Few more new records

New records keep coming for the site at R&R's in Colwyn Bay with several more added in the last couple of days including feathered gothic (a male) which is a moth I'd not seen before and is the first record for the north west corner of Denbighshire with most seen on the eastern side of VC50. Also centre-barred sallow and a chevron were other new records.

feathered gothic

centre barred sallow

chevron

Recent Moths, Mynydd Bodafon, Anglesey

There are still plenty of moths around up on the mountain. Amongst all the underwings and rustics, I have caught my first Feathered Gothic and Buff Footman recently. Last night amongst about 250 moths were two local scarcities, both of which I have one previous record, Crescent and Haworth's Minor. Both have a preference for wet boggy areas, which are abundant around here! Also three Canary-shouldered Thorn last night.

Crescent



Haworth's Minor

Couple more

Small square spot was new for the year last night while also had second generation pebble prominent.

small square spot

pebble prominent

New records

Several new records added to Conwy RSPB reserve's list after a couple of trapping sessions there this week with R&R and includes this morning's bulrush wainscot while back home had a broad bordered yellow underwing, the first for a couple of years.

bulrush wainscot

broad bordered yellow underwing

Slowing up

Dusky thorn was the only new record at R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight as things slow up before the autumn species start arriving in force.

Pug spotted

A white-spotted pug was among new records at R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight along with, agonopterix arenella, dingy footman and agriphilia geniculea. Back home had a lateish iron prominent and a flounced rustic.

White-spotted pug

agonopterix arenella

iron prominent

flounced rustic

Chi moments

Several more new records for R&R's in Colwyn Bay overnight with grey chi, shuttle-shaped dart, canary-shouldered thorn and flounced rustic. Back home in Penrhyn Bay square-spot rustic and flounced rustic were new in.

Grey chi

Canary-shouldered thorn

square-spot rustic