Bordered Beauty in Burry Port

 Despite trapping pretty consistently and getting some relatively well-filled traps, I haven't had much of interest. This morning however, I saw a wing peeking out from under an ivy leaf next to the trap.

A bit battered but only my second record.

Also present was my first Cypress Carpet for the year.
 

Striped Hawk-moth at Ffarmers

Slightly belated news - all this hot weather finally produced a good migrant moth in yesterday's trap. Striped Hawk-moth plus 5 Small Mottled Willows.

More micros in Burry Port

 Another warm night produced slightly lower numbers with slightly increased diversity. Notable were some rarer visitors and a new micromoth for the garden.

I have had Apple-leaf Skeletoniser a few times before. It seems to be rare in the county.

Anania coronata is a lovely favourite of mine.

I've had A. hastana once before; they're very variable.

This looks like Gypsonoma sociana, which I haven't seen before.

 

New micros in Burry Port

 The warm weather brought the most successful trap of the year with nearly 50 species and 139 individuals. There were a number of micros in the trap, and I eventually resorted to Obsidentify to firm up my conclusions.

This rather nondescript, relatively large micro, turns out to be Common Zebra Moth, apparently named for its caterpillars. I suspect it wandered over from Pembrey Burrows or even the Gower.

Tortrixes with white dots on their backs abound, and I had two of them. Again the magic app suggested they were both the same species - Epiblema costipunctana - a new moth for the garden.

Other goodies included 25 Willow Beauty and FFY Double Square Spot.
 

My first post in a few years (I think) as I haven't been living in Carmarthenshire but I trapped at my parents' house in Salem on Saturday night. The big excitement for me however was early evening beforehand when we found my first ever Striped Hawkmoth resting in long grass on the lawn.

In the trap itself I had 280 moths of 77 species. Plenty of migrants: 42 Small Mottled Willow, Rush Veneer, Rusty-dot Pearl, Dark Sword-grass, Diamond-back and Silver Y. Highlights for me were my first ever Scorched Carpet and Privet Hawkmoth which I rarely catch.

107 Small Mottled Willows in this morning's trap along with this Eastern Bordered Straw. Other migrants included 26 Silver Y's, 4 Rusty Dot Pearls and a single Rush Veneer.

Moths at Saron, Llandysul

I have never seen so many Silver  Ys. Over the last few days our hay fields and garden have had hundreds of this species. I will check for Eastern Bordered Straw. There are also several Rush Veneers. The highlight for me this week was a Little Thorn (see photo) and a few micros (Cydia ulicetana, Nemapogon cloacella and Tinea trinotella) I had not had here before

 

 

 

 

 

 

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