Lesser cream wave and pretty chalk carpet

Both infrequent in the county from what I gather - the pretty chalk carpet only has single figure records I think. Lesser cream wave from the meadow at Llanerchaeron and the pretty chalk carpet came to a light trap in my garden in Aberaeron. 

Eucosma ??

Got this one yesterday at Llanerchaeron on the meadow. It's not ideal that the rear top of the wing is missing but you can just see a portion of the lighter panel in the wing displayed in E. cana and E. obumbratana. I was leaning towards E. cana. LERC's AI had it down as E. obumbratana but it also has similarity to E. fulvana but I think this would make it a county first. Anyone with a firm thought (just for fun - I am not trying to claim a county first here ☺️).

Pug puzzle

 This small pug was in my trap on 18 June. I took two photographs to try on Obsidentify. One it suggested was Valerian Pug as a 100% certainty; the other it offered Lead-grey Pug at 60%.

I don't think it is Common Pug (central spot absent, white spot on termen appears to be present); we have plenty of red valerian (Centranthus ruber) in the garden, but the nearest Valeriana officinalis I know of is 6 miles away on Tregaron. As for Lead-grey, there is or was cow-wheat less than a mile from here.

Migrants and more

Not many moths in the garden trap last night, but a few migrants was an encouraging sign: Dark Sword-Grass, Silver Y (3) and Diamondback. Later, doing my gardening chores this afternoon, I disturbed a Bordered Straw which had presumably been attracted to the light but avoided the trap.

I visited Cors Ian this morning. Glyphipterix thrasonella in abundance. Highlights were a Scarlet Tiger and several Phiaris micana:

Smell the roses

A short walk (that took a long time!) around the dunes at Ynyslas on Tuesday evening. I was pleased to see Shaded Pug (2), but most noticeable were rose feeders: around 150 Acleris bergmanniana in the slacks and along the side of the golf course, and Notocelia roborana (1) and Hedya ochroleucana (c20). 

Shaded Pug

Acleris bergmanniana

Other highlights included Eucosma campoliliana (c10), Caloptilia stigmatella (1), Crescent Plume (c20), Cydia microgrammana (c10)  and the off-puttingly named Celypha cespitana (1).

Celypha cespitana

More from Llangeitho

 Busy night in the mothing world, last night, and busy for me this morning, going through over 150 moths in and around my home-made LED trap. In all, 51 species, including a Blomer's Rivulet, new for me - and rather surprising, as I am not aware of any elms in the immediate area. A lovely moth.

Others, good to see included Grey Arches, Alder Moth, Beautiful Carpet and Sharp-angled Peacock. Like others, I have had numerous Treble Lines this year, including thirteen on 17 May.

Llangeitho moths waking up

 A mild, damp night (23rd May) gave me a busy morning, with over 140 moths of 44 species coming to my LED trap light. Standouts included Square Spot, Beautiful Snout, Little Emerald, Green Arches, Rivulet and several Peach Blossom. I have the impression that several moths are appearing a little earlier in the season than usual?

Brown Rustic

Little Emerald

Beautiful Snout