We set our garden trap last night for the last session of the Winter Moth Scheme for 2014 and felt the odds were stacked heavily against us - continuous rain, cold night, possible snow. Last Friday, for example, we only caught 1 Winter Moth, while last night we were proved wrong - 51 Winter Moths.
Carolyn & Evan
Saturday, 27 December 2014
Sunday, 14 December 2014
Mottled umbers
We put out one trap last night, by the centre at RSPB Ynys-hir, hoping for our first Scarce umber of the Autumn. No luck though just 9 Mottled umber and 1 December moth, but we did get to see the Flamingo later.
Tony & Ina
Tony & Ina
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Oleander hawkmoth
This is the first known record of Oleander hawkmoth in VC46. It was found between Cardigan and Llechryd in a polytunnel on the 21st October, by Clive Wychwood. His photo shows that the moth was a bit worn but it could have travelled some distance to get to Ceredigion. Many thanks to Clive for sending in the record and the photograph.
Tony
Latest Mothy Mutterings
http://www.mothscount.org/article/56/53/mothy_mutterings_november_2014.html
Good Morning All.
The latest Newsletter from BC Mothscount can be found by clicking on the link above. Opens as a PDF.
Some reports on recent exhibitions, meeting, action plans etc., and a piece about the Belted Beauty, which being an ex Lancastrian I found interesting.
Ina
Good Morning All.
The latest Newsletter from BC Mothscount can be found by clicking on the link above. Opens as a PDF.
Some reports on recent exhibitions, meeting, action plans etc., and a piece about the Belted Beauty, which being an ex Lancastrian I found interesting.
Ina
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