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Oleander Hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii) found in a Gwersyllt, Wrexham garden late afternoon.
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Latest news from St Agnes, isles of Scilly from trapping on 29/9/18 is that resident trapper Mike Hicks trapped a Beautiful Marbled (number 3 in 2 nights!!!! for the island!) plus a Convolvulus Hawk
Not bad for a small island to have 3 Beautiful Marbleds over the course of 2 nights!! |
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30th September. Single Radford's Flame Shoulder and Rusty Dot Pearl to 60W actinic along with 2 Silver Y and 6 Delicate.
Dusking on the 29th around the Obvs 3 Dark Sword-grass and 2 Delicate on ivy. |
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Additional Scilly migrant highlight news from 29/9/18:
Clancy's Rustic x 1 - D Price on ivy Clancy's Rustic x 1 - P. Fallon & R. Wall on St Marys at Old Town plus Tebenna micalis x 1 |
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on 29/9/18, 6 moth traps and checking ivy, migrant results were good (but not quite a deaths head!)
Diamond-back Moth x 2 Rusty-dot Pearl x 80 (1 on ivy) Rush Veneer x 3 Vestal x 1 Gem x 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth x 1 (in trap) Dark Swordgrass x 7 (4 on ivy) Turnip x 8 (3 on ivy) Delicate x 3 (1 on ivy) Whitespeck x 78 (67 on ivy) Angleshades x 14 (13 on ivy) Silver Y x 4 Scarce-bordered Straw x 1 |
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Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) on view at Pelistry Farm, St. Mary's.
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Night 29/09: Delicate.
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on 28/9/18 migrant moth totals from 6 traps plus ivy:
Red Admiral x 1 (in trap) Rusty-dot Pearl x 61 (4 on ivy) Rush Veneer x 1 Vestal x 2 Beautiful Marbled x 1 (plus 1 more trapped by D. Price) Silver Y x 2 Angleshades x 29 (23 on ivy) Delicate x 5 Whitespeck x 135 (125 on ivy) Turnip x 15 (14 on ivy) Dark Swordgrass x 1 |
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One Clouded Yellow in a field above Mousehole. The only migrant seen on a walk to Lamorna and back.
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