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I've been away enjoying the sunshine and moths of Gower. Some of my sightings there are posted in the GMRG Blog (link on the right) so I won't repeat them here, suffice to say I saw a LOT of new moths, and a lot of more common ones as well. Moths appear to be thriving there!

I have been running my garden trap, for the GMS recording scheme and also last night to give the MV light a go before wet weather returns. The new and interesting moths were:

Bramble Shoot Moth
Pammene fasciana (NFY)
Dipleurina lacustrata
Phlyctaenia coronata
Mother of Pearl
Endotricha flammealis
Wax Moth
White Plume Moth (NFG)
Buff Arches
Small Emerald (lifer)
Clay Triple-lines
Dwarf Cream Wave
Yellow Shell
July Highflyer
Fern
Small Rivulet
V Pug
Scalloped Oak
Poplar Hawk-moth
Scarce Footman
Short-cloaked Moth
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Smoky Wainscot
Common Rustic agg.
Rustic
Yellow Tail
Ruby Tiger
Bird-cherry Ermine
Lozotaeniodes formosanus (NFG)
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
Oak Nycteoline (NFG)
The Cinnabar (NFG)
Acleris forsskaleana
Common Wainscot
Small Fan-footed Wave
Swallow-tailed Moth
Single-dotted Wave
Ruby Tiger
Clay (NFG)
Least Carpet
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