Another public trapping.

Marvellous Moths

Date/Time
Date(s) - 20 Aug 2016
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

“Marvellous Moths” event at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre. With support from the Ceredigion Moth Group.

Did you know there are 2000 species of moth in the UK?

Come and meet some moths on Saturday 20th August at 10am. 

We’ll set moth traps the night before, then open them on Saturday morning to identify the moths we’ve found before we release them.

All welcome – ideal for children and beginners.

Booking not required.

Refreshments available (donations gratefully accepted to help with the management of our 40 acre nature reserve).

Mr & Mrs Four-spotted Footman

In her garden near Llanrhystud, Aline reported not one but two Four-spotted Footman, a male and a female in the same trap. There are only 20 previous county records for this nationally scarce moth and 8 of those have been recorded by Sarah at Aberporth in the last three years.



Female

Male

Tony


 

Distribution map for Ceredigion



Bordered Beauty

Found this Bordered Beauty on a wall in Talybont yesterday afternoon...never get them in the trap.
Who needs a moth trap anyway??!!  ;-)

Ina

Help needed to identify

Can anybody tell me if this is a Red Twin spot carpet or a Dark Barred? I think it is the former but I am learning!

Dingy Shears

Good variety last night, if low numbers (only two large yellow underwings!), in the garden trap. Highlights were a faded Dingy Shears, Pebble Hook-tip, Grey Arches and Herald.

Simon

A Random Selection

Moths from the last couple of days, mostly from raised bog areas.
I wanted to turn this into a quiz...but we have no prizes! Just enjoy.

Mother of Pearl - Pleuroptya ruralis

Diamond-back - Plutella xylostella

Blastobasis adustella

Northern Eggar - Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae. A female f/wing length a full 36mm even with some missing.

Rush Veneer - Nomophila noctuella

You know who we are!

A couple called 'Rosy'

Scarce Footman

Endotricha flammealis

Round-winged Muslin

Barred Rivulet

Dotted Clay

Lackey

Southern Wainscot - top

Southern Wainscot - front (headband just visible)

Marsh Oblique-barred (NOT a micro)

Hope you like them, pretty obvious this was me not Tony due to the number of micro photos!

Ina

Welsh Wave distribution map

In response to David's query here is the distribution map for Welsh wave in Ceredigion.

Tony