A poor catch with a bonus...

 My West Llanelli garden trap was not exactly full of variety last night (5/9) but at least two migrants provided interest though one - the larger individual - was not in the trap, but resting on an adjacent wall. The smaller moth was dapper and unworn whereas the same could not be said of the other which, nevertheless, cheered me up as it was the first time I`ve had this species at my present location (I had previously caught it on more than one occasion at my Pwll garden).

                                                 Above: vestal and convolvulus hawk-moth

A Beauty in Bynea

 Tim Reynolds recently posted a photo of a Clifden Nonpareil that he found at Pencoed-isaf, Bynea (E of Llanelli). I`d love to stumble across a pristine CNP like this (especially as it comes with a bonus £1!).

Yellow Belle

 I was pleased to flush this yellow belle at a brownfield site to the immediate NW of the North Dock, Llanelli; it is typically a species of coastal dune grassland in southern Britain. Indeed the former industrial premises were built on sand dune habitat. This particular area also held Essex skippers in July and, today, a clouded yellow flew quickly by - hopefully a good omen for my garden moth trap which will be lit up tonight.

Dun-bar

 Nothing special about this, just a test post as I had been having trouble entering stuff!

After poking around a bit it seems fine now.

Dun-bar 11 July 2026

Some recent moths

 Nothing particularly interesting over the last week, with the only migrant of slight interest being a vestal on 30/8; a treble-bar on the next night was presumably a local wanderer from local brownfield habitat where its food-plant Hypericum spp (St John`s Wort) grows.

                                                    Above: vestal and, below: treble-bar

L-album Wainscot in Pontyberem this morning. Usually a coastal species.

Possible Cosmopolitan in Burry Port

 I found this moth outside the trap thinking it was an odd wainscot.

When looking closely, I noticed it's size, shape and the dark shoulder marks. Most importantly I noticed the white spots on this very worn moth. Far from reminding me of a Wainscot it started to remind me of White Point. Obsidentify suggested there's an 84% chance that this is Cosmopolitan. But could it be a worn White Speck? The shape doesn't seem right for that. Any ideas? 

 I have looked at the hindwings and they appear pure white, which indicates Cosmopolitan.