0371 Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis | 0326 Phyllonorycter blancardella |
|
The first county record in at least 50 years was found at Pontrobert. (TS). July 2011 | New County Record
- leaf mine from Middletown (DB). Oct 2011 | |
1426 Lesser Wax Moth Achroia grisella | 1400 Antigastra catalaunalis | 1404 Hymenia recurvalis |
New County Record - Commins Coch (PRW). Oct 2011 | New County Record
- Middletown (DB). Another scarce migrant species which may be
new to Wales, and for which discovery details can be found on the blog. Oct 2011 | New County Record
- Commins Coch (PRW). Recorded less than 20 times in the
UK, this African migrant might be a first for Wales? Details of
its discovery can be found on the blog. Oct 2011 |
1745 The Mallow Larentia clavaria | 2432 Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni | 2115 Rosy Marsh Moth Eugraphe subrosea |
The first county record since Oct 1987 (MT, Newtown). Trapped at light, Middletown (DB). Sept 2011 | New County Record - Cors Dyfi (MW). A full account of the discovery of this rare migrant species can be found on the blog. Sept 2011 | The first county record since 1990 of this rare Red Data Book species. Trapped at light, Cors Dyfi (MW). Aug 2011 |
0217 Nemapogon wolffiella | 0828 Caryocolum viscariella | 2329s1 Confused Apamea
furva ssp. britannica |
New County Record
- Middletown (DB). Aug 2011 | New County Record
- trapped at light, Llanfyllin (MDH). This moth was found to be a male (gen det by ANG). Aug 2011 | The first record since 1976, trapped at Llwynderw (RB). Aug 2011 |
0388 Prochoreutis myllerana | 1801 Barred Carpet Perizoma taeniata | 0065 Stigmella speciosa |
New County Record
- from Commins Coch, 10th August (PRW). Aug 2011 | New County Record
- found fresh dead at Llawr-y-glyn Nr.Trefeglwysi (DEC) in July. July 2011 | New County Record
- leaf mine from Middletown (DB). July 2011 |
0853 Anacampsis populella | 0412 Argyresthia pygmaeella | 0965 Cochylis hybridella |
New County Record
- found at Cors Dyfi (MW) in early July, the species was then retrapped a week later at Cors Dyfi during the MMG event. July 2011 | New County Record
- discovered in June at Morben ISAF
(PB). July 2011 | New County Record
- Trapped
at light during the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July
(PRW et al). July 2011 |
1183 Epiblema foenella | 1520 Hellinsia osteodactylus | 1781 Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata |
New County Record
- Trapped
at light during the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July
(PRW et al). July 2011 | New County Record
- Trapped
at light during the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July
(PRW et al). July 2011 | New County Record
- Trapped
at light during the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July (PRW et
al). At least 3 individuals were present of this species which
previously had been recorded in North Wales just once. July 2011 |
2088 Heart & Club Agrotis clavis | 1086 Hedya salicella | 1813 Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata |
New County Record
- Trapped
at light during the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July
(PRW et al). This species was found to be present in good numbers. July 2011 | New County Record - Middletown (DB). June 2011 | Trapped
at light at Commins Coch (PRW), a rather battered specimen was the
first to be recorded in Montgomeryshire since 1990. However, a week
later, we held an event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July and the
species was found to be plentiful there. June 2011 |
2412 Silver Hook Deltote uncula | 0186 Psyche casta | 1147 Epinotia cruciana |
New County Record - Cors Dyfi (MW). June 2011 | New County Record - Cors Dyfi (MW). Larval case also found and photographed near the adult moth. June 2011 | New County Record - Cors Dyfi (MW). June 2011 |
0131 Incurvaria oehlmanniella | 0726 Metzneria metzneriella
| 1106 Lobesia reliquana |
A record from Derwenlas (AT) is the second confirmed for Montgomeryshire and the first since 1978. June 2011 | New County Record - Middletown (DB). June 2011 | New County Record - Commins Coch (PRW). May 2011 |
0768 Carpatolechia notatella | 0266 Bucculatrix nigricomella | 0968 Cochylis nana |
New County Record - Trapped at light during the MMG event at Dolforwyn Woods Nature Reserve (PRW et al). May 2011 | New County Record - Middletown (DB). May 2011 | New County Record - Cors Dyfi (MW). May 2011 |
1633 Small Eggar Eriogaster lanestris | 1674 Little Emerald Jodis lactearia | 0516 Coleophora trifolii |
Having
significantly declined in Britain the Small Eggar was thought to have
disappeared from Montgomeryshire until it was rediscovered breeding at
Middletown (DB) in the extreme east of the county. A remarkable find,
and yet, on the same day as the Middletown discovery, a larval tent of
this species was also found in Montgomery (NRS). May 2011
| A record
from Commins Coch (PRW) on 15th May was the first in the county
since 1993. Another individual was trapped 9 days later at the
same site. May 2011 | New County Record - Middletown (DB). May 2011 |
1132 Epinotia subocellana | 0776 Teleiopsis diffinis | 2162 Glaucous Shears Papestra biren |
New County Record - Middletown (DB). May 2011 | New County Record - Trapped at light, Llanfyllin (MDH). May 2011 | Not
seen on the county since 1977, one was finally recorded at the
MMG event at Llandinam Gravels 23/4/11 (PRW et al). A
second individual was then trapped 3 days later at Commins Coch (PRW),
and a third 3 days after that (RB). Then, another appeared
(SS)... and another (PE).
All five records were from widely separated parts of the county. They
are like buses these moths... April 2011 |
2014 Chamomile Shark Cucullia chamomillae | 1070 Olethreutes mygindiana | 0328 Phyllonorycter junoniella |
New County Record - Trapped at light, Llanfyllin (MDH). April 2011 | New County Record - reared from cowberry leaf spinnings from the Berwyns (ANG/JEG). April 2011 | New County Record - reared from collections made in the Berwyns (ANG/JEG). April 2011 |
1009 Philedonides lunana | 0127 Emmetia angusticolella | 1187 Epiblema costipunctana |
New County Record - Berwyns (ANG/JEG). March 2011 | New County Record - Llanymynech Rocks (BHf & SBv). July 2010 | New County Record - Llanymynech Rocks (BHf & SBv). Picture is from the MMG event at Llanymynech Rocks on 2nd July
2011 (PRW et al), at which the species was also found. July 2010 |