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Today’s Moths
Yes, at long last I put the moth trap out last night. It was a gorgeous night with light winds, clear skies and temperatures only dropping to 15ºC – are you sure this is Wales at the end of September....
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Moths at last
I put the moth trap out again last night and after a couple of non-starters where we’ve had no moths at all, we finally had some. Only two mind you, but it is a start. In the box this morning were: 1x...
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Moths in the Garden
As usual when writing a blog post about moth trapping I shall start it with a confession that the trap hasn’t been out for a very long time again and then make excuses about the weather. It really has...
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Summer Moths
At last, we had a taste of summer here over the weekend. Clear blue skies, seabreezes and temperatures up to almost 20°C. Not only did Morgan and I manage to go for a swim in the sea on Saturday and...
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A Big “Box ‘o’ Moths”
Wow, loads of moths in the moth trap on Wednesday Night. Literally hundreds of micros and close to 150 macro moths from over 35 different species as well. Here’s the trap before I opened it. Box of...
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Last Nights Moths
We put the moth trap out again last night, but with cooler temperatures and stronger winds there weren’t quite so many moths come the morning as there were the other night. That did of course make...
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Moth Trapping
On our way home from a swim in Aberydtwyth last night there were loads of moths in the headlights so I decided to put the moth trap out. Unfortunately the wind filled in quite a bit overnight getting...
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More August Moths
Temperatures remained above 15°C last night, with a little bit of rain and some mist, but we had a fairly good collection of moths in the trap this morning. 72 moths in total from 23 different species,...
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Black-banded Moth in Ceredigion
It may not be the most exciting of moths to look at, but it has caused some excitement here today. Black-banded Moth It’s a Black-banded moth (Polymixis xanthomista) that I found in the trap last...
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April Moths in Ceredigion
It still isn’t warm here but temperatures have at least made it into double figures for the past few days. It got to 12°C here yesterday and pretty much stayed that way all night as well with a minimum...
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The Moths of Summer
Day 6 of Summer is here and after collecting strawberries from the garden it was time to inspect the moth trap that I’d put out last night. Fresh Strawberries from the Garden It’s been a while since we...
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Moths Galore
Despite having to compete with an almost full moon, we were greeted with loads of moths in the trap this morning. Temperatures only dropped to 16.2ºC and winds were light. As well as loads of Caddis...
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Glamping in the Garden
We have visitors coming this weekend – Well, actually they are arriving Sunday night for a couple of days. It’s my Sister Trudi, her boyfriend Mike and he children Kia an Shaun. As we only live in a...
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Moths and Fireworks
We put the moth trap out last night and then had a nice surprise as there were fireworks at the caravan park so we stood in the garden watching the fireworks whilst moths flew around the trap and bats...
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Spring Moths
It’s been ages since we put the moth trap out. The last time was back in August last year. Terrible I know, but the weather hasn’t been kind and we’ve been busy so finding an evening where it wasn’t...
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A New Garden Moth – Pine Carpet
Morgan and I managed to put the moth trap out over the weekend. There weren’t loads of moths in it by the morning, just 12, but the trap did have to compete with the new garden lights so that may have...
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Masses of Moths
Loads of moths in the moth trap last night: 1x Ruby Tiger 2x July Highflyer 2x Heart and Dart 1x Crescent Dart 6x Shuttle-shaped Dart 3x Common Footman 1x Rustic 1x Drinker 1x Scalloped Oak 1x Elephant...
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Pink-barred Sallow
We put the moth trap out the other night. There wasn’t a huge number of moths in it by the morning but there was a new garden record for us in the form of a Pink-barred Sallow. Pink-barred Sallow...
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No, not a record in numbers, but just a new species for the garden, a lovely little Flame Carpet. Here’s the full list from last night – A nice manageable 45 moths from 18 different species. Enough to...
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The weather is nice at the moment so after a nice geocache walk with first the beavers and Cubs, and then the Scouts last night we put the moth trap out. We aren’t getting huge number of moths at the...
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