I recorded a Gem earlier this year - it is an immigrant and fairly uncommon in Ceredigion. Last night I recorded two more, which made me wonder if these were bred locally.
I also had both Chestnut and Dark Chestnut - Seeing them together makes it much easier to differentiate. The shape of each being a key pointer - especially the wing tips.
Our catch last night included another exceptional 2nd generation moth- this time a Marbled White Spot and this Turnip Moth.
Carolyn & Evan
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| Marbled White Spot |
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| Turnip Moth |
A walk along the coast path at Llanrhystud on Sunday. Best moth was this Vestal on the shingle, which was happy to pose on my finger. Also two Rusty-dot Pearl and a Silver Y.
There's been little to get excited about in the garden trap recently. Square-spot Rustic appears to be having a good year here (Aberystwyth), but only four last night, equalled by E. angustea. Otherwise Black Rustic (3), Feathered Ranunculus (2), Spruce Carpet (2), Pale Mottled Willow, and a Silver Y.
T. acroxantha appear to be trying to colonise the house. I think I understand where it gets its vernacular name.
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| Pale Mottled Willow |
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| Feathered Ranunculus |
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| Black Rustic |
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| Eudonia angustea |
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| Spruce Carpet |
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| Scalloped Hazel |
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| Green-brindled Crescent |
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| Red-line Quaker |
Just to let you know that Pete Skinner is not ignoring blogs on here but for some reason the blog has decided he should not comment on posts.
Normal service should be resumed as soon as possible.
Ina
Recent trappings here have produced very modest yields, in the 20s and 30s and last night was no exception with just 31 moths, 18 species.
But...
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| Clifden Nonpareil |
...near the bottom of the trap was my first Clifden Nonpareil. I had changed the trap light to one with eight, rather than four LEDs, along the lines of that developed by Gunnar Brehm, but I think the CN was luck rather than three extra UV LEDs.
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| Clifden Nonpareil and Feathered Gothic |
Others included Brindled Green (also new to me), Rosy Rustic, Light Emerald and a Rusty-dot Pearl. Sometimes, quality is preferable to quantity!
