15W SYNERGETIC TUBES FOR SALE

 The green tube has UV in the best range and I have always been pleased with its performance in my bucket trap, so much so I bought a bunch of them.

Stored away I forgot them and have just bought a new one from Paul Batty...now costing £12 plus postage.

My originals were £8 and if anyone would like one I have 2 for sale!

I migrate between Cardigan and Tregaron/Aberystwyth so could deliver.

Lazy mothing!

 I put my LED trap out last night, for a small yield, of which the most interesting was a pristine Bordered Beauty (and a couple of hornets).

Bordered Beauty

However, I had recently noticed evidence of moths being eaten in a small barn, presumably by bats. So I check the detritus there from time to time.

Scarce Silver-lines

Usually the remains are of Large Yellow Underwings, Dark Arches and Silver-Y, but last night's was a bit special, with parts of two Scarce Silver-lines. I guess they still count as new to the garden list, even deceased! Hopefully I may see a live one some day.

Old Lady in the trap

 Decent catch last night amounting to 39 macro spp. and 140 individuals. Pick of the bunch was an Old Lady, 6 Black Arches and a couple of Oak Hook-tips.

Burnished Brass daytime nectaring

Flying amongst the Common Blues, Small Copper, Gatekeepers etc. in my paddock in the sunshine yesterday I was surprised to see a Burnished Brass nectaring on Red Clover. An Ear moth was also flitting around and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth had to be rescued from my sunroom.

Small elephant and a Red-necked footman

 David, there should be one record for Small elephant HM south of you as I caught one here in Aberporth July1st 2021.

I was very excited this morning to find a Red necked footman in the bottom of a full trap, a first for me. I remember Arthur Chater telling me that he had once walked into an emergence of a large number up near Black Covert Trawcoed some years ago and thus I have always wanted to see similar; however one will have to do!  Rhos Pilbach.

Busy time in Llangeitho

 The steamy warmth of last night prompted me to trap on a path above a rough grassy bank and adjacent to shrubbery. My reward was dealing with over  90 moths, 38 species. New to the garden were (I believe) a hyperactive Small Yellow Wave, Dingy Shell, and Red-necked Footman. Other nice moths were a Miller and two Waved Carpet.

Red-necked Footman

Dingy Shell in typical pose

Small Yellow Wave - sorry about poor phone photograph

Waved Carpet

A first for Llawrcwrt

 

Small Elephant Hawk Moth

Galvanized by Ina's splendid record, I put out the trap out for the first time this year and - surprise - a new record for Llawrcwrt. I see that Small Elephant Hawkmoths are more common in the north and east of the county. There is only one recent record to the west of Llawrcwrt and none to the south.