 13:08:24 2006

Various Hawk-moths & Small Yellow Wave

Gorseinon garden moth highlights over the last week and a half have included Psychoides filicivora (larvae abundant on Scaly Male Fern) Hollyhock Seed Moth (2 separate dates, new for 10km square) Phalonidia manniana (1st record for garden) Bactra robustana (1st record for garden) Little Emerald (1st record for garden) Spinach (2nd record for garden) Sloe Pug (5th record for garden) Red-necked Footman (3rd record for garden) Beautiful Brocade (1st record for garden) Double Line (recorded on 5 dates) Double Lobed (4th record for garden) Bordered Sallow (13th record for garden) Scarce Bordered Straw (5th record for garden)
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Sun Jul 2 8:31:27 2006

ME and MTH, 2X 125 Skinner,all night, RCT side of MT border near Heolgerrig. c90 spp, highlights; Scarlet Tiger, Northern Eggar, Latticed Heath, Marsh Oblique Barred and 250(150+100) Red-necked Footman (very conservative count).MM
Mike Hogan
Sun Jul 2 6:47:09 2006

Kenfig Pool: at least 7 Red-veined Darters along EP shore, with numbers of Black-tailed Skimmers and Emperors, and Common Darter also about.
Steve Moon <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Sat Jul 1 14:00:05 2006

June 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:09:46 CST

Kenfig Reserve Centre MV trap produced nearly 80 species this morning including 3 Reddish Light Arches, a Dark Swordgrass, a Bordered Straw, 2 Shaded Pugs, 2 Sharp-angled Paecocks, a Double Line and Red-necked Footman.
DRWG, SG, SJM.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Fri Jun 30 12:06:48 2006

Mothing yesterday produced some firsts for our Bridgend garden: Pammene regiana, Red-necked Footman and Pale-shouldered Brocade. Other highlights were Scarce Silver-lines and Dusky Brocade.
Mike and Emma Cram <emcram24@hotmail.com>
Thu Jun 29 22:41:42 2006 29 06 2006

South Cornelly ... ten Six-belted Clearwings to api 29 06 2006 Merthyr-mawr Warren ... two Orange-tailed Clearwings to ves and two Red-tipped Clearwings to tip and ves
Greg Jones <polydesmus47@yahoo.co.uk>
Thu Jun 29 18:26:56 2006

I seem to have missed the best of the migrant activity whilst I was away, but last night's trap had a possible Sloe Pug (which would be the third East Glam record), and the pyralid Donacaula forficella. Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Jun 29 9:18:33 2006

At last, something worth reporting! Double Line and Bordered Straw in my trap this morning, plus Poplar and Elephant Hawk
Andrew Lucas <a.lucas@ccw.gov.uk>
Clydach, Wales Wed Jun 28 14:05:01 2006

A few nice moths today in my Roath garden: Clouded Silver (2nd site record), Batia lunaris and Poplar Hawk-moth. Also Clouded Brindle at Stefan's garden in Llanishen.
DRWG
Wed Jun 28 12:15:33 2006

Poplar Hawk-moth & Clouded Brindle

out of county , forgot to add ; 2 hummingbird hawkmoths at symonds yat peregrine viewpoint. plus one at symonds yat east, outside saracens head pub.
emma and mike cram
Tue Jun 27 21:53:32 2006

newport wetlands reserve, 27th june late a.m. 3 marbled white butterflies. few cinnabars and many six-spot burnets. out of county, at symonds yat east, approx dozen of scarlet tiger moths, 2.30 - 3.30 pm showing extremely well, in some plantation above wall by some car park spaces just next to the saracens head inn/pub. personally, we've never seen this species before and checked our books when we came back. absolutely stunning moths.
emma and mike cram
Tue Jun 27 21:48:41 2006

Scarlet Tiger

Parc Cwm Darran (Deri) near Bargoed. First Marbled Whites of year 3no. Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary 6no. Also first Golden-ringed Dragonfly of the year.
Bill Jones
Tue Jun 27 20:18:00 2006

I've just found a Small Ranunculus outside the Main Building of Cardiff University, presumably attracted to a light last night.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Tue Jun 27 14:13:21 2006

Red-necked Footman the highlight in my garden trap last night, best night of the year so far. Also yesterday, 3 Mullein larvae at Pugh's Garden Centre, Morganstown.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Sun Jun 25 14:12:14 2006

Another good night's mothing in our Bridgend garden, highlights among the 41 species trapped: Eyed Poplar and Elephant Hawkmoths, Scarce Silver-lines, Barred Yellow, Small Angle Shades, Cabbage, Turnip, Clay, Light Arches, Rustic, Uncertain, Celypha striana, Dipleurina lacustrata.
Mike and Emma Cram <mikecram67@yahoo.co.uk>
Sat Jun 24 20:45:27 2006

Kenfig Pool: a male Red-veined darter from the Arthur Morgan hide was the highlight, but also Fen Orchids in flower and Dark-green Fritllaries about.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sat Jun 24 13:22:43 2006

A walk at Kenfig NNR, in particular west and then up the haul road and on to the saltmarsh, included 2 Dark Green Fritillary and plenty of Six-spot Burnet.
Mike Cram <mikecram67@yahoo.co.uk>
Fri Jun 23 12:15:32 2006

Cardiff Heliport coast path: Humming-bird Hawk-moth (1) and Clouded Yellow (1) on 16/06/06 and Humming-bird Hawk-moth (2) there 21/06/06.
Rob Mitchell per DRWG
Thu Jun 22 9:21:21 2006 14

Small Elephant Hawkmoths, 4 Elephant Hawkmoths from garden Moth Trap last night at Bargoed. Club-tailed Dragonfly sighted at Monmouth(Wye) yesterday.
Bill Jones
Sun Jun 18 19:12:30 2006

Emma and Mike Cram's Bordered Straw turned out to be an Eastern Bordered Straw, new for the county and possibly new for Wales. Other recent migrants included a Small Marbled at Gorseinon (14th: BS and Sandra Stewart) and Palpita vitrealis at Cwm Ivy (18th: Veronica Shenston).
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Sun Jun 18 15:41:03 2006

Eastern Bordered Straw & Small Marbled

Lock's Common : Painted lady (1); Rest Bay Close (garden trap): White Colon moth.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sat Jun 17 20:32:58 2006 17 06 06

Five Red-tipped Clearwings to pheromone lures (tip and ves) in the sallow bushes N and W Kenfig Pool. Other lepidoptera present included Silver Y, Dark Green Fritillary, Painted Lady and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47@yahoo.co.uk>
Sat Jun 17 20:05:25 2006

Pair of Red-eyed Damsels in cop. plus a further lone male planning on a three-some in the canal at 14.30 today. Dozens of Black-tailed Skimmers. Small Argent and Sable @ Bute Town Pond near Rhymney during the week.
Mike Powell
Cardiff, Sat Jun 17 16:40:36 2006

Kenfig Pool: up to 12 Red-veined Darters at the Pool, NE corner, and a dozen Black-tailed Skimmers inc. an ovipositing female.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Fri Jun 16 16:50:32 2006

CBWR: Red-eyed Damselfly (1 male seen on lily pads at 11.00 to 11.30) view from gravel/bench area next to large lagoon. Also Banded Demoiselle (2 males seen from boardwalk), Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Azure and Blue-tailed Damsels.
DRWG and SRG
Fri Jun 16 16:28:52 2006

A Bordered Straw was a pleasant surprise and a first record for our garden this morning. Also trapped included Silver Y, Poplar Hawkmoth, Elephant Hawkmoth, Common Wave, Light Emerald, True Lover's Knot, Grey Pug, Green Pug, Brown Silver-line and Straw Dot.
Emma and Mike Cram <emcram24@hotmail.com>
Bridgend, Thu Jun 15 23:08:57 2006

At Roath Park (Botanical, Pleasure and recreation) Banded Demoiselle (24), Beautiful Demoiselle (2) and Black-tailed Skimmer (1) + Mullein larvae in pleasure gardens. Silver Y and Diamond-back in trap.
DRWG
Thu Jun 15 19:56:42 2006 15 06 2006

Two Red-tipped Clearwings to pheromones at Merthyr-mawr Warren. Also present... Painted Lady, Brimstone, Common Blue, Small Heath, Cinnabar, Crambus lathoniellus, Pyrausta cingulata and numerous Mullein larvae.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47@yahoo.co.uk>
Thu Jun 15 19:31:49 2006

35 species in the Kenfig NNR trap this morning included two Small Mottled Willows, a Bordered Straw and a Green Arches.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Thu Jun 15 16:02:21 2006

A Small Marbled in the garden trap this am constitutes 3rd county record, the first being 100yds down the road in 1995. Small Mottled Willow also recorded here on 12th.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Gorseinon, Wed Jun 14 7:58:52 2006

Whitchurch Hosp. 13th: a count of 15 Bee Moths (10fem and 5m) is the highest total for Glamorgan vc41.
DRWG
Tue Jun 13 15:35:07 2006

Much improved mothing in Bridgend now. Highlights of last few nights are several Yellow-barred Brindle, Red Twin-spot Carpet, 2 Elephant and 2 Poplar Hawkmoths, Pale Mottled Willow, Alder Moth, Freyer's Pug, Miller and the delightful little Pyrausta aurata.
Emma and Mike Cram <emcram24@hotmail.com>
Bridgend, Mon Jun 12 19:31:54 2006

Miller, Alder & Freyer's Pug

Trapping at Roath much improved in June. Highlights last night were a Lesser Wax Moth (8th garden record) and Cacao Moth. Also migrants: Silver Y and Diamond-back moth.
DRWG
Mon Jun 12 19:04:09 2006

At Kenfig Pool this morning a Clouded Yellow, Hairy Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, 4-spot Chaser outside south Pool hide.
Steve Moon <moonsj@bridgend.gov.uk>
Sun Jun 11 18:46:17 2006

Sorry for late postings - just found this site. Dingy Skipper between Abercynon and Quakers Yard on evening of 2 June, with Burnet Companion. Clay Triple Line on my front door (in Quakers Yard) on 8 June. 10 June - lots of Painted Ladies and Silver Y's on Mynydd Cilfach-yr-Encil. Large Fritilary seen briefly in Cwm Bargoed (poss' Dark Green spp?)+ White Ermine. - All Merthyr CBC
Martin Bell <racewalkcoach@hotmail.com>
Sun Jun 11 18:24:31 2006

Possibly three Red-eyed Damselflies were present at the Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve today on the lily pads on both the pond and 'canal'. This is the first documented record for Cardiff although there was a claim in 2005 from the Glamorgan Canal (no photograph taken).
Mike Powell <mike.powell2@coorsbrewers.com>
Cardiff, Vc41 Sun Jun 11 17:32:04 2006

New for my garden list last night (22W Actinic): Emmetia marginea, Rhyacionia pinivorana (5th VC record) and Waved Umber.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Thu Jun 8 14:12:02 2006

Rhyacionia pinivorana

Alex Coxhead ran a trap in Pontypridd on 1st June and caught: Brown silver-line; Brimstone moth; Lime hawk-moth; Pale tussock (males); Small magpie; Peppered moth; Peach blossom; Small phoenix; Common marbled carpet; Common pug
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Mon Jun 5 11:19:51 2006

Lime Hawk-moth

27 species last night including Square Spot (1), Silver Y (1), Turnip (1), Argyresthia trifasciata (1) Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Jun 2 10:01:34 2006

Square Spot

May 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:08:27 CST

Had Dingy Shell in the garden trap on Sunday night along with a couple of Silver Y's. Highlight this morning though was Argyresthia trifasciata, new to the county list.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed May 31 14:50:45 2006

Argyresthia trifasciata

Small Yellow Underwing @ Coryton Interchange (2nd this year from the site), 29th May 2006.
Mike Powell
Cardiff, vc41 Mon May 29 12:22:35 2006

Migrant news from Mark Evans, night of Friday 26/05/06, 22W Actinic, garden Cwmbach; Small Mottled Willow and Silver Y.
Mike Hogan
Sat May 27 21:48:50 2006

Small Dusty Wave (1) at tungsten light at the Captain's Wife pub in Swanbridge (Sully). Only the 3rd ever record outside Cardiff UA. This species seems to be present in the eastern Vale but of low density.
DRWG
Sat May 27 17:45:59 2006

Laura Palmer found a Mottled Umber caterpillar at Plymouth Great Wood, Cardiff, 23rd May.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed May 24 10:34:29 2006

Mottled Umber

Rob and Linda Nottage found Brown-tail caterpillars at Aberthaw on 14th May. This appears to be the first larval records for Glamorgan of what can be a pretty destructive moth. This is also the first year that webs have been found on the dunes at Berrow in North Somerset, just the other side of the Severn.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Fri May 19 16:17:55 2006

Brown-tail

I had two specimens of Caloptila azaleella in my Garden MV on Tuesday night. These appear to be the first Welsh records.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu May 18 9:39:36 2006

Caloptilia azaleella

New for the year last night in the garden MV: Shuttle Shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing and Poplar Hawk-moth.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sun May 14 7:20:05 2006

Pale Tussock, Purple Thorn, V Pug, Seraphim and Nut tree tussock in moth trap last night. Also 5 Cockchafers.
Alan Rosney <arosney@nantgarw.freeserve.co.uk>
Nantgarw, Fri May 12 16:06:04 2006

Cardiff Heliport: Orange-tip (10), Wall (3), Small Heath (1), Brimstone Moth (1) and Grapholita compositella (1)
DRWG
Fri May 12 13:42:22 2006

News from Kenfig today of a teneral hairy dragonfly at the south end of Kenfig Pool (Mike Clark) and an adult male azure damselfly at the Castle Meadow moat (Tony Messinger). The moth trap is out tonight and Rob will be checking it just after 9am tomorrow if anyone wants to have a look. A big catch beckons!
David Carrington <dave@dbcarrington.plus.com>
Bridgend, Wales Thu May 11 18:46:21 2006

Whitchurch Hospital: A Lunar Marbled Brown last night was new for the site (368th ssp.).
DRWG
Sun May 7 19:21:54 2006

On a brief walk with Becky this morning at Newton Dunes LNR we eventually found a single grizzled skipper. Thanks for the earlier posting!
David Carrington <dave@dbcarrington.plus.com>
Bridgend, Wales Sun May 7 13:30:04 2006

Grizzled Skipper

Roath, Cardiff: Diamond-back Moth (4) and Silver Y (1). At KNNR: Chamomile Shark (1), Pale Pinion (1 and new for KNNR), Dark Sword-grass (1), Diamond-back Moth (1) were the highlights of last night catch. Thanks to DGC and RD.
DRWG
Fri May 5 13:37:00 2006

Chamomile Shark & Pale Pinion

There has been an influx of migrants over the past couple of nights. Last nights catch included Dark Sword-grass (3), Silver Y (1), and Diamond-back (24). Also new for the year Mompha rashkiella, Pale Mottled Willow and Flame Shoulder. Please also note that I'm away (at Portland) until next Saturday, so any photos sent to me in the next week will not appear until the following Monday (15th).
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri May 5 6:45:06 2006

Male Emporer Moth and 3 Grizzled Skippers east of Newton carpark, Porthcawl 3/5/06 1330-1430. Several Speckled Wood, Orange Tip and Brimstone also present. Tim Hall <tim.hall1@ntlworld.com>
Thu May 4 22:58:02 2006 Gethin/Waunwyllt Wood,19:55 hrs,Thursday 04/05/06.Emperor female flying along FE ride/woodland edge (3rd record for SO00).[MM]
Mike Hogan
Merthyr Tydfil, Thu May 4 22:01:02 2006

Emperor Moth

Gethin/Waunwyllt Wood, part night 03/05/06, 2 x 125W Skinner. Highlights: 26 spp including; Red-green Carpet, Least Black Arches, Pine Beauty and Oak Nycteoline.[MM]
Mark Evans and Mike Hogan
Merthyr Tydfil, Thu May 4 9:56:59 2006

Roath, Cardiff: Again quiet but a Mullein was a nice surprise, also Silver Y, Brimstone (2), Early Grey and Double-striped Pug.
DRWG
Thu May 4 9:19:05 2006

Mullein

New for the year last night in the garden MV: Dark Sword-grass (1), Lyonetia clerkella (1), and Endrosis sarcitrella (1) Also caught an Elephant Hawk-moth I'd reared and released!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu May 4 7:20:34 2006

April 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:08:01 CST

A poor night in the garden trap last night with only five moths, but one was my first Silver Y of the year. Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sun Apr 30 7:30:22 2006

Also in trap on 26th April was a Pale Pinion (3rd record for ST17, I think).
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Fri Apr 28 11:45:49 2006

New for the year in the garden MV last night: Nut Tree Tussock and Brindled Pug.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Apr 28 8:16:21 2006

New for my garden trap (22W Actinic) last night: Brindled Beauty and Brindled Pug in a catch of only 4 moths
George Tordoff <tordoffgm@cf.ac.uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Thu Apr 27 10:08:04 2006

New for the year for my garden MV last night (26th-27th): The Chesnut, Cinnabar and Angle Shades Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Apr 27 8:59:14 2006

New for the year in my garden MV trap over the Weekend:
21st- Caloptilia elongella, March Moth, Brimstone Moth
22nd- Eudonia angustea, Early Thorn
23rd- Double-striped Pug, Pine Beauty
Also the first Speckled Wood of the year.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Apr 25 13:44:40 2006

Merthyr Mawr: 22nd - Painted Lady (1), Green-veined White (1) and Brimstone (3). Roath: 23rd - Early Grey, Double-striped Pug and E. postvittana in trap, however there was a Marbled Beauty caterpillar on wall nearby. I have trapped many adults but this is the first larva I have seen.
DRWG
Sun Apr 23 11:59:47 2006

Marbled Beauty

Out of County (Cornwall nr. St. Just VC1): 3 nights trapping sofar has produced: Brindled Ochre (1 fem.), Pale Pinion, A. subpropinquella, Knot-grass, Dark Sword-grass and Rush Veneer + all the usual suspects at this time of year. Keep you posted.
DRWG
Mon Apr 17 18:47:57 2006

Brindled Ochre

Glyn Mil Wood, part night of 14/04/06, 2x125W Skinner.ME; Diurnea fagella[1],Brindled Pug[1],Oak Beauty[3],Small Quaker[3],Common Quaker[17],Clouded Drab[2],Pale Pinion[1]. MTH;Caloptilia elongella[1],Brindled Pug[1],Oak Beauty[1],Small Quaker[3],Common Quaker[15],Clouded Drab[7],Twin-spotted Quaker[1],Hebrew Character[4],Tawny Pinion[1](first for SO00),Early Grey[1].(MM and MMvia DRWG).
Mark Evans and Mike Hogan <mhogan@dsl.pipex.com>
Merthyr, Sat Apr 15 12:13:41 2006

Gethin Woodland Park, part night of Monday 10/04/06. ME trap; Oak Beauty[3], Yellow Horned[1], Clouded Drab[3], Common Quaker[1], Small Quaker[4], Hebrew Character[1]. MTH trap; Grey Shoulder-knot[3], Hebrew Character[3], Small Quaker[2]. MM and MM via DRWG.
Mike Hogan and Mark Evans <mhogan@dsl.pipex.com>
Merthyr, Tue Apr 11 12:03:55 2006

1 Brindled Beauty, 4 Common Quaker, 4 Early Grey, 1 Small Qauker in the garden MV last night (5-6th April).
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Thu Apr 6 9:13:47 2006

1 Brindled Beauty, 1 Early Grey and 1 Coulded Drab in the garden MV trap 4th/5th April
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Apr 5 8:36:51 2006

Brindled Beauty

Whitchurch Hosp. 01.iv.06: Agonopterix heracliana (1), Eudonia angustea (1) and Spring Usher (1 and new for site). Heath Hosp. UHW 02.iv.06: Emmelina monodactyla [Common Plume] (1). At last some moths..!!
DRWG
Mon Apr 3 15:09:13 2006

March 2006

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:05:05 CST

April 2006

I saw a Brimstone butterfly at Pontprennau, Cardiff on 29 March 2006 at about 1.00pm.
Wayne Strong
Thu Mar 30 13:31:37 2006

Mompha subbistrigella against the bathroom window last night was only the 2nd record for West Glam. cf. 88 records from East Glam.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Wed Mar 29 8:29:28 2006

1 twenty plumed moth at cwmbach pant .y . cerdin SO21017 23 march MmMartin66@aol.com
east glam - Pant y cerdin Housing Estate Cwmbach SO021017 1 dotted border and 1 two spotted ladybird
Martin Bevan <MmMartin66 at aol dot com>

r,c.t, east glam - Report of a Painted Lady in Cardiff City Centre on 6th March from Dr Matthew Kelly (via Nigel Ajax-Lewis)(MM)
Dave Slade

Whichurch Hosp. 6.iii.2006: Dotted Border (1).
DRWG

One Alucita hexadactyla(B&F 1288),in the loft of my house at North Cornelly SS813819, 03 03 2006, where it undoubtedly hibernated.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

February 2006

One Emmelina monodactyla (B&F 1524)in my garden at North Cornelly SS813819 on 18 02 2006.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

I had a report of a brimstone butterfly on wednesday 15 feb . in Cwmbach and the lady said a yellow butterfly.
Martin Bevan <MmMartin66 at aol dot com>

One Marbled Beauty (B&F 2293) caterpillar in my garden at North Cornelly SS813819 on 16 02 2006 was probably washed from the house roof during heavy rain.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

One adult Agonopteryx heracliana BF688 in Marram at Merthyr Mawr N.N.R. SS8576 on 10.02.2006. Coll:S.Warmingham, Det:M.White.
Simon Warmingham <microdon1 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

More Psychids this afternoon on tree trunks in Roath Park. I may have been mistaking Narycia monilifera with Luffia ferchaultella, but will try to rear these to find out.
Dave Slade

c100 empty larval tubes of Infircitinea argentimaculella in Bute Park (ST17587758), as well as good numbers of Psychid larval cases (probably Narycia monilifera)on tree trunks in the park and on a wall on Corbett Road.
Dave Slade

A psychoides filicivora (B&F 200) on hart's-tongue fern in my garden at North Cornelly SS813819 on 13 02 2006 (torchlight search)
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

Pale Brindled Beauty at MV last night, Templeton Avenue, Llanishen, Cardiff. (6th Feb, MM)
Dave Slade

January 2006

After pinning Jake's Scarce Bordered Straw in order to take a photo, this allowed closer examination and it was apparent that it was actually something else, and what's more something not in any of the UK guides. I finally found a plate of Pandesma robusta in 'Mariposas de Canarias' that matched perfectly. Further checks on the interenet initially appear to confirm this, and other UK import records have emerged via Dave Slade from Martin Honey. It is an African and Asian species that is known to appear occasionally in southern Europe and in South Africa is known as the Robust Tabby.
PS. Jake - you were right, it didn't look right for Scarce Bordered Straw - my mistake!
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>

Scarce Bordered Straw found dead in orange box from Spain in Lidl's Colchester Ave. Roath, Cardiff. 26/01/06. Thanks to BS. Re-determined - see above.
DRWG

Mark Evans and Mike Hogan 26/01/06; Cefn Glas Tunnel, Herald 27. Merthyr Tunnel, Herald 125. Mike Hogan <mhogan at dsl dot pipex dot com>

Merthyr Tydfil, UK - 19/01/2006:13male Winter Moths seen in Moor Lane, Nottage .... SS8178 and SS8179
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

UK - Sat 14th Jan 2006. 1430. Red Admiral flying down Mafeking Road, Pen-y-lan.
Tim Hall <tim.hall1 at ntlworld dot com>

6 Winter Moths at Whitchurch Hospital (4th) - (MM)
DRWG

One adult Mompha subbistrigella(BF892)in lime leaf litter at 9 , Maerdy Park , Pencoed(SS957808) on 3/1/06.Collected by Simon Warmingham.Determined by Martin White.
Simon Warmingham <microdon1 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

- 33 Herald moths counted hibernating in railway tunnel in Merthyr by Mark Evans and Mike Hogan 2/01/06. 4th highest vc41 total. (MM)
DRWG

At least 5 male Winter Moths late this afternoon (1/1/06) @ Llanwonno Forest.
Mike Powell <mike dot powell2 at coorsbrewers dot com>
Cardiff, UK -

December 2005

Red Admiral in perfect condition, flying around in the entrance lobby to Crouch jewellers [nice and warm there]in St Marys St Cardiff today, 23rd Dec! John Wilson
I to was amazed to see a Red Admiral on 23 December 2005 at Cardiff Gate Business Park (J30 M4)as I was leaving the office for the Christmas break. Wayne Strong
Hummingbird Hawk-moth seen by Barrie Swinnerton at Middleton on Gower on the 21 Dec.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>

A larva found on cabbage (source unknown) bought at Tescos earlier in the month has been reared up and recently pupated. Looks like Silver Y in Porter, but will confirm when it eventually emerges - watch this space...
Barry and Sandra Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>

1 Red Admiral in flight in the grounds of Cardiff Castle about 12.30 19th December. Laura Palmer
19/12/2005.1030. Roath Park lake nr Boathouse. 1 Red Admiral.
Tim Hall

A silver Y larva which I found in fresh greens bought at Tescos quickly fed up, pupated and emerged during December. More recently, on 23 December, whilst preparing some brown cap mushrooms (also bought at Tescos) I found a small noctuid larva. This has now grown to full size and is about ready to pupate. I can't identify it from Jim Porter's book on caterpillars, so look forward to it emerging. Watch this space...
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Gorseinon

3 male Winter Moths (in the gents toilets) and a wingless female (in the ladies toilet) at Cefn Onn Park Carpark on 18th December.
Mike Powell

14/12/2005 : 7 psychoides filicivora on hart's-tongue fern in my garden at north cornelly ss813819
Greg Jones <polydesmus47 at yahoo dot co dot uk>

Winter Moth, Llanishen 8th December (at kitchen window)
Dave Slade

November 2005

Mompha divisella, Llanishen, 20th November
Dave Slade

October 2005

12/10/2005. 1150. Rear of 19, Westville Road, Pen-y-lan, 1 Clouded Yellow. The only one I saw in Glam in 2005, though I saw others in Gloucs, Gwent, Cornwall and Dorset.
Tim Hall

September 2007

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:00:50 CST

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

August 2007

DaveSlade — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:19:56 CST

Non-moth news from Kenfig: British Wildlife came just in time with its Longhorn article for the Dusky Longhorn Beetle Arhopalus rusticus which Rob Davies found crawling up a Reserve Centre wall this morning. This is a new record for Kenfig. The Onthophagus nuchicornis was collected on 19 July again by Rob who found it crawling out of a cowpat in the north dunes. This was a second record for Kenfig.
Dave Carrington via DJS
Fri Aug 31 20:29:09 2007

Dusky Longhorn Beetle & Onthophagus nuchicornis

Hi all, I've recently become interested in moths and have just joined the club. I've had an home made actinic trap running in my garden this past week or so with the following results. Plenty for me to chew on with the macro's, so I'm just concentrating on those for now. Last nights tally - Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Purple Bar(2), Brimstone(4), Willow Beauty(2), Large Yellow Underwing(6), Lesser Yellow Underwing(3), Marbled Beauty, Knot Grass(a first), Common Rustic(2), Gold Spot(a first). Other species trapped on previous nights - Flame Carpet, Garden Carpet, Common Carpet, Yellow Shell, Small Phoenix, Toadflax Pug(i think), Scarce Footman, Common Footman, Shuttle Shaped Dart, Flame Shoulder, True Lover's Knot, Square-spot Rustic, Beautiful Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic, Spectacle.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Fri Aug 31 19:44:30 2007

Out of County: Brittany France 23rd/30th Aug. Just a few moths I managed to see at our campsite lights at Chateau Lanniron at Quimper (highlights). Small Emerald, Portland Ribbon Wave, Peacock Moth, Black Arches, Hoary Footman, Four-spotted Footman, Jersey Tiger, Radford's Flame Shoulder, Rosy Underwing & Scarce Silve-lines. Also Clouded Yellow (2). The reaction to looking for moths was - Brits: (that anyone was interested in such horrible things), Dutch: (a dull, stupid Englander) & French (are they edible?).
DRWG
Fri Aug 31 12:25:48 2007

The Kitten larvae I'm rearing are feeding well - see my posting on 4th August. I'm still not sure whether they're Sallow or Poplar Kitten though!
George Tordoff

Fri Aug 31 8:28:55 2007

Sallow or Poplar kitten

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,today-Phyllonorycter coryli(342),Phyllonorycter rajella(345)2 and 2 Lime speck pug larvae on ragwort flower.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 29 21:08:18 2007

Lime Speck Pug, Phyllonorycter rajella, and Phyllonorycter coryli

This morning,on the footpath going west from Kenfig castle were Anthophilia fabricana (385)3,Pyrausta despicata (1365)12 and Pyrausta cingulata (1367)5.Also 2 Clouded yellow.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 29 17:05:15 2007

Pyrausta cingulata

20 or so species in my garden MV last night, including my first Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) of 2007. The only other species of interest was an Old Lady.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Wed Aug 29 8:54:34 2007

MV Bridgend garden. A modest haul of 57 moths/17 species. Marbled Green and Cabbage were the highlight, being new for the year plus Light Emerald, 7 Vine's Rustic and a Spectacle. Yesterday we had a Painted Lady feeding most of the day on Verbena.
Mike & Emma Cram
Tue Aug 28 22:59:18 2007

One Hummingbird Hawk Moth in my Clydach garden yesterday evening and today. First sighting for this year.Seems to favour the honeysuckle.
Dewi Ensyl <dewi.lewis1@btinternet.com>
Swansea, Tue Aug 28 20:01:45 2007

Rest Bay actinic: late records - Pyrausta purpuralis, Turnip Moth, Yellow Shell and v-pug on 25th August.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 28 12:04:19 2007

Pyrausta purpuralis & V-Pug

Rest Bay actinic: Highlights this morning include Yellow-barred Brindle, Knot Grass, Orange Swift, Silver Y and Flounced Rustic (3).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 28 11:51:29 2007

Yellow-barred Brindle

An Antler moth was nectaring on ragwort in the garden yesterday lunchtime - another new species for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Aug 28 11:23:08 2007

40W actinic overnight in the garden had Square-spot Rustic (8); Willow Beauty (3); Light Brown Apple Moth (4); Pandemis heparana (1); Agriphilla straminella (1); Agriphilla litistria (1); Lesser Yellow Underwing (1) and Large Yellow Underwing (2).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sun Aug 26 19:13:32 2007

Cwrtymynws wood,Llynfi valley,last night-20 species including- Copper underwing 2,Ling pug,Devon carpet 2,Carcina quercana,Cydia splendana 3,Agonopterix arenella and a very late Brown silver lines.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Aug 25 19:44:11 2007

Bridgend Garden (MV)overnight 81 moths, 24sp. Trachycera advanella, Clouded Border, Turnip and Flounced Rustic all new for the year. Other highlights:Agriphila tristella, Light Emerald, Willow Beauty, Flame Shoulder, bucketfulls of Large Yellow Underwing, Knot Grass, Angle Shades, Vine's Rustic.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sat Aug 25 14:31:50 2007

On closer inspection my Copper Underwing from last night has proved not to be Svensons. Apologies.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 25 13:23:15 2007

Much more diversity in the trap last night, with three good additions to the garden list: Red Underwing, Svenson's Copper Underwing & Pedasia conterminella which has not been recorded in Glamorgan since Peter Howlett stopped running a trap in his graden in 1996. Other species of interest: Bucculatrix ulmella, Canary Shouldered and Dusky Thorn, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and a mere 120 Large Yellow Underwings.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 25 8:33:59 2007

Red Underwing, Pedasia conterminella & Bucculatrix ulmella

Another bumper hawl of Large Yellow Underwings was joined by a couple of migrants (1 Silver Y and 1 Diamond-back). Also present a Nycteoline that is probably just Oak, but with large number of Great Brocades in the Country, of presumed Scandinavian origin I felt it was worth getting it checked for the other species.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Aug 24 9:22:10 2007

A correction to my earlier posting - what I thought was Opostega salaciella was in fact just a worn Lyonetia clerkella (Apple leaf-miner). Oops!
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Thu Aug 23 20:38:06 2007

Rest Bay actinic: my first Archer's Dart and Agriphila geniculea of the year for my garden trap.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Aug 23 16:35:09 2007

Archer's Dart

21st saw dingy footman, spectacles, sallow kitten,garden carpet,,yellow shell and lge yellow underwings (26)
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 23 15:31:32 2007

This lunchtime, I found an adult and pupa of the The Harlequin Ladybird in Bute Park, Cardiff, which proves it is now breeding in the Capital.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Thu Aug 23 14:24:40 2007

Harlequin Ladybird and pupa

Only 20 Large Yellow Underwings in my trap this morning, but a good range of micro moths including Opostega salaciella - which according to the books flies from June to July, so quite a late one.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Thu Aug 23 9:56:56 2007

Another 280 moths last night of 41 species. Over half were again Large Yellow Underwings, but also present was the first Vapourer for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Aug 23 7:56:31 2007

Roath: 17 spp. highlights - Yellow-barred Brindle & Old Lady (7th this year, 4th in garden) otherwise its the yellow underwing show with Large, Lesser & Lesser B-b in good numbers. 187 records for 46 spp. in Aug. 07 down on last year.
DRWG
Wed Aug 22 12:32:32 2007

I was obviously premature in scaling down my egg boxes. 144 Large Yellow Underwings crammed into the space that was left. A total of 40 species (228 moths) is a marked improvement on the past two months, the most interesting being among the micros with Argyrestia albistria, Ypsolopha dentella, Amblyptilia acanthodactyla all being new for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Aug 22 7:18:41 2007

Bargoed: Breezy and cool few hours Monday night saw 22 species come to the M/V lamp which included Tawny Speckled Pug, Yellow Shell, Willow Beauty, Common Marbled Carpet 3, Small Fan-footed Wave, Sallow Kitten, Early Thorn and 5 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. 8 Blastobasis lignea and 4 Dipleurina lacustrata along with a sadly worn Tortrix Sp were the only micro's to show. Pleased to at last have my first Southern Hawker of the season in garden today a full month behind all my previous annual records (which go back 30 years!!!).
Bill Jones
Tue Aug 21 20:39:32 2007

Common Marbled Carpet, Early Thorn, Sallow Kitten, Small Fan-footed Wave, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Tawny Speckled Pug

21 species last night out of 100 moths - over half of these being Large Yellow Underwings. Other moths worth mentioning being my first Flounced Rustic of the year and a Firethorn Leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella).
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Aug 21 11:17:29 2007

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Mike Powell <mike.powell2@coorsbrewers.com>
Tue Aug 21 10:27:24 2007

Rest Bay actinic: new for the year was a Flounced Rustic, amongst 14 species now becoming regular!
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 21 10:06:16 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 13 species, with the highlight a Marbled Green, and my first Small Square-spot for the year.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Aug 19 11:57:37 2007

Marbled Green

23 species last night in my garden MV - a decent haul for this year. New ones for 2007 were Orange Swift (2), Caloptilia syringella and Trachycera advenella.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Aug 18 10:53:57 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley today - one Apodia bifractella (730)disturbed from Fleabane.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 17 20:21:51 2007

I saw one Hummingbird Hawk-moth, midday, in Oxford St, Swansea.
Mark Evans
Fri Aug 17 19:52:10 2007

Rest Bay actinic: despiye the wind, 14 species lured to the trap including Vine's Rustic (5), Purple Bar, Ypsolopha scabrella, my first Agriphila tristella of the year, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (2) and Least Yellow Underwing.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 17 15:52:59 2007

square spot rustic (thanks Jake).
Nigel Addecott
Wed Aug 15 14:36:43 2007

Square-spot Rustic

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-this afternoon-my first male Vapourer of the year and one Batrachedra praeangusta(878)
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Tue Aug 14 19:47:14 2007

Batrachedra praeangusta

12th Aug-Brimstone(2), Lg yellow underwing(4), Black arches, small fan-footed wave, common carpet, swallow tailed, riband wave & lesser swallow prominent. 13th Aug-Peach blossom, light emerald, small argent & sable, willow beauty and silver y.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Tue Aug 14 16:54:37 2007

Light Emerald

NATIONAL MOTH NIGHT - a reminder to get your results into either Barry but especially Jake as he is on holiday soon. It would be nice to get the results of all your work into the next GMRG newsletter due out at the end of the month.
Mike Powell
Tue Aug 14 11:56:26 2007

Flat Holm: 87 moth species (52 on NMN) recorded over the weekend period with 17 new species for the island. Highlight was Devonshire Wainscot (see posting below), others were; Agonopterix alstromeriana, Lobesia littoralis (a tortrix moth found on thrift), Galium Carpet, Yellow-barred Brindle, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Crescent Dart, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, Campion, Pod Lover (this form is common on Flat Holm), Southern Wainscot (2nd Cardiff UA rec.), Marbled Green, Vine's Rustic & Oak Nycteoline. Migrants were Rusty-dot Pearl, Rush Veneer & Silver Y.
GMRG (AB, PB, MCP & DRWG)
Mon Aug 13 17:49:52 2007

Mike and Jake were on Flat Holm at the weekend, and on the Friday night had Devonshire Wainscot, which would have been new to the island if Gordon Avery had not caught it earlier that week! Recently recorded from Brean Down which may be the source of these records.
Dave Slade
Mon Aug 13 15:19:48 2007

Devonshire Wainscot

After a superb NMN at Old Castle Down, I was back to my actinic in the morning to find 21 species including Common Footman, Scarce Footman, Vine's Rustic (6), Turnip Moth, and Purple Bar.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Aug 13 12:17:18 2007

Agonopterix nanatella was last recorded in 2000 at Bull Cliff.
Dave Slade
Mon Aug 13 15:22:48 2007

Our NMN session at Port Eynon Point was fairly quite with the the most interest species recorded being Ypsolopha nemorella(9th county record), Agonopterix kaekeritziana, Agonopterix nanatella (7th county record and first since 1980), Mecyna asinalis, Agdistis meridionalis, Northern-type Eggar, Galium Carpet and Annulet. A few Glow-worms and Grey Bush-crickets were the non-lepidopteran highlights.
Bob Rigdon, Barry & Sandra Stewart
Sun Aug 12 21:40:50 2007

NMN overnight garden actinic had 21 macro species including new for the year Willow Beauty; Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing; Least Yellow Underwing; True Lover's Knot; Nut-tree Tussock; Clay; Small Pheonix; Rosy Minor and Square-spot Rustic.
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sun Aug 12 17:22:03 2007

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary seen yesterday afternoon in clearing alongside Taff Trail, Nantgarw
Alan Rosney
Sun Aug 12 12:23:06 2007

Five people attended the meeting to Old Castle Down last night, and we did get the target species Chalk Carpet. Other highlights included Black Arches, Scorched Carpet, Cypress Pug, Brussels Lace. Micros of note included Teleoids sequax, Monochroa cytisella, and Apodia bifractella. Star of the night though was Nemapogon clematella, only the second confirmed VC41 record, an the first snice 1936.
Dave slade
Glamorgan, Sun Aug 12 11:05:08 2007

Chalk Carpet, Nemapogon clematella, BlackArches & Apodia bifractella

Dusky Thorn and Copper Underwing were new for the year in my garden trap last night. Otherwise un-inspiring warm up to National Moth Night.
David Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 11 16:45:10 2007

Only 16 species last night, but Double Kidney was new for the garden. Also, first True Lover's Knot of the year.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Aug 11 8:00:30 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 17 species, mostly the common regulars, but also a single Straw Underwing, Silver Y and Diamond-backed Moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 10 15:21:28 2007

A reminder that the National Moth Night meeting will take place this Saturday evening at Old Castle Down near St Brides in the Vale of Glamorgan, SS 898 763 led by Steve Moon & Dave Slade. Meet at 20.30 at the pull in off the B4265. For those unable to attend please try to record all species in your garden or at another site you know & send the results to either Dave Gilmore or Barry Stewart. Glamorgan is always up there with the 'big' counties for sites recorded/species seen, lets do the same in 2007.
Mike Powell
Thu Aug 9 9:43:12 2007

An improvement on my previous trap,last night I managed Lesser swallow prominent, brimstone (4),Large and lesser yellow underwings,BLB eye,ribband wave, yellow shell,flame shoulder,garden carpet,swallow tailed (2) and willow beauty.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 9 8:16:20 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-yesterday afternoon-Argyresthia goedartella (411),Epiphyas postvittana (998)7,Aethes cnicana (945)Aristotelia ericenella (752)4 and Dichrorampha montanana (1283)5.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 8 19:10:29 2007

Argyresthia goedartella

only 8 species to garden trap which included pebble hooktip,brimstone, and BLB eye.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Wed Aug 8 18:48:01 2007

Rest Bay actinic: new for year were Yellow-tail, Rush Veneer and Rosy Minor. Also Turnip Moth, Flame Shoulder, and Clay (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 7 12:06:32 2007

Late news: Whitchurch 11.vi.2007, the Sycamore to MV light. 1st VC41 record, New Cardiff UA & ST18 (James Hill). Confirmed by photograph 7.viii.2007. You can see the value of taking photographs!
DRWG
Tue Aug 7 11:16:53 2007

Sycamore

Bargoed: Home moth trap on August 4/5th produced 42 species with Lesser Swallow and Coxcomb Prominent, Single-dotted Wave, Small Rufous, Grey Dagger, Small Phoenix (4), Sallow Kitten, Galium Carpet, Antler and Pebble Hook-tip among the more interesting macro's. The micro's included Pandemis heperana, Blastobasis lignea (4), Phlyctaenia coronata, Pyruasta purpuralis and two White-shouldered House Moth. The Bats seemed to be out in force taking several unlucky macro's just above head height.
Bill Jones
Mon Aug 6 22:47:45 2007

Antler, Coxcomb Prominent, Pebble Hook-tip, Small Phoenix, Lesser Swallow Prominent & Pandemis heperana

With work on the Moths of Glamorgan entering it's final stages (at least from our point of view), one species that is likely to be removed from the county list and placed in the appendix is Peacock Moth (Macaria notata). If anyone has an photographs or specimens of this species from Glamorgan, then can they please contact either myself, Barry or Jake. Future records of this species must be accompanied by either a photograph or voucher specimen. It is possible that it does occur in the county, but the evidence to date seems to indicate that only Sharp-angled Peacock (Macaria alternata) resides in the county. Please prove us wrong!
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Mon Aug 6 15:27:39 2007

It was the night of the Pyralids (movie rights negotiable), in my garden trap, with nine of the thirty three species from that group. The highlights were: White-shouldered House Moth, Catoptria pinella, Euzophera pinguis (new for my garden and me), Scarce Footman, Dingy Footman and Freyers Pug.
Mark Evans
Mon Aug 6 12:27:16 2007

Euzophera pinguis

Forest Farm, Whitchurch (GMRG meeting)4/08: 21 spp. highlights were Rosy Rootman & Donacaula forficella (4th Cardiff rec.). Roath 5/08: 12 spp inc. my 6th Small Ranunculus of the year. Lavernock Pt. 5/08: Rivulet & Acleris forsskaleana both new for ST16.
DRWG
Sun Aug 5 21:59:21 2007

SS8489-Llynfi valley actinic-22 species including-Little emerald,Buff footman,Evergestis pallidata and Shreckensteinia festaliella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Aug 5 20:25:53 2007

Little emerald, Evergestis pallidata and Shreckensteinia festaliella

Overnight, Bridgend garden,MV, 81 moths, 25 species. Among the highlights were Carcina quercana, Bud moth, Codling moth, Crambus perlella, Udea prunalis, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Poplar Hawkmoth, Lesser B-B Yellow Underwing, Smoky Wainscot (new for garden - 306th sp(231st macro)), Grey Dagger, Knot Grass, Scalloped Oak and Vine's Rustic.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sun Aug 5 10:50:31 2007

At Tairgwaith, in marshy grassland near to open moorland, 40 species, including Oak Hook-tip, Sallow Kitten, Burnish Brass Chevron, Ling Pug, Lesser Treble Bar, Slender Brindle and Dingy Footman
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Aug 5 9:52:44 2007

46 moths to mv trap in the garden highlights being:- nut-tree tussock,garden carpet,small argent & sable(f),swallowtail(2),yellow shell,riband wave and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Sat Aug 4 18:52:21 2007

Riband Wave, Garden Carpet, Swallow-tail, Yellow Shell

A good catch, of thirty six species, resulted from the very mild, damp night. Highlights include: Gold Triangle (2), Cydia spendana (5), Numonia advenella (2), Pyrausta aurata, Chinese Character, Elephant Hawk-moth, Scarce Footman (2), Dingy Footman, Ruby Tiger, Sallow Kitten (2), The Coronet and Silver Y.
Mark Evans
Sat Aug 4 14:59:24 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 59 moths of 19 species, including the year's first Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing in the garden, Silver Y (2), also single Dot Moth, Lychnis and Cabbage Moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sat Aug 4 12:42:21 2007

3-4th August: best haul of the year on a very muggy night, 37 species including a female Poplar/Sallow Kitten which has already laid 50 eggs in a specimen tube. The moth was in a sorry state, with virtually no scales on its wings, but I'm guessing Sallow Kitten based on size. The larvae should tell me for certain, if and when they hatch - fingers crossed as they should be spectacular.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Aug 4 12:11:12 2007

About 70 individuals last night, but only 10 species. However, Bordered Beauty was new for the garden.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Aug 4 7:24:29 2007

Bridgend night of 1st August, new for year Acleris forsskaleana, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Dingy Footman. also two probably new for our garden Agriphila selasella and Pammene aurita (Ta PP!!). Pyrausta aurata has been conspicuous in the garden the last few days.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Aug 3 20:23:17 2007

Agriphila selasella, & Pammene aurita

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,this afternoon-Endothenia oblogana(1098)2,Ancylis badiana(1126)15,Grapholita compositella(1241)8 +Common gorse tortrix(1255)50+.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 3 20:19:36 2007

A disappointing catch at Rest bay also, just 9 species including single Foxglove Pug, the Clay and Silver Y.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 3 13:00:30 2007

A disappointing catch of only eight species, in my 22 watt actinic garden trap. Due, no doubt, to the overnight minimum of 7.5 degrees. The catch consisted of Blastobasis ustella, Ruby Tiger, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Flame Shoulder, Large Tellow Underwing, Triple-spotted Clay, The Clay and Smoky Wainscot. I hope to see some of you at Forest Farm, Saturday evening.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 3 7:52:56 2007

gold triangle,brimstone moth (2),large yellow underwing (4),ruby tiger and flame shoulder were the highlights from last night mv trap.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 2 18:58:04 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-actinic last night-21 species including-Devon carpet 9,Small rufous 2,Straw underwing 2,Eucosma campoliliana (1197)and Acleris rhombana (1042).
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Thu Aug 2 11:00:44 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-this afternoon-Aristotelia ericenella (752)6 beaten from heather,Dichrorampha simplicana (1281)beaten from Mugwort+Leaf mines on Apple- Ectoedemia pulverosella (40)5,Stigmella malella (97)3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 1 19:27:57 2007

Rest Bay actinic: highlights this morning were 2 Crescent Dart, and a Dingy Footman (33 moths, of 20 species)
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Wed Aug 1 18:10:53 2007

Only one species of interest in my trap this morning - Azalea Leaf-miner (Caloptilia azaleella). I remember Dave Slade had one new to Glamorgan (and Wales?) a couple of years ago, but not sure whether there have been any further records (I've caught it again this year, and found lots of mines at Parc Cefn Onn in the winter. DJS).
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Wed Aug 1 10:20:18 2007

Azalea Leaf-miner

March 2007

DaveSlade — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:05:52 CST

Two trap nights in the garden this week (28 and 29 March) have produced Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Oak Beauty, Early Grey, Hebrew Character and Small Quaker, with the last being a 'new for the garden'. Two gorgeous Brimstones at Forge Fach, Clydach on 24 March. With the colder weather predicted for the weekend, that could be it for a while.
Andrew Lucas <a.lucas@ccw.gov.uk>
Clydach, Swansea Thu Mar 29 16:22:29 2007

Trapping at Bwlch-y-Cwm, North Cardiff last night produced 19 species: Diurnia fagella (8), March Moth (15), Shoulder Stripe (1), Brindled Pug (1), Early Thorn (1), Pale Brindled Beauty (2), Oak Beauty (2), Dotted Border (1), Engrailed (3), Small Quaker (3), Common Quaker (40), Clouded Drab (5), Twin-spotted Quaker (6), Hebrew Character (1), Early Grey (1), Satellite (1), Chestnut (2), Oak Nycteoline (1) & Nut-tree Tussick (1).
DRWG & MCP
Wed Mar 28 10:43:25 2007

Dotted Border, Shoulder Stripe & Twin-spotted Quaker

Parc Cwm Darran/Cefn Brithdir Ridge: 8 Peacock and 6 Small Tortoiseshell seen on this lovely spring day, also a Red Admiral in home garden.
Bill Jones
Tue Mar 27 21:25:19 2007

Peacock

2 commas on the wing at edge of railway to NE of Pluck Lake, Swansea SS675960 on 23/3/07.
Ian Morgan <Ian.Morgan@swansea.gov.uk>
Tue Mar 27 10:04:30 2007

A peacock basking in the sunshine yesterday afternoon.
Wayne Morris
Treforest, Tue Mar 27 9:42:47 2007

23 moths of 9 species last night. The only new for the year being an Early Thorn.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Mar 27 8:43:16 2007

Early Thorn

Male Brimstone butterfly in Pontprennau, Cardiff this morning, my first for the year.
Mike Powell
Cardiff, Mon Mar 26 23:49:16 2007

Our first trapping in Bridgend this year produced 3 Early Grey, 1 L.B.Apple moth, 3 Hebrew Character and 2 Common Quaker.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sun Mar 25 21:39:16 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 21 Early Greys (!), 2 Common Quaker, 1 Light-brown Apple Moth, and 1 Hebrew Character.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Mar 25 18:04:10 2007

Still a fair bit in the trap this morging: Common Qauker (6), Small Quaker (1), Hebrew Character (2), Early Grey (1), Oak Beauty (1), Double-striped Pug (1).
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sun Mar 25 10:34:37 2007

No moths in the actinic trap overnight, :-(
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Mar 24 8:08:26 2007

Penpedairheol,Near Hengoed: Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen in relatives back garden Wednesday afternoon.
Bill Jones
Fri Mar 23 21:57:30 2007

2 March Moths on the lighted sign at the entrance to NPT council offices at Penllergaer last night. Barry & Sandra Stewart
Fri Mar 23 13:00:53 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Twin-spot Quaker, Hebrew Character, Early Grey (4) and an Angle Shades.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Mar 23 9:32:59 2007

A surprise addition to the house list was an Indain Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) found in our kitchen last week. We've no idea what it's come out of since we have no pets!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Mar 23 8:56:31 2007

Indian Meal Moth

Twenty two moths last night in the garden trap: Twin-spot Quaker (3), Early Grey (9), Clouded Drab (2), Hebrew Character (2), Common Quaker (6) & Epiphyas postvittana (4). Also a Double-striped Pug at the window last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Mar 23 8:55:10 2007

Twin-spot Quaker & Double-striped Pug

Another Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen feeding on a rosemary bush in Cheriton Gower Sat 17th March 14.15.
Steve Parry
Wed Mar 21 11:11:24 2007

Hummingbird Hawk-moth in Bridgend reported by Dean Bolt today, and on his birthday as well!
Barry Stewart
Thu Mar 15 18:17:46 2007

Early Grey (3), Heb. Character (1) & Satellite (1, 2nd site record) at Roath this am.
DRWG
Mon Mar 12 19:04:28 2007

Early Grey & Satellite.

Rest Bay Close actinic: 3 Early Grey, 1 Clouded Drab and a Double-striped Pug. Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Mar 12 12:27:13 2007 A good night last night with 20 moths. Mainly Common Quaker (11) and Early Grey (5), plus single Hebrew Character, Emmelina monodactyla, Clouded Drab & Tawny Pinion. On checking the morning's pinion I realised that the 'Pale Pinion' I reported a while back was also Tawny.
Dave Slade
Mon Mar 12 8:31:14 2007

Tawny Pinion

Firday night produced 9 moths of 5 species in the garden MV - Hebrew Character, Small Quaker, Chestnut, 3 Common Quaker & 3 Early Gret. Last night was a bit colder and only produced singletons of Hebrew Character, Common Quaker & Clouded Drab.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Sun Mar 11 8:41:04 2007

Bargoed: Twenty-plume moth (Alucita hexadactyla) from home. Parc Slip Nature Parc: Queen Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris) on wing this afternoon, also Water Cricket (Velia Spp) hunting in stream margins. Spring has almost sprung!!
Bill Jones
Fri Mar 9 19:43:22 2007

Bargoed: Leaf Mine on Blackberry photographed on home hedge today, probably Stigmella aurella that survived the ravages of winter. Also Small Tortoiseshell on daffodil at Penpedairheol. From Parc Penallta five Eristalis tenax (Drone Fly)on Coltsfoot, plus Calliphora vomitoria (Bluebottle) and Lucilia caesar (Greenbottle).
Bill Jones
Wed Mar 7 20:18:12 2007

Stigmella mine - probably S. aurella.

Out in the garden today in Bridgend (6th March) and so far have seen a really fresh peacock butterfly and a brimstone, making the most of the sun.
Andrea Rowe
Bridgend, Tue Mar 6 11:56:40 2007

Oak Beauty was the only moth to brave the weather last night and end up in the trap.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Mar 3 7:39:00 2007

October 2006

DaveSlade — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:57:55 CST

Forgot to mention that last week I came across a dense population of the landhopper Arcitalitrus dorrieni at a site near Glais. This terrestrial amphipod (a relative of our sandhoppers) is of Australasian origin and can be found by brushing away piles of leaves on the woodland floor - where present you will see them hopping around in a similar manner to sandhoppers on the strandline. Please post any sightings of this species on this website.
Barry Stewart
Mon Oct 30 15:37:00 2006

It has been 9 days since we last run the trap in the garden so it was nice to find a Gem in there this morning. Other migrants included 4 Rush Veneer, 4 Silver Y and 4 Rusty-dot Pearl. Also our first Feathered Thorns of the season and still 4 Blair's Shoulder-knot.
Barry Stewart
Mon Oct 30 7:45:56 2006

Since Dave Slade showed me the mines of Ectoedemia septembrella on Rose-of-Sharon at Parc Slip I've now seen them near home in Gorseinon, at Newton (Swansea)and also today at Mumbles. These are quite distinctive in that the thin, wiggly gallery mine terminates in an obvious blotch. There are usually several mines in that same part of each affected bush.
Barry Stewart
Sun Oct 29 13:30:51 2006

only 2 moths overnight of 26th oct were blair's shoulder knot and a vestal. emma and mike cram
Fri Oct 27 22:06:50 2006 Rest Bay actinic: recent catches have included Angle Shades, Rush Veneer, Rusty-dot Pearl, Epiphyas postvittana, Turnip Moth and a single Brick (2nd site record).
SJM
Porthcawl, Fri Oct 27 9:17:37 2006

A reminder that the BENHS Regional Meeting takes place at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff this Saturday, 28th October from 10.30 onwards. Contact Mike Wilson for more details mike.wilson@museumwales.ac.uk
Mike Powell <mike.powell2@coorsbrewers.com>
Mon Oct 23 11:31:50 2006

Rest Bay actinic: singles of Large Wainscot, Red-green Carpet, Vine's Rustic (late? migrant?), Blair's Shoulder-knot, Turnip Moth, Garden Carpet, Angle Shades, Lunar Underwing and Silver Y, and 2 Light Brown Apple moths.
SJM
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 23 10:27:23 2006

Large Wainscot & Vines Rustic

Rest Bay actinic: Delicate (the 2nd for the year), Pearly Underwing, Blair's Shoulder-knot (2), Turnip Moth (2) and Silver Y.
SJM
Porthcawl, Sat Oct 21 9:41:39 2006

Two common leaf mines that are obvious at the moment on Beech (Fagus). Stigmella hemargyrella with it's long sprawling mine, and Stigmella tityrella which is much more compact, and rarely strays across a vein in the leaf. Both take in Bute Park this afternoon.
Dave Slade
Fri Oct 20 14:14:24 2006

Stigmella hemargyrella & Stigmella tityrella leaf mines.

Popped over to Bute Park during my lunch break to photograph some common leaf mines, and found Phyllonorycter platani - new to south Wales! The mines are large, underside 'blister'-type mines on Plane trees (Platanus). Sadly these mine have split (so the larvae have probably died), but there are almost certainly more out there.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Fri Oct 20 14:08:30 2006

Phyllonorycter platani leaf mines

Rest Bay actinic: a better catch with Pearly Underwing (2), Green-brindled Crescent, Silver Y, Red-line Quaker (2), Blair's Shoulder-knot, Common Marbled Carpet, Feathered Ranunculus, Angle Shades and Light Brown Apple Moth (3).
SJM
Porthcawl, Thu Oct 19 9:52:06 2006

Parc Cwm Darran: Grid Ref SO12 02 Emmelina monodactyla, 2 SilverY, 2 Anthophila fabriciana disturbed from foliage, also 3 Small Copper still on late flowering Ragwort. Among other insects the plant bug Pantilius tunicatus and the Ichneumon stramentarius.
Bill Jones
Wed Oct 18 22:02:39 2006

A Death's Head Hawk was found dead at the Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve on the 9th October. Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Oct 18 15:25:59 2006

Deaths Head Hawk Moth

Rest Bay actinic: just Silver Y, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Angle Shades, Rusty-dot Pearl and Emmelina monodactyla (2) as well as an unidentified plume (one for DS!)
SJM
Porthcawl, Wed Oct 18 12:09:12 2006

Delicate was our 650th species of lepidoptera for our Gorseinon garden last night (372 macros, 258 micros & 20 butteflies). There were 19 species in total in the trap including 1 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Scrobipalpa costella, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Brick, 1 Large Wainscot and 3 Silver Y
Barry Stewart
Wed Oct 18 8:54:22 2006

Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen at 7:30am feeding on tobacco plants on Sunday Morning 15th October at SS953812
Graham Holmes <holmeg@bridgend.gov.uk>
Tue Oct 17 16:30:00 2006

Tue Oct 17 16:29:43 2006 The mild weather continues to surprise; in the garden trap this morning a small but pristine Garden Tiger (27 Aug previous latest record)! Other species of interest were Feathered Ranunculus (new for the garden), 3 Large Wainscots, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw (very fresh) and an Orange Ladybird.
Barry Stewart
Tue Oct 17 8:22:07 2006

Very cool & breezy overnight in Bridgend. Only 3 Angle Sdades, 1 Tony's Shoulder-knot and 3 Beaded Chestnut. A few Red Admiral still flying here and at Kenfig this morning. Mike & Emma Cram
Mon Oct 16 15:12:10 2006 Gorseinon Garden trap this am: 5 Angle Shades, 1 Carcina quercana, 2 Light Brown Apple Moth, 5 Rush Veneer, 4 Silver Y, 13 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 3 Black Rustic, 1 Red-green Carpet, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, plus 2 caddis spp: Limnephilus auricula and L. lunatus.
Barry Stewart
Mon Oct 16 9:32:56 2006

Parc Penallta: Still several species of Hoverfly being seen around the Parc including Eristalis tenax (Drone Fly). Also the Caddis Fly - Limnephilus lunatus.
Bill Jones
Sun Oct 15 22:28:42 2006

Eristalis tenax & Limnephilus lunatus

Last night's MV hawl included two new species for the garden - Grey Shoulder Knot, and Crocidosema plebejana (2nd VC41 record?). Also singles of Udea ferrugalis, Diamond-back and Silver Y.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sun Oct 15 17:15:39 2006

Crocidosema plebejana & Grey Shoulder Knot

Bridgend MV last night: 1 Diamond-backed moth, 2 Light Brownm Apple moth, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 6 Angle Shaes, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Lessey Y Underwing, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 2 Tony's Shoulder-knot, 1 Silver Y. At Kenfig NNR this morning 30+ Red Admiral generally heading south between 0930 and 1230.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Oct 15 15:54:32 2006

Rest Bay actinic: Blair's Shoulder-Knot, Lunar Underwing, Turnip Moth, Common Marbled Carpet, Red-line Quaker, Silver Y, Feathered Ranunculus, Angle Shades and Emmelina monodactyla
SJM
Porthcawl, Sun Oct 15 15:30:20 2006

Veronica's (Shenston) actinic trap at Cwm Ivy scored again last night, this time with a Brindled Ochre (last recorded in the county in 1917). Also in the trap there a Scarce Bordered Straw, and yesterday yet another Convolvulus Hawk-moth!
Barry Stewart
Sun Oct 15 13:38:46 2006

Brindled Ochre

Last night in the garden MV - Green Brindled Crescent, Feathered Thorn, Red-line Quaker, Blair's Shoulder Knot (4), Common Marbled Carpet (4), Lesser Yellow Underwing (2), Flame Shoulder, Acleris sprsana, Epiphyas postvittana (2), Diamond-back, & Emmelina monodactyla agg.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Oct 14 8:19:41 2006

Feathered Thorn & Green Brindled Crescent

A Rusty-dot Pearl was attracted to the kitchen window at Rest Bay last night.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Oct 13 16:35:49 2006

An adult Rusty-dot Pearl emerged today - originally found as a larva on garden-grown Chrysanthemums, cut for Sandra's by her Uncle Harry. There was also a noctuid larva which we're rearing... In traps at Mewslade last night 9 Rush Veneer, 5 Rusty-dot Pearl, Vestal, Red-green Carpet, Gem, 2 Delicate, Pearly Underwing, 5 Feathered Ranunculus and 3 Large Wainscots.
Barry Stewart
Fri Oct 13 15:33:19 2006

Roath: 5 spp but one was a Green Pug, the 2nd latest date in vc41 for this species. VC41 stats: We have had 4 new species confirmed for Glamorgan in the past month. Antigastra catalaunalis [Sesame Leaf-roller] (new for Wales), Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner (2nd Welsh Record), Calybites phasianipennella & Cypress Carpet (very probably new to Wales - to be confirmed). It is well worth trapping into October and November, as many migrant species still move north and the resident species at this time of the year are some of our most colourful - The Sallows, Merveille du Jour et al. DRWG
Fri Oct 13 10:32:40 2006

I also feel blown out of the water by Barry's postings! : ), but for Rest Bay a moderate catch in the actinic including Lunar Underwing (5), Blair's Shoulder-knot (2), Black Rustic and Beaded Chestnut. SJM
Porthcawl, Thu Oct 12 12:23:16 2006

Following recorded on Ivy Blossom at Mewslade last night: Rhomboid Tortrix (1), Rusty-dot Pearl (12), Mecyna asinalis (1), Rush Veneer (3), Emmelina monodactyla (1), Tissue (1 - possibly flushed out of hibernation the previous evening), Swallow-tailed Moth (1 very late), Turnip Moth (16), Dark Sword-grass (2), Shuttle-shaped Dart (4), Large Yellow Underwing (1), Autumnal Rustic (1), Pearly Underwing (4), Square-spot Rustic (12), Delicate (1), Black Rustic (14), Green-brindled Crescent (2), Large Ranunculus (1), Chestnut (1), Dark Chestnut (3), Red-line Quaker (9), Yellow-line Quaker (1), Beaded Chestnut (1), Lunar Underwing (2), Angle Shades (22) & Silver Y (2). Also still glowing in the brambles at the top of the valley were 9 Glow-worms.
Veronica Shenston, Barry & Sandra Stewart
Thu Oct 12 10:05:15 2006

More humble offerings in our MV in Bridgend on night of 10th (31 moths, 16sp): the highlight being our first Autumnal Rustic for the site, plus our first 4 Red-line Quaker of the year, also 7 Tony's-Shoulder-knot, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Dark Swordgrass, 1 Beatiful Hook-tip and 2 Grey Pine Carpet
Mike & Emma Cram
Wed Oct 11 22:26:22 2006

I ran a Robinson 125 w on the 9th hoping to get a Mervielle du jour but was lucky to get 6 a record for my garden deep in the heart of Gower.
David Painter <david@nagus138.freeserve.co.uk>
Swansea, Wales Wed Oct 11 16:29:29 2006

Mervielle du jours

Only ran the actinic last night due to the stormy weather. Major highlight was a pristine Cypress Carpet (new for Glamorgan and possibly Wales?), also Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 2 Delicates, 3 Pearly Underwings, 1 Silver Y & 1 Turnip Moth. Barry came to photograph the carpet and whilst flicking through the images of moths that I'd photogarphed last month for him to identify he spotted a image of Antigastra catalunaulis (taken 13th Sept), which I am told is also new for Glamorgan and possibly Wales!
Veronica Shenston
Wed Oct 11 13:01:12 2006

Cypress Carpet

Despite the torrential rain the trap remained dry inside and was full of insects (mostly dung flies - I have never seen so many in a trap before!). My highlight was what looks to be a very attractive form of Calybites phasianipennella (potentially a new species for the county and possibly only the second Welsh record?). Otherwise Rusty-dot Pearl (2), Brindled Green (1), Green-brindled Crescent (2), Angle Shades (2), Silver Y (3), Pearly Underwing (1), Blair's Shoulder-knot (14), Light Brown Apple Moth (8), Common Marbled Carpet (5), Rush Veneer (2), Turnip Moth (2), Black Rustic (4), Lunar Underwing (1), Lesser Yellow Underwing (2), Shuttle-shaped Dart (2), Yellow-line Quaker (1), Red-line Quaker (5), Setaceous Hebrew Character (6), Eudonia angustea (2), Clepsis consimilana (1) and the large caddis Halesus radiatus (1).
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Wed Oct 11 9:25:59 2006

Calybites phasianipennella & Halesus radiatus

I had a nice surprise yesterday when Lindsey Leyland brought a convolvulus hawk-moth into the Reserve Centre at Kenfig (Windrush). He had found it the previous day (9/10)in the Corus works. David Carrington <carridg@bridgend.gov.uk>
Wed Oct 11 9:01:02 2006

Bargoed: Twenty-plume paid me a home visit today, but was rather coy about having it's photograph taken!!!
Bill Jones
Tue Oct 10 20:10:14 2006

Twenty-plume

Rest Bay actinic: similar assemblage of species as previous days, but also a Green-brindled Crescent, Rush Veneer and Lunar Underwing (3) this morning
SJM
Porthcawl, Tue Oct 10 10:09:41 2006

Rest Bay actinic: Silver Y (2), Feathered Ranunculus (2), Large Ranunculus (2), Turnip Moth (4), Common Marbled Carpet (1), Square-spot Rustic (4). Portobello parking area: a Clouded Yellow. SJM
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 9 16:21:13 2006

Gorseinon garden trap this morning: Angle Shades (1), Silver Y (3), Blair's Shoulder-knot (12), Epiphyas postvittana (1), Common Marbled Carpet (3), Rush Veneer (2), Turnip (2), Black Rustic (3), Lunar Underwing (1), Red-line Quaker (2), Y-l Quaker (1), Beaded Chestnut (1), Green Brindled Crescent (1), Scarce Bordered Straw (1) & Setaceous Hebrew Character (1). Barry Stewart
Mon Oct 9 11:30:51 2006 Bridgend garden MV trap overnight, quite a nice catch for the time of year: 1 Dark Swordgrass, 1 Grey Pine Carpet, 4 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 3 Black Rustic, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Beaded Chestnut, 3 Turnip, 5 LB Apple moth, 1 Angle Shades and 2 Common Marbled Carpet.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sun Oct 8 12:01:47 2006

Rest Bay actinic: Blair's Shoulder-knot, Feathered Ranunculus (2), Shuttle-shaped Dart, Turnip Moth (2), Light Brown Apple Moth.
SJM
Porthcawl, Sun Oct 8 11:39:40 2006

Penygraig. Overnight actinic trap. Blair's Shoulder-knot (3), Spruce Carpet (1), Light Brown Apple Moth (4)
Wayne Morris
Sun Oct 8 8:48:54 2006

Parc Penallta: Seeing lots of interesting Diptera still about in the Parc, among them Mesembrina meridiana, this species is often encountered on man made structures such as fence posts and benches.
Bill Jones
Thu Oct 5 22:05:00 2006

Mesembrina meridiana

Moths seen at ivy blossom last night at Summerhouse Pt., Boverton & Lavernock Pt. Rhomboid Tortrix (3), Rusty-dot Pearl (9), Rush Veneer (11), E. monodactyla (5), Red-green Carpet (1), C.M. Carpet (1), Turnip Moth (90), Dark Sword-grass (12), Large Yellow U/w (2), Lesser Yellow U/w (2), Pearly U/w (25), Delicate* (4), Green-brindled Crescent (1), Feathered Ranunculus (1), Brick (2), Beaded Chestnut* (1), Lunar U/w (6), Barred Sallow (1), Angle Shades (16) & Silver Y (21). * = new SS96. (19 species in all)
DRWG & MCP
Thu Oct 5 10:02:52 2006

Turnip

Roath: Two species in the trap this am: Blair's Sh.-knot & Rusty-dot Pearl. Compare this to last nights search on ivy blossom in the lanes around Roath Park: E. monodactla (2), Rusty-dot Pearl (1), C.M. Carpet (1), Turnip Moth (2), Dark Sword-grass (3), Pearly U/w (4), Tawny Pinion (1), Blair's Sh.-knot (1), Green-brindled Crescent (1), Large Ranunculus (8), Lunar U/w (1) & Angle Shades (7). Its well worth checking all flowering ivy at this time, especially where there is little or no light pollution.
DRWG
Wed Oct 4 9:24:10 2006

Tawny Pinion

Gelligaer/Merthyr Common: Probably the last of the years Black Darters seen on the common's bog pools today. On arriving home a female Southern Hawker was photographed ovipositing into damp moss on the edge of my garden pond.
Bill Jones
Tue Oct 3 20:55:44 2006

Black Darter & Southern Hawker

Horse chestnut leaf miner - Cameraria ohridella - has arrived in Cardiff. Mike Powell & Louise James found a single leaf mine on 30th September in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The first of many I'm sure! Dave Slade
Cardiff, Tue Oct 3 13:57:17 2006

Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner, Cardiff

Migrant activity seems to be easing off for the time being: Only 11 spp in the garden (Gorseinon) trap - 2 Green-brindled Crescent, 3 Silver Y, 2 Light Brown Apple Moth, 3 Black Rustic, 3 Rush Veneer, 3 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Lunar Underwing,1 Large Wainscot, 2 Square-spot Rustic and 2 Eudonia angustea.
Barry Stewart
Tue Oct 3 8:32:42 2006

Small Mottled Willow (1) at Tesco Pengam Green, Tremorfa, Cardiff. New ST27. Rusty-dot Pearl at Whitchurch Hosp.
DRWG
Mon Oct 2 15:44:19 2006

July 2007

DaveSlade — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:09:30 CDT

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-Pammene aurana (1272)feeding on umbelifer flower this afternoon.Twin spot carpet (2)this evening at garnwen Nightjar site.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Tue Jul 31 23:02:29 2007

Night of Monday 30/07/07, 125 mv in garden; only 7 spp the highlight being Golden Plusia.
Mike Hogan <mhogan@dsl.pipex.com>
Merthyr, Tue Jul 31 22:13:21 2007

Finally a night's mothing! - MV Bridgend garden: Diamond-back moth, Single-dotted Wave, Small Phoenix, Willow Beauty, Mottled Beauty, Poplar Hawkmoth, Buff Tip, Buff Ermine, Gothic, Dot moth, Marbled Beauty the highlights. 41 moths/25 species.
Emma & Mike Cram
Tue Jul 31 21:12:11 2007

( to mv in the garden last night from 21:30 to 11:00)rustic, flame shoulder (4),large yellow under wing (3),buff arches(2), common footman.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Tue Jul 31 7:16:11 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Just 13 species, most regulars, but includes a single Dingy Footman, Smoky Wainscot, Cabbage Moth, Clay, Rustic and Willow Beauty.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Jul 30 12:06:26 2007

Parc Cwm Darran, July 27th: Stroll around 'my patch' produced Evergestis pallidata (7no) (Re-determined - Udea lutealis - BS), Six-spot Burnet (4no), Cinnabar, Straw Dot (3no), Brown China-mark (4no), Pyrausta aurata (3no) and Common Carpet. A very healthy colony of Small Skipper. Also saw the larva of Red Sword-grass (for the second consecutive year at this location)and the predator of both moth and butterfly larvae - Picromerus bidens.
Bill Jones
Sun Jul 29 21:23:52 2007

Red Sword-grass, Small Skipper, Udea lutealis, and Picromerus bidens

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,Dawn walk on 28 July -Ancylis badiana,Dichrorampha montanana (2)and a mating pair of Phyllonrycter dubitella on Goat willow.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Jul 29 18:24:42 2007

Llynfi valley actinic 27 july-31 species including:Double line,True lovers knot,Eucosma campoliliana (1197),Zieraphera ratzburgiana (1163),Agriphilla geniculea (1309).M.Hnatiuk
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Jul 28 21:11:48 2007

Leps at Llanilid this morning included Shaded Broad-bar, Clouded Yellow (1), Small Blue (2), Common Blue (30), Wall, Grayling and numerous Gatekeepers. A couple of Keeled Skimmers were present among the odonata.
Paul Roberts
Sat Jul 28 15:08:53 2007

Park Woods, Gower, this morning in 15W actinic - 21 species including 6 Black Arches and 3 Double Kidney. In the garden, the usual stuff, the 'highlight' being my first garden Silver Y of the year.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach , Swansea Sat Jul 28 9:14:48 2007

Llynfi valley actinic-Late report from Tues 24 July. 42species,including Scalloped oak,Swallowtail moth,Common lutestring,Slender brindle,Small emerald,Devon carpet,Ling pug,Double line,Marsh oblique-barred (3),Dipleurina lacustrata,Catoptria pinella,Bryotropha terella and Psychoides binavella.Also caught a Eulamprotes sp. possibly Atrella (731),which i need to confirm as it would be new for the valley.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Jul 27 14:10:37 2007

Rest Bay actinic: highlight was a pristine male Crescent Dart, also Elephant Hawk, Garden Tiger, Cabbage Moth (3), Turnip Moth, Scalloped Oak, among 18 species.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Jul 26 21:16:41 2007

Despite the rain, last night, I managed to run my actinic garden trap. Twenty six species were recorded, including Epiblema foenella, Blastobasis ustella, Eudonia mercurella, Pyrausta aurata, Common Carpet, Scalloped Oak, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Ruby Tiger, Scarce Footman, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Shuttle-shaped dart, Smoky Wainscot, The Coronet and Pale Mottled Willow.
Mark Evans
Thu Jul 26 16:49:00 2007

Bargoed: After a rare bright day on Tuesday I risked the rain promised weather forecast for a few hours (10.30pm until 01.00am) with my home garden MV trap, I was rewarded with Barred Hook-tip, Scallop Shell, Small Fan-footed Wave, Common Wainscot, Poplar & Elephant Hawkmoths, Scalloped Oak, Rosy Minor, Buff Arches, Drinker, Clouded Border (4), Buff-tip, Muslin Footman (5), Scarce & Common Footman and Double-striped Pug. The micro's included Mother of Pearl, Phlyctaenia coronata, Dipleurina lacustrata and Blastobasis Sp among a take of 48 different species - and yes it started raining again just after 2 o'clock!!!
Bill Jones
Thu Jul 26 11:02:33 2007

Scalloped Shell, Barred Hook-tip, Mother of Pearl, Rosy Minor, Buff Arches & Double-striped Pug.

On Tuesday (when the sun shone for once), I came across larvae of Light Knot-grass and Red Sword-grass in boggy moorland at Bryn Ddu (by the former Bavistock hotel, just off the A465, west of Merthyr Tydfil).
George Tordoff
Thu Jul 26 9:52:27 2007

Please note that the mothing session mentioned in my earlier entry, is not an official GMRG event. Also, be aware, that this mothing session is now likely to be rained off: contact me first.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Tue Jul 24 13:58:43 2007

Rest Bay actinic: apologies for this late posting, on 23rd 27 species including Silver Y (9), Dark Sword-grass, Diamond-backed Moth (2), Peppered Moth, Dot Moth, White-line Dart, Ypsophola scabrella (2), Y. dentella, and the Clay (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Jul 24 10:01:00 2007

Twenty five species in the 22 watt actinic garden trap, this morning. The highlights included Blastobasis ustella, Epiblema foenellum, Scalloped Oak, Poplar Hawk-moth, Dingy Footman, Scarce Footman, Double line and Pale Mottled Willow. Incidentally, if anyone is interested, I will be running my Skinner trap this evening, from 22:00, near St Joseph's church, Cwmaman. ST 000 993. I'll be by the TV mast.
Mark Evans
Tue Jul 24 8:05:40 2007

Epiblema foenella, Scalloped Oak, Blastobasis adustella (=lignea)

garden actinic highlights from last night were:-scalloped oak (2), riband wave, single-dotted wave, Shaded broad-bar, flame shoulder, Silver Y, nut-tree tussock, Shuttle shaped dart.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Mon Jul 23 21:13:18 2007

Roath: 23/07/06 - Small Ranunculus (4th this year in garden). 20/07 - Pheonix (1), Scarce Footman (1, 2nd site rec.) & a Silvey Y (f. nigricans), which could well be the first record of this rare form in Glamorgan.
DRWG
Mon Jul 23 15:08:18 2007

Silver Y - f. nigricans

Only 13 species in the garden 22 watt, actinic trap, this morning. The highlights were Blastobasis ustella (2), the Drinker, Shaded Broad-bar, Foxglove Pug and Dotted Clay.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Aberdare, Sun Jul 22 20:42:31 2007

At Old Castle Down today saw 4 Chalk Carpets. Only other moths were Brown Silver-line and Silver Y's.
Kelly Thomas
Sun Jul 22 17:38:32 2007

Last night produced three new species for my garden list in an otherwise poor catch: Nut-tree Tussock, Honeysuckle moth (Ypsolopha dentella) and Phycita roborella.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Fri Jul 20 17:07:14 2007

Gothic, Lychnis, Bright line brown eye, Buff Ermine, Riband wave & Fan-Foot, all to 25w actinic in the garden,thanks to Jake for helping with the ID's over last week or so.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Jul 19 20:25:00 2007

Gothic, Lychins, Fan-foot, & Buff Ermine

Rest Bay actinic: new for the year included Honeysuckle Moth, Grey Dagger (det.), Garden Pebble, Phoenix, and Dingy Footman. Also a Marbled Green, Ypsolopha scabrella and 16 other regulars.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Jul 19 16:54:10 2007

Heliport coastal path: 11 species of butterfly: Dark-green Fritillary (1), Small Heath (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Peacock (2), Painted lady (1), Large White (5), Small White (25), Meadow brown (30), Gatekeeper (40), Common Blue (40) & Grayling (14 inc. pair in cop.). Moths: Six-spot Burnet (35 inc. 3 pairs in cop.), Silver Y (1) & Shaded Broad-bar (1) + Emperor dragonfly (1). The coastal path was awash with colour, with many wild flowers in bloom. A really pleasant midday walk.
DRWG
Thu Jul 19 16:34:10 2007

Rest Bay actinic: my first Crescent Dart of the year, also Common Footman.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Jul 17 9:35:12 2007

Crescent Dart

Things have picked up a bit over the weekend, but I still seem to be catching the same 30 or so species each night. Had two species new for the garden this morning - Cabbage moth and Slender Brindle, plus a Double Line. On Saturday night, an actinic near Glais produced seven Double Lines - the most numerous species in the trap. On 6 July Single Dotted Wave was new for the garden. On 23 June an actinic at Park wood, Gower, caught six Blomer's Rivulet, but not much else of interest.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Mon Jul 16 13:51:58 2007

This lunchtime, a Hummingbird Hawk-moth and my first Gatekeeper of the year.
Wayne Morris
Treforest, Mon Jul 16 13:08:36 2007

Bargoed: Saturday night provided ideal conditions for 58 different species coming to MV lamp with no wind and good cloud cover, including Buff Arches (10), Straw Dot, Small Elephant Hawkmoth, Elephant Hawkmoth, Double Line (2), Small Angle Shades, Drinker, Buff-tip, Large Emerald, Early Thorn, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Dark Spectacle, Shark, Scarce & Muslin Footman, Short-cloaked Moth (3). Among the Micro's were Phlyctaenia coronata, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Gypsonoma sp and five different Scoparia/Eudonia species still needing accurate identification. Thank heavens for the greenhouse - yesterday's weather was abysmal, I suffered with bad light for all my ID/record photographs.
Bill Jones
Mon Jul 16 12:15:04 2007

Buff-tip, Drinker, Dark Spectacle, Large Emerald, Shark & Short-cloaked Moth

Rest Bay actinic: best were a Beautiful Hook-tip and a Foxglove Pug in catch of 30 species.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Jul 15 17:42:40 2007

40W actinic trap in the garden had a decent selection this morning including new for the year Garden Tiger (1); Herald (1); Riband Wave (1); Scalloped Oak (1); Purple Clay (2); Clouded Border (1); Common Footman (1).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sun Jul 15 17:24:36 2007

I took the opportunity to run my 125 watt Skinner trap at Ton-ty-pel, Cefnpennar (SO 033 015); from 22:00 until the rain arrived, at 03:20. I recorded 77 species, on this mild (13.5 degrees) night. The highlights, in no particular order, were: Ghost Moth, Map-winged Swift, Bordered Sallow, Ruby Tiger, the warringtonellus form of Crambus perlella, Muslin Footman, Common Footman, Scarce Footman, Dingy Footman, Buff Footman, Apotomis turbidana, Eana incanana (a first for me), Pempelia palumbella, Phlyctaenia coronata,Swallow prominent, Double Line, Narrow-winged Pug, Elephant Hawk-moth and Brown-line Bright-eye.
Mark Evans
Sun Jul 15 13:41:13 2007

Best haul for about a month in my MV Skinner this morning after a warm and wet night. Quite a few species that I don't think of as garden moths - Scarce Silver-lines, Pinion-streaked Snout, Yellow-tail and Dingy Footman. Also Gothic, August Thorn, Marbled Beauty and Bactra lancealana new for the year.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Fri Jul 13 12:51:54 2007

My 22 watt actinic garden trap, run overnight, resulted in 28 species, the highlights of which were: Phycitodes binaevella, Phlyctaenia coronata, Pyrausta aurata, P. purpuralis, Bee Moth, Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Scarce Footman (4), Cinnabar, Garden Tiger, my first Antler moth and Dot Moths of the year, and Burnished Brass (always welcome)
Mark Evans
Fri Jul 13 8:12:50 2007

I've just got around to identifying a plain, silvery grey Tortricid, trapped in my garden on the 10th. It was the Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana). The Metcheck online weather forecast is tentatively indicating a possible change to more settled, summery weather in the second half of the month; so take heart.
Mark Evans
Thu Jul 12 20:14:44 2007

Roath: 13 species to MVL including Oegoconia quadripuncta and a Small Ranunculus (2nd of year in garden).
DRWG
Thu Jul 12 18:18:37 2007

Rest Bay actinic: amongst 13 species were Knot Grass, Double Square-spot, Cabbage Moth (2), Scalloped Oak (5), Rustic (2), and just singles of Heart and Dart, Uncertain, Willow Beauty and Garden Carpet.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Jul 12 15:08:31 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: While pootling around a favourite patch of young Salix yesterday afternoon I was pleased to see this lovely specimen of Emperor Moth caterpillar.
Bill Jones
Wed Jul 11 9:47:20 2007

Emperor Moth caterpillar

A single Dark Green Fritillary seen today at Y Graig, Merthyr Tydfil. Nectaring on red clover in a cracking bit of flowery grassland between Gyrnos and the Heads of the Valleys Rd.
George Tordoff
Tue Jul 10 23:35:26 2007

On my posting of 28th of June I included a record for Square-spot Dart - it should have read Double Square-spot. On yesterday's posting I included Triple-spotted Clay this also should have read as Double Square-spot...I'm simply having a few bad Double Square-spot days, it normally wares off!!
Bill Jones
Tue Jul 10 21:03:23 2007

Double Square-spot

Rest Bay actinic trap, over the wekend, produced Ypsolopha scabrella, v-pug, flame shoulder, Agriphila straminella, heart and club, and bee moth amongst 19 species.
Steve Moon
Porthcawk, Mon Jul 9 18:28:15 2007

Bargoed: Excellent 2 hours mothing with home MV Trap from 10.30pm Friday until 12.30am Saturday produced 50 species with an interesting assortment that included:- Gothic, Double-striped Pug, V-Pug, Wormwood Pug, Single-dotted Wave, Muslin Footman, Triple-spotted Clay, Poplar Grey and Grey Dagger, while amongst the more 'exotic' were five Swallow-tailed Moths, Elephant Hawkmoth, Common Emerald, Peach Blossom, Burnished Brass and White Plume Moth. Also the fairly uncommon Pyralid Phlyctaenia stachydalis was taken.
Bill Jones
Mon Jul 9 8:32:42 2007

Phlyctaenia stachydalis, Muslin Footman, Gothic, Common Emerald & Burnished Brass

A short visit to Hirwaun industrial estate resulted in 7 Six-belted Clearwings (lured), Crambus perlella, Crambus pascuella, Eucosma cana, Shaded broad-bar, The Uncertain, Cinnabar, Yellow Shell, Small and large Skippers, Meadow Brown and one Clouded Yellow.
Mark Evans
Sun Jul 8 16:32:50 2007

A correction to my entry, of 7th July. The Ypsolopha mentioned was Y. dentella, not Y. parenthesella, as stated. I got things a little mixed up.
Mark Evans
Sun Jul 8 10:56:46 2007

An overnight minimum temperature of just 5.9 degrees resulted in a poor catch in the garden trap, last night: ten species. Epiblema rosaecolana; Single-dotted Wave; Clouded Border; Peppered Moth; The Flame; Flame Shoulder; Triple-spotted Clay; Bright-line Brown-eye; Light Knot-grass (doing a tantalising impression of Scarce dagger) and The Rustic.
Mark Evans
Sun Jul 8 9:51:49 2007

Mike Hogan and I ran two Skinner traps at Cwm Taf Fechan, from 22:00 til 03:15. 55 species were recorded, the highlights being: Caloptilia elongella, Ypsolopha parenthesella, Paraswammerdamia lutarea, Prays fraxinella (normal and black forms) Olindia schumacherana, Udea olivalis, Perinephela lancealis, Map-winged Swift, Large Emerald, Satin Lutestring, Beautiful Carpet, Sandy Carpet, Satin Beauty, Buff Tip, Swallow Prominent, Small-dotted Buff and Burnished Brass.
Mark Evans
Sat Jul 7 19:50:44 2007

Late morning stroll at Fforest Fawr produced 9-10 Silver-washed Fritillaries, plus Ringlets, Meadow Browns, a Red Admiral and a Large White. This afternoon at Clydach Vale were 4 Dark-green Fritillaries, Large and Small Skippers, plenty of Cinnabars, a Golden-ringed Dragonfly and a Four-spotted Chaser.
Wayne Morris
Sat Jul 7 14:55:12 2007

Nearly missed this Leopard Moth that was on my beans this morning.
Sharon John <sharon.john1@tesco.net>
Sat Jul 7 12:34:17 2007

Leopard Moth

Overnight 40W actinic trap included new for the year Shark (1); Buff Ermine (1); Dot Moth (1); Small Magpie (1) and a Gypsonoma sp. (1).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Jul 7 9:13:08 2007

Today, I found mines of the The Horse Chestnut leaf miner by Llanishen Station (ST1882) and just north of Tonrnhill Crematorium (ST1682). Other mines recorded being Ectodemia louisella on Field Maple and Phyllonorycter stettenensis on Alder.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Jul 6 17:02:25 2007

On the 3rd July, I found a leaf mine of the Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner on a Horse Chestnut in Cyfarthfa park, Merthyr Tydfil. Also seen there was a Comma butterfly, of the form 'Hutchinsoni'. In my garden trap this morning (4th) I had, among other things, an Eyed Hawk-moth, a Turnip Moth, a Pale Mottled willow and a Scarce Footman.
Mark Evans
Wed Jul 4 20:05:14 2007

Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner & Comma

The last of the larvae collected from the Purging Buckthorn bush on 8th June at Oxwich emerged as an adult today, this time Pandemis heparana (Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix).
Barry Stewart
Wed Jul 4 14:11:00 2007

Pandemis heparana

Roath, Cardiff: 11 species including a Small Ranunculus (11th vc41 (9 since 2004) & 4th garden rec.). This species has now been annual in Cardiff (both larval & imago) since 2004.
DRWG
Mon Jul 2 11:40:14 2007

Small Ranunculus

Bargoed: Casual dusk search around home garden plants over the weekend with torch produced a mating pair of Bee moths, White Plume and Buff Ermine. Even allowing for this atrocious weather the exuvia of Southern Hawker was found half way up fence a journey of 6 foot or more from the pond.
Bill Jones
Mon Jul 2 10:41:03 2007

Male and Female Bee Moth

An adult Tissue emerged today, the larva having been beaten from Purging Buckthorn at Oxwich on 08-June-07.
Barry Stewart
Sun Jul 1 19:29:27 2007

Tissue

June 2007

DaveSlade — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:55:59 CDT

A fair catch, of 27 species resulted from a mild, if wet night. Highlights included: Clepsis consimilana (1), Pyrausta purpuralis (2), Bee Moth (2), Thistle Ermine(1), 2 individuals of the normal form of Riband Wave: Ab. Remutata is more common locally; Swallow-tailed Moth (1), Red-necked Footman (1), Turnip Moth (1) and Bordered Sallow (1).
Mark Evans
Sat Jun 30 15:09:41 2007

Recent treats at home – 1) Humming Bird Hawkmoth feeding on red valerian on our patio this lunchtime 2) a Large Tabby (moth not cat!) in the house last night 3) on 17 June, picking blackcurrants in the garden, when I stepped back from the bush, found a pair of mated Currant Clearwings on my trouserleg - who needs pheromones!
Linda & Rob Nottage <rob at nottages dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
Bonvilston, Sat Jun 30 15:08:10 2007

Large Tabby & Currant Clearwings

Roath: 18 species including Toadflax Pug and a Blackneck, which was first record in ST17 since 1976 also new for garden.
DRWG
Sat Jun 30 15:02:28 2007

Piniphila bifasciana - only the fifth county record was the highlight in last night's damp trap. With it being another pine feeding species, it is probably on the increase. Interestingly, Pine Carpet was also new for the garden last night. Belated news of a Map-winged swift caught on 23rd June
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Jun 30 8:47:30 2007

Piniphila bifasciana, Pine Carpet and Map Winged Swift

We've finally seen some butterflies today! Single Ringlet at both Newbridge fields and Bryntirion, Bridgend.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Jun 29 21:39:03 2007

KNNR: N-b 5 Spot Burnet (1), 6 Spot Burnet (1) and report from visiting botonist - Dark-green Frit & Small Pearl-bordered Frit. Moth trap produced: Broom, Lackey, Buff Ermine & Early Thorn. Pinch me its June, more like early November. Plus fen, fragrant, southern marsh, pyramidal common spotted orchids & Marsh helleborines.
DRWG
Fri Jun 29 16:14:07 2007

Bargoed: Home M/V trap produced just eleven species from 11pm until 12.30am last night, the temperature dropped to 38f with almost a full moon to be seen in a clear sky. Double Line, Purple Clay, Cabbage Moth, Square-spot Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Peppered Moth, Dark Arches, Mottled Beauty, Buff Ermine and Uncertain all braved the elements.
Bill Jones
Thu Jun 28 12:37:11 2007

Dark Arches, Uncertain & Purple Clay

I took part in the garden moth survey on the 22 and 23 june and this is what i had in my heath trap over two nights. 1 brimstone / 1 cinnabar/ 1 small magpie / 2 motled beauty /1 light emerald / 1 peppered moth /1 worm wood pug/1 doubled striped pug/ 1 grass moth chrysoteuchia culmella/1 tortricid aethes cnicana/5 heart darts / 2flame/1 light brocade/1 cabbage moth/2grey arches/2 brown line bright eye/1 sliver y/1 garden tiger/2 marbled white spot/1 staw dot/1 buff ermine/1rosy minor.also a vist to nant clydach . which is a wood valley near perthcelyn 1 clouded border / 1 red necked footman.cheers hope of some help
Martin Bevan <MmMartin66 at aol dot com>
Mountain Ash, south Wales Wed Jun 27 15:20:35 2007

Catch of around 50 moths last night included 2 Green Arches, Beautiful Gold Y and Snout.
Dave Beveridge <beverd at caerphilly dot gov dot uk>
Treowen, Tue Jun 26 10:43:29 2007

Green Arches, Beautiful Gold Y & Ghost

Rest Bay actinic produced 4 Silver Y, and a Poplar Grey new for the year.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Jun 25 11:58:23 2007

In a couple of hours, early afternoon, before the showers arrived, I visited a vacant plot, on Hirwaun industrial estate, and in a brief sunny spell, lured three Six-belted Clearwing to API lure. I next met up with Mike Hogan, at a site West of Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, and despite the showers, we had Chrysoteuchia culmella, Green Carpet, Burnet Companion, and two Six- belted Clearwing: the first I've ever managed to lure in Merthyr.
Mark Evans
Sun Jun 24 15:33:59 2007

Bridgend overnight, MV, 65 moths, 25sp. Marbled Orchard Tortrix, Udea olivalis, Udea prunalis, Lackey, Peppered moth, Scalloped Oak and Silver Y all new for the site for the year.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sat Jun 23 10:39:35 2007

A nice article on the Guardian website today here. Mind you, the Guardianistas are a bit sniffy about it!
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Jun 23 7:58:41 2007

One Double Line last night, plus a species new for the garden: Grey Arches
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Jun 23 7:43:00 2007

A single Rush Veneer on the limestone plateau at Lock's Common this morning. Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Jun 22 9:52:35 2007 A reasonable selection of species was recorded around Crymlyn Bog visitor centre last night despite the horrible weather. However, there were only a few species of note including 1 Beautiful Carpet, 7 Eyed Hawk-moth, 15 Double Line, 20 Southern Wainscot & 1 Suspected.
David Painter, Veronica Shenston & Barry Stewart
Thu Jun 21 12:26:13 2007

Beautiful Carpet, Southern Wainscot & Suspected

Bargoed: Gravid female Ghost Moth found on the pavement outside my home this morning, possibly a victim of the heavy overnight rain, very sad to see. Within two feet I picked up a Buff Ermine - very much alive and placed it in a safe area, where it would not be trodden on...'what a hero' !!
Bill Jones
Wed Jun 20 20:35:33 2007

Ghost Moth

A single Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary at Cwm Ffrwd yesterday (just north of the Heads of the Valleys, west of Merthyr Tydfil). Back in Cardiff, only one new species in my garden trap last night: Agapeta hamana.
George Tordoff
Wed Jun 20 8:53:34 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: Some grassland Crambinae from the Parc today included - Crambus pascuella, C lathionellus, C perlella and Chrysoteuchia culmella. Straw Dot and Pyrausta purpuralis also seen. Twenty or so Marbled Whites on the wing.
Bill Jones
Tue Jun 19 21:47:51 2007

Crambus pascuella, C. perlella, Chrysoteuchia culmella

Pyrausta purpuralis & Marbled White

Running my actinic garden trap, last night resulted in 24 species, the highlights of which were: Pyrausta purpuralis (1- new for garden), Garden Tiger(1), Turnip Moth, and Double Line(1).
Mark Evans
Tue Jun 19 19:55:50 2007

Rest Bay actinic: highlight yesterday was a Figure of 80 moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Jun 19 7:14:20 2007

Figure of 80

Pleased to see a single Marbled White on Mumbles Head (17/06)
Tristan Bantock
Mumbles, Mon Jun 18 23:32:05 2007

Bridgend garden, MV trap, 60 moths 23 species. Highlights: Chrysoteuchia culmella, Crambus pascuella, Rush Veneer, Ghost, Spectacle, Swallow-tailed, Foxglove Pug, Willow Beauty, Common Emerald, Double Square-spot and Clay all new for the year. Dark Green Fritillary also noted at Kenfig Pool today.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Jun 17 23:26:42 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: Lively few hours spent between showers at this interesting location last Friday 15th, saw 10 or so Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, good numbers of Large Skippers, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and 2 Painted Lady. The grassland micro's saw countless Glyphipterix thrasonella, glittering golden when the sun hit them, and also possibly Glyphipterix fuscoviridella. Many Crambus lathionellus also disturbed. Finally on the Odonata front my first lone male Beautiful Demoiselle from this location.
Bill Jones
Sun Jun 17 21:57:11 2007

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, Large Skipper & Glyphipterix thrasonella

Highlights from a session at Crawley Bluff, Nicholston last night included Chilo phragmitella, Donacaula forficella, Eudonia delunella, Mecyna asinalis, Lackey, Small Blood-vein, Beautiful Carpet, Fern, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Brown Scallop, Haworth's Pug, Blomer's Rivulet, Small Engrailed, Privet Hawk-moth, Double Line, Striped Wainscot, Clouded Brindle and Bordered Sallow. Also a few male Glow-worms and numerous Grey Bush-cricket nymphs appeared at the lights.
David Painter, Veronica Shenston & Barry Stewart
Sat Jun 16 15:16:59 2007

Brown Scallop & Eudonia delunella

Rest Bay actinic: a single Mottled Beauty and two Scoparia ambigualis were the only additions to the garden list this year in the trap this morning.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Jun 15 16:10:00 2007

A power cut resulted in the garden trap running for only half the night. However, I still recorded 10 species, including Light Emerald and Pale Mottled Willow. A skinner trap run at Twynyrodyn Community school, Merthyr Tydfil,on the 13th, resulted in 33 species, including Diamond-back moth (1), Pandemis heparana (4), Epiblema uddmanniana (2), Small Elephant Hawk-moth (3), and The Coronet (1) Some of the catch was kept until the morning and shown to the children, as part of their events, marking Wales Biodiversity Week.
Mark Evans
Fri Jun 15 8:20:05 2007

Garden actinic trap overnight on Tuesday included new for the year Buff-tip (1); The Flame (1); Flame Carpet (1); Garden Carpet (2); Pale-shouldered Brocade; Bee Moth (1); Foxglove Pug (1) and Pale Mottled Willow (1).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Thu Jun 14 12:53:00 2007

Buff-tip

Thirty species at my garden trap last night, including three new ones: Scalloped Oak, Elephant Hawk and Dun-bar.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Thu Jun 14 10:33:47 2007

White-letter Hairstreaks are flying in southern England and will be emerging in Glamorgan over the next few weeks, records from the target squares in Wales are really needed. If you find some elm, you have an excellent chance of success! Click here for details.Thanks and my apologies for the off topic post
Tristan Bantock <263768@swan.ac.uk>
Wed Jun 13 20:19:00 2007

The highlights from last night, in the garden (21 Spp), were Diamond-back Moth (1), Brown China Mark (1), my first Triple-spotted Clay and True Lover's-knot of the year, a lovely fresh Purple Bar, and a Buff Tip (my favourite moth).
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Wed Jun 13 14:12:32 2007

Cameraria ohridella (The Horse-Chestnut leaf-miner) is now firmly established in Bute Park. I counted about 40 mines on trees scattered around the park, mainly north of the Music College, although this was by no means an exhaustive search!
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Jun 13 14:09:51 2007

Mullein moth larvae on Water Figwort at Parc Taf Bargoed this morning. Yesterday, a rather worn Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary nearby, at Coed Cefn Fforest.
George Tordoff
Wed Jun 13 13:45:22 2007

Two Dark Marbled Carpets were the highlight in the trap this morning. I thought I had one last week, which was inconclusive on external characters, but after dissecting proved to be Common Marbled, so it's nice to get some proper ones!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Jun 13 8:40:12 2007

Dark Marbled Carpet

One Privet Hawk moth this morning - a first for the garden. Andrew Lucas
Clydach , Swansea Tue Jun 12 13:23:12 2007 One Privet Hawk moth this morning - a first for the garden.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach , Swansea Tue Jun 12 13:23:08 2007

57 species in garden trap this morning, the highlight being 2 Double Line and my first Peach Blossom of the year. Have also had a couple of emergences from larvae collected at Kenfig last month, including Pandemis cerasana and Archips podana (from Hawthorn) and Anacampsis populella (from Aspen).
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Tue Jun 12 9:36:25 2007

Double Line, Anacampsis populella & Archips podana

Rest Bay actinic: new for year at this site included Dusky Brocade, Flame, and Hypsopygia costalis. Further records of White Colon, Turnip Moth, Pale Mottled Willow, Heart and Club, Green Pug and Bee Moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Jun 12 9:26:34 2007

Heart and Club

Painted Lady & Red Admiral at Morlais Castle, Merthyr today along with Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly & 6 Broad-bodied Chasers on a nearby pond.
Mike Powell
Mon Jun 11 23:42:02 2007

Bridgend garden overnight,MV trap: our first Perenephela lancealis and Phtheochroa inopiana for the garden among 119 moths of 40sp. Other highlights were Agapeta hamana, Pebble Hook-tip, Flame Carpet, Barred Yellow, Spruce Carpet, Small Seraphim, Dipleurina lacustrata, 1 Poplar and 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, Flame, White Ermine, Buff Ermine, Heart & Club, Mottled Rustic, Treble Lines. Heart & Darts formed most of our catch.
Emma & Mike Cram
Mon Jun 11 22:36:10 2007

Perenephela lancealis, Phtheochroa inopiana and Small Seraphim

My 22w actinic, run overnight in the garden, attracted 25 species, including Celypha lacunana, Crambus pascuella, Bee moth, Buff Arches, the Coronet, Poplar Hawk-moth, Heart and Club and Iron Prominent. While sorting the catch, I noticed two micros flying around my Hart's-tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium). These turned out to be Psychoides verhuella.
Mark Evans
Mon Jun 11 14:14:16 2007

40W actinic overnight on Friday had Cinnabar (4), Magpie (1), Marbled Minor? (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1), White Ermine (1), Brown Silver-line (1), Light Brown Apple Moth (1), Heart and Dart (1) and Eudonia mercurella (1)
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Mon Jun 11 10:51:16 2007

White Ermine

New species at my trap (MV) last night included Miller, Lackey, Buff Arches, Cinnabar and Batia lunaris.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Mon Jun 11 9:37:40 2007

Over the Border: last night (9/6/07) at Dingestow (Monmouthshire) I had a Pempelia formosa to MV. This is a new species for VC35 (so far as I know) and Goater suggests it isn't in Wales. Has it been recorded in Glamorgan? (I'm not aware of any records of Pempelia formosa for VC41 - DJS)
Also a Sycamore & an Orange Footman, both 2nd records for the garden.
Sam Bosanquet <s.bosanquet@ccw.gov.uk>
Sun Jun 10 21:14:15 2007

Pempelia formosa

Bryngarw Country Park (Wales Biodiversity Week moth event): Double Line (2), Mottled Beauty (8), Ingrailed Clay (8), Green Carpet, Sharp-angled Peacock,White Ermine, Buff Ermine (2), and Brown Silver-line. Rest Bay garden actinic produced three new for the year: Bee Moth, Common wainscot and Marbled Beauty amongst 21 species. Kenfig Pool: dragonflies all over with up to 14 Red-veined Darters (some piars in tandem) along south and east shores, where also 20 or more Black-tailed Skimmers (at least 3 pairs in tandem), Emperor (2 males) and Four-spot Chaser(4+).
Steve Moon
Sun Jun 10 13:41:35 2007

Saturday 9th June 2007... Salt Lake car park, Porthcawl. The pyralid Homoeosoma sinuella(7)attracted to the pheromone api whilst attempting (unsuccessfully) to attract Six-belted Clearwing. At Kenfig Burrows during the afternoon a Red-tipped Clearwing was taken at tip & ves at SS802809 ... new for SS88. The specimen is currently at the Kenfig NNR centre if anyone wishes to view it. Also at Kenfig (south dunes)... Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, Small Magpie, Opsibotys fuscalis, Crambus lathoniellus, Painted Lady, Common Blue, Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary, Grass Rivulet & Yellow Shell.
Greg Jones <polydesmus47@yahoo.co.uk>
Sun Jun 10 11:28:14 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: Yesterday's superb weather saw the following macro's during the afternoon at Cwmllwydrew Meadows:- Loads of Burnet Companions, Brown Silver-line, Bloodvein, Six-spot Burnet, Wood Carpet, Spruce Carpet (on Spruce), and Marbled White Spot. Micro's seen included Nemophora degerella both male and female, Anthophilia fabriciana and Brown China-mark with several others needing identification. Nice to also see several Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary on the wing. As a bonus the hoverfly Volucella pellucens allowed me to photograph it.
Bill Jones
Sat Jun 9 22:52:21 2007

Nemophora degerella (Female on the left, Male on the right), and Volucella pellucens

Best catch of the year to date last night - 33 species including new for the garden list: Flame Carpet, Small Fan-foot, Spectacle, Toadflax Pug, Lychnis, Euzophera pinguis, Clepsis consimilana, Phlyctaenia coronata and Eurrhypara hortulata. I also saw Golden-ringed Dragonfly recently, on 7th June near Parc Taf Bargoed. Also in the area were Mullein moth larvae and Crambus pratella. George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Jun 9 11:08:17 2007

In the garden this morning, a dozen species included Pearly Underwing and Dark Sword-grass, together with this year's first Double Line.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Jun 9 11:04:56 2007

Parc Cwm Darran: First Golden-ringed Dragonfly and Keeled Skimmer of the season seen yesterday at the Parc, both about three weeks earlier than last year, the trend continues.
Bill Jones
Sat Jun 9 9:04:59 2007

In addition to getting a very painful thorn in my finger, a quick beat of the large Purging Buckthorn bush in the pony field at Oxwich Marsh today produced a example of the attractive tortrix Phtheochroa sodaliana. This is only the second county (and possibly Welsh) record, the other being at Bull Cliff in 2001 (DRWG, MCP & DS). A few Tissue larvae and a mystery micro caterpillar were obtained, along with an adult Bryotropha desertella, though no sign of any Dark Umber or Brown Scallop larvae yet. If you know of any Purging Buckthorn, it's worth beating for these species over the next month, but be careful of those thorns as my finger's still throbbing!
Barry Stewart
Fri Jun 8 23:26:18 2007

Phtheochroa sodaliana

14 species in my trap this morning, including this Green Arches.
Sharon John <sharon.john1@tesco.net>
Fri Jun 8 20:55:55 2007

Green Arches

Rest Bay actinic: 25 spp including White Colon, Lime-speck Pug (2), Wormwood Pug (2), Common Pug, Freyer's Pug, Mottled Rustic (2), Uncertain (2), Rustic, Shears (4), Heart and Club (5), Heart and Dart (93), Vine's Rustic, Lychnis, Poplar Hawk (male), Riband Wave (dark-barred) and Common Swift.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Jun 8 11:56:52 2007

White Colon

The provisional identification of Teleiodes luculella, taken at Waunwyllt wood on 2 June (see previous comment) has been confirmed. My thanks go to Dave Slade. On the 7th, I found 20 larvae of the Pyralid Pyrausta aurata on Cat Nip (Nepeta Sp) in my greenhouse.
Mark Evans
Thu Jun 7 20:21:19 2007

Bargoed: MV Lamp ran 5/6th June, from 10.30pm until 1.00am produced 30 species of Macro's which included:- Middle-barred Minor, Tawny Marbled Minor, Marbled White Spot, Purple Bar, Red Green Carpet, Mottled Beauty, Common Marbled Carpet,Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Shears and Clouded-bordered Brindle. Received the new concise Waring, Townsend and Lewington, Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, the fold flat design helps greatly with ID - highly recommended.
Bill Jones
Wed Jun 6 22:55:58 2007

Mottled Beauty

Rest Bay actinic: 15 species, including Shears, Green Pug, Willow Beauty, Knot Grass, Lychnis, Turnip Moth. Shoulder-striped Wainscot. Heart and Dart count has reached 114.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Wed Jun 6 10:47:37 2007

Roath: 19 species including Old Lady & The Shears.
DRWG
Wed Jun 6 9:21:21 2007

Old Lady & Shears

At Nant y Crimp SSSI north of Penllergaer on 2 June, an actinic light produced a rather disappointing catch with only Striped Wainscot of note. The same evening in the garden produced two more new species for the site - Dark Spectacle and Mottled Rustic - with Elephant and Eyed hawk Moths. This morning in the garden there were several moths new for the year - Miller, Uncertain and Buff Arches. Out of county, an actinic at Carmel Woods this morning had Lobster Moth, Map winged Swift, Bloodvein, Marbled Brown and White-pinion Spotted, but no elm feeding species, which I'd rather being hoping for!
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Tue Jun 5 16:30:26 2007

What should have been a good night's catch was somewhat spoiled by the five House sparrows that got into the trap. About 80 moths survived the carnage, including the first Light Arches, Middle-barred Minor and Spectacle for the year. A Green Arches was less fortunate. There were at least 20 Heart & Darts among the casualties, and with the survivors there would have been 85 in the trap.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jun 5 8:14:00 2007

Rest Bay actinic this morning included White Colon, Heart and Club, Shears, Cabbage Moth, Vine's Rustic, Pale Mottled Rustic - and a Grass Rivulet!
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Jun 4 7:29:00 2007

Veronica Shenston at Cwm Ivy also reporting catching another Cypress Carpet last night, so it appears the species is well on the way to becoming established. We'll hopefully get one in our garden soon! Veronica also reported Blomer's Rivulet (new for SS49), Dingy Shell and White Colons from her garden last night.
Barry Stewart
Sun Jun 3 17:30:04 2007

Whitchurch Hosp. The highlight being a tick! Cypress Carpet. Following on from two records on Gower last autumn (1st vc rec.), this species has now been seen at Barry Island (31/05) and now in Cardiff. It was reported from Monmouthshire last month too.
DRWG
Sun Jun 3 15:17:31 2007

I ran the skinner trap from 22:00 til 02:35, in forestry, above Waunwyllt wood (ancient oakwood), Merthyr Tydfil (2-3 June). 52 species, including Ancylis mitterbacheriana, Beautiful Snout (7), Scorched Wing (8), Least Black Arches (1), Figure of Eighty (my first for a few years), The Coronet (1), Devon Carpet(2) and Buff Tip. I also took a micro which appears to be Teleiodes luculella: I'll have to get this confirmed (now confirmed - DJS).
Mark Evans
Sun Jun 3 12:10:31 2007

`Over the border`: Red-tipped clearwing out at 11.45 this morning at Pontnewydd SN447 073 near Kidwelly, Carms. Spotted on bramble brake next to path/stream near osier-dominated wet carr. Pheromones not used. Second vcr [first was also mine at Coed Gwempa in 1990 -that one caught on ground, again in wet carr. I still have the specimen].
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>
Fri Jun 1 16:31:41 2007

My first Buff-tip of the year braved the elements to get to the trap last night, along with 53 other moths - 34 of which were Heart and Darts.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Jun 1 12:59:34 2007

January 2007

DaveSlade — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:41:17 CDT

Another Chestnut in the trap last night. I can't be certain it wasn't the same one though!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Jan 31 15:29:07 2007

Ran the MV in our garden last night for the first time this year, and it produced absolutely nothing. Mind you it was pretty nippy.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Wed Jan 31 14:58:19 2007

Anyone interested in helping out with a natinal White-letter Hairstreak survey please check out the following site: www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.
Liz Goodyear and Andrew Middleton have been doing a lot of WLH survey work and have found WLH at almost all elm sites that they have searched in Herts and Midds. Andrew has randomly selected 240 x 10 km squares in England , Wales and Southern Scotland. Within each 10 k square, a monad has been selected and it is hoped that observers will first look for elm in the monad. If none is present, then the adjacent tetrad should be searched and the whole 10 k square if still no luck. Then later, towards the end of June, the elms should be visited for male activity skirmishing above the tree tops. It is hoped to get a good idea over 3 years of the spatial distribution of WLH and to what degree elms may be used as a proxy for WLH distribution. The website is very interesting and provides a lot of information. I'll be doing the Gower square.
Barry Stewart <moonmoths@ntlworld.com>
Wed Jan 31 8:01:04 2007

Ran the MV in the garde last night for the first time this year, and it produced a single Chestnut. Dave slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jan 30 6:55:25 2007

The Chestnut

BRIMSTONE BUTTERFLY AT ABOUT 1.40 PM TODAY AT THE PLAYGROUND JUST BEHIND BRIDGEND RECREATION CENTRE.
EMMA, MIKE AND HOLLY CRAM
Mon Jan 29 14:32:02 2007

Red Admiral flying around the front garden on 27th in the bright morning sunshine.
Mike Powell
Llanishen, Cardiff Sun Jan 28 2:44:02 2007

The 2007 Glamorgan Recorders Fourm takes place on Saturday 17th February, at the Heronston Hotel, Bridgend (10am - 4pm). Speakers include Richard Dodd (Bat Conservation Trust), Greg Jones (County Orthoptera recorder), and Lynne Osgathorpe (Lapwing Project Officer). If you would like more details, or wish to attend, then please let us know (info at sewbrec dot org dot uk).
Dave Slade
Fri Jan 26 10:59:27 2007

My first moth for the year was over the border in Gwent, a single Winter moth last night at Llangybi. Dave Slade
Cardiff, Wed Jan 24 8:37:30 2007

Today am; Pantcadifor tunnel 64 Herald, Cefn-glas tunnel 76 Herald + 1 Peacock also weasel across path on way back to car.
Mark Evans & Mike Hogan
Tue Jan 23 16:55:25 2007

A Red Admiral flying around Penarth town centre on Friday (19th) lunchtime.
George Tordoff <georgetordoff@hotmail.com>
Mon Jan 22 9:34:38 2007

A Small Tortoiseshell has decided to spend a little bit of the winter with me, it's perched on top of my inkjet printer paper feed alongside my desktop (see attached photo), I have to carefully close the curtains each evening so as not to disturb it....pleasant winter company reminding me of warmer days yet to come.
Bill Jones
Wed Jan 17 14:22:26 2007

Small Tortoiseshell
Merthyr/Aberdare tunnel this am; 202 Herald.
M Evans & M Hogan
Tue Jan 16 12:26:06 2007

A Twenty-plumed moth was indoors on the wall of our living room in Bridgend on 10th.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sat Jan 13 23:09:38 2007

Lots of Winter Moths on the wing at present - seem to be flying in most of the lanes around Gorseinon at least! You think they would wait for calmer weather!
Barry Stewart
Thu Jan 11 18:26:45 2007

Red Admiral at Llanishen and Lisvane Res. 10th January 2007.
Mike Pointon <wryneck100@btinternet.com>
Wed Jan 10 13:42:18 2007

Found my first moth of the year in our Gorseinon house today, it being a fresh specimen of Pyrausta aurata. The previous earliest date was 3rd Feb 2001 when Sandra and myself again found one in the house. Both may have been brought in as pupae in the soil used for potted plants?
Barry Stewart
Mon Jan 8 21:53:38 2007

At least 6 Winter Moths found floating on slacks west of Kenfig Pool on 5th January, trapped on water surface by surface tension.
SJM
Kenfig, Mon Jan 8 10:50:53 2007

1 small magpie moth at darrenlas mountain ash .
Martin Bevan
Thu Jan 4 23:24:39 2007

Red Admiral fluttering around at Cardiff Gate on 3 January at lunch time.
W Strong
Thu Jan 4 16:28:00 2007

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