Rhos Glendenys Nebo/Cross Inn

 Light Emerald

Talybont garden

 Our 60W Actinic light attracted 34 moth species to the garden last night, 9 of them were micros. The more notable and new for the year are shown below.

Tony & Ina

Small Elephant Hawk-moths

Ghost Moth (f)

Dark Arches

Large Yellow Underwing

Shark

Miller

Map-winged Swift

This Map-winged Swift was a new moth for me in the woodland at my house in Cross Inn last night. Also had my first Drinker for the year after seeing a Drinker caterpillar earlier on Trychrug.

I

July Belle

 We caught this very fresh "Belle" along with 35 other macro species from our neighbour's arboretum last night.  On balance from its features we think it is a July rather than a Lead Belle.

Carolyn & Evan

Red-tipped Clearwing

 After a few unsuccessful searches for this moth, Ina finally attracted it to a pheromone lure near the willow carr on Cors Fochno.

Some Beautiful Moths

 A mild windy night produced 136 moths of 43 macro species from three traps in garden and woodland.  They included these three aptly named beautiful moths.

Carolyn & Evan

Beautiful Carpet

Beautiful Snout

Mottled Beauty

Mottled Beauty f. conversaria

Broom Moth

Treble Lines

             

Talybont moths

 Only 30 moths of 17 species in the garden last night. The following were firsts for the year for us:

Tony & Ina

Shark

Elephant Hawk-moth

Heart and Dart

Treble-bar

Marbled White Spot