Among other more notable finds was Beautiful Brocade, Small Clouded Brindle, Double Line and Pyla fusca. (All kindly confirmed by Peter.)
Alan
Monday, 22 June 2015
An Obscure Moth
The "mothing" has certainly looked up this weekend here at Derwenlas. My best haul this year 73 moths and 37 species. As I was moving the trap away, lurking underneath [hence looking rather scruffy] was this Obscure Wainscot which Peter has confirmed as a new county record!
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An excellent new county record Alan, especially for the west side of the British Isles, where it is very rare. It is also only the second record for North Wales.
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A set of great moths, Alan! I've still never seen Beautiful Brocade.
ReplyDeleteAnother Obscure Wainscot was recorded 5 days later by Jeny Heard in Montgomery. Hopefully, this could mean that we might see more of this species in the county in coming years.
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