Migrants

Several migrants to my Aberystwyth garden last night, including Silver Y, Rush Veneer, Dark Sword Grass and one of my favourites, Palpita vitrealis:

Second generation Small Square-spots and Flounced Rustic suggest that autumn is almost here. Vine's Rustics now appear well established.

Tiny micro

 This was reluctant to leave the trap this morning, I believe it is Bucculatrix nigricomella, we certainly have plenty of Ox-eye Daisy around.

Two surprises in Llangeitho

 My trap from last night was pretty full, with over 130 moths of 51 species. Two highlights were a male Four-spotted Footman and a Beautiful Hook-tip, both new to the garden.

Beautiful Hook-tip

Four-spotted Footman

Otherwise, 8 Elephant Hawk-moths managed to cram themselves into the trap, along with a Swallow-tailed moth.

Ypsolopha vittella

A stroll around Plas Crug cemetery yesterday evening was productive. Highlight was what I think is Ypsolopha vittella:

Also Small Dusty Wave and Oegoconia quadripuncta (probably). And 6-spot Burnets, where I have previously only found 5-spots.

Hungry Shark

The shark was back for a third time on the garden fence this morning. Highlights included Dingy Shears, Phoenix, Gold Triangle and Sallow Kitten, and FFY Rosy Footman, Grey Pine Carpet and True Lovers Knot. There were two Crescent Darts and an Elachista sp. still to identify.

At Cors Caron this afternoon there was no sunshine so it was all micros tapped from trees: several Argyresthia sp. including bonnetella, retinella, conjugella and brockeella, as well as Bucculatrix maryella, Paraswammerdamia nebulella, Rhopobota naevana and Pseudargyrotoza conwagana.  A Red Sword Grass caterpillar on Heather was nice.

Epinotia abbreviana

 A highlight of the garden trap last night was what I think is Epinotia abbreviana:

Also Shark and first-for-year Lozotaeniodes Formosana, Clay, Small Blood Vein, Scalloped Oak and Bright-line Brown Eye, but Heart and Darts continue to dominate (which is not to say that my catches have been large).

Pretty Chalk Carpet

 A new unexpected moth for us in the wrong habitat but could possibly be related to the Traveller's Joy in our neighbour's hedge.

Carolyn & Evan