Garden Moths 14thJuly

A few from the garden last night. 29 species in all including a few not pictured - Garden Tiger, Iron Prominent, Yellow-tail, Buff Arches, Common Carpet,Flame Shoulder, Double Square-spot, Burnished Brass, Peppered, Small Phoenix, Buff Ermine, Grey Dagger, Grey Arches and of course Large Yellow Underwing and Dark Arches.

Buff Footman

Coronet

Crambus perlella

Dotted Clay

Green Pug

Poplar Grey

Yponomeuta padella/malinellus agg.

Cross Inn, Llanon

I'm putting this photo on because I think that this is a Cabbage Moth and it doesn't seem to be well recorded with photos on this blog.

Rush Veneer and Cydia splendana

Caught near Tregaron in a wooded garden 11th July.

Gothic

Thanks to Tony's updated Moths of Ceredigion It is easy to find out more about the status of the moths that turn up in the trap. I see that the Gothic is uncommon so give it an airing here. I had originally thought it was a Feathered Gothic but checking indicated that it was rather early for that. Side by side I can just about spot the difference, but when they are crawling about on an egg box in isolation I find it tricky..

Blackneck

This moth appears to be having a good year. It is quite rare in Ceredigion with only 18 records since 2000 and only 71 in total. We had 3 at Ynyslas recently and another at a site near Bow Street, where it was last recorded in 1971. The distribution map shows several sites with old records (the black dots) so it is worth keeping an eye out for one of these in or around your traps.
Tony

Wave from last night

Thoughts on this one please, could it be Lesser Cream Wave ?

Mark C

Micro Moths at Ynys-hir

The previous post was Tony's record of macro moths on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
I can now add we recorded 33 species of micro moths including the two below, Agonopterix angelicella and Britain's smallest Plume, Adaina microdactyla. I'm sure you can work out which is which!
We must have lost a lot more as the moths were very lively I think due to the warmth and heavy rain shower just as we were collecting the traps, unfortunately we could not give them chance to settle as this was a public event for the RSPB. Well we all enjoyed the fly-past! 💨