Time to look in Ceredigion?

 Pachyrhabda steropodes is out - see copies of emails from Sally Hall just S of the Teifi - what about north of the Teifi ie in Ceredigion? It was out today in some quantity near Llanelli (SE Carms). Worth vc46  recorders having a look perhaps? Remember that they are tiny and flit (`float`?) around the fern before re-settling. Pale yellowish white to the unaided eye.

27/4/26 Thanks Ian, I have now found Pachyrhabda steropodes here (at our natural burial site/nature reserve, Saron, Llandysul). I have been searching for this species and today found well over 100 flying around a few soft shield ferns. It was confined to just one area – with a lot of dog mercury – not sure if that is significant. I didn’t have a camera but I did have my close focus binoculars so ID reliable.

21/4/26… this species must be spreading fast. Working in our woods over the last two days and 100s flying around the uncurling soft shield fern.