The purpose of this note is to update the blog regarding some recent significant or otherwise interesting sightings made by various Carms recorders. On 16/6, Arfon Williams had a yellow-legged clearwing to pheromone lures at RSPB Dinas (Rhandirmwyn) and a fine photo (AW) of this moth is shown below:
A striped hawk-moth, caught (21/6) by Belinda Jackson in her garden trap west of Carmarthen was the most exciting migrant caught during the recent immigration period. Again a first-class photo (BJ) is offered below:
Laura Moss recently sent me an excellent photo of Pachyrhabda steropodes larvae spinnings. Note the two orangey elongated shapes in the photo and that the sporangia are missing = eaten, under soft shield-fern fronds (its food-plant ) at Llangynin (NW of St Clears). Something to look out for! Photo below:
I`ve also been informed by Theresa Greenaway of the capture (and subsequent release) of a lunar hornet clearwing in her polytunnel at Cilgattw, Felingwm (between the Tywi valley and Brechfa).
Whilst on the subject of clearwings, I read on the Ceredigion moths site (link given on this blog page) that they have successfully attracted Welsh clearwings (several individuals) to pheromone lures at one site. I`m pretty confident that the old birches in the Dinas-Allt Rhyd y Groes area near Rhandirmwyn (and elsewhere locally) may hold this iconic moth. Now is the time to try - they prefer old birches in open situations and have been caught mid-morning onwards. The Ceredigion blog site also reports the capture of two small marbleds in that county - one that I`d hoped to get (but did n`t!) during the recent influx. I`ll do an update regarding my recent moth recording shortly.
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