The Dun-bar
Square-spot Dart
Phycita roborella- quite a nice moth which looks a bit scarce in North Wales. Anyone know how many records there have been?
Sunday, 12 August 2012
The moth traps have been catching larger numbers in recent nights, with almost 400 moths of 37 species in one trap this morning. The highlights included a Dun-bar (about 7th record for the island), Straw Dot, Square-spot Dart (National Scarce B), Phycita roborella (new for Bardsey) and Acleris aspersana. In the mountain top heath trap, there were 622 True Lover's Knots!
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Hi Ben,
ReplyDeleteQuite a few records of P.roborella From N.Wales.
I get them frequently.
Square-spot Dart is a great record,have you had GD identification? so many of my hoped for S.Q.Darts turned out to be White-line Darts which come in a bewildering variety in my area.
John.
Hi John,
DeleteS.Q. Dart was first found on Bardsey in 1965, and since then there have been quite a few records, though more so in recent years. For example 77 were trapped in 2010. I am not entirely sure whether any have been sent off for dissection, although it sounds like its worth doing just in case.
Ben