Another Caterpillar
I don’t know if it’s just that I’m noticing them more this year but I’ve just found another caterpillar crawling across the path. This one looks like the larvae of a Drinker Moth to me.
Tagged: Moth Trapping
Caterpillar on our Honeysuckle
I’ve just found a little caterpillar on the honeysuckle, looking for all the world like a little twig. Perfect camouflage, so much so that he almost got pruned along with the other dead twigs. Having looked through some books, it looks most likely to be the caterpillar of an Engrailed Moth.
Ceredigion Moths – More new ones
Another good night for moths last night. Relatively warm, still and plenty of things flapping around the moth trap. I took a look before going to bed and a there were already a one new garden records for me to identify – a very nice little ‘Common Swift’. In the end the haul was just...
Feeding the Bats
I put the moth trap out last night and then went out and sat by it. It seemed more as though I was feeding the bats though as there were loads of them about, swooping down and flying under the pergola and then circling around the moth trap. I didn’t get to see them close...
Garden Updates
Things are coming on well in the garden. The spring flowers are still out but are fading. The Marsh Marigolds have almost finished, the Bluebells will soon follow them. The Forget-me-Nots are still in full bloom though and providing a lovely haze of blue around the garden.. Everything else seems to be doing well though...
Ceredigion Moths – A Busy Night
The weather looked perfect for putting the moth trap out last night, mild, still and a little cloudy. The temperature only dropped to 13.1ºC overnight and there was barely any wind. I put the trap out and sat out there with it for a bit listening to the bats squeaking as they flew past and...
National Moth Night 2010
Unfortunately I was unable to attend the Ceredigion Moth Group National Moth Might meeting as I was competing in the Wotton Triathlon. Several members of the group met up in Greybeards Wood on Saturday night where they were joined by the North and South Ceredigion Bat Groups. Greybeard’s Wood is a privately owned wood and...
National Moth Night 2010
National Moth night is this coming weekend, May 15th to be precise. It is an annual event that is the UK’s celebration of moths and moth recording. The date varies each year to focus recording efforts on different parts of the season. To take part in National Moth Night 2010 all you need to do...
Moth Recording in Ceredigion – A County First
I’ve just had an e-mail from the County Moth Recorder in VC46 comfirming that my recent record of a Chamomile Shark is the first ever recorded in the County. Always exciting when that happens. Alan: Have been conferring with Ian over the last week, pondering your Chamomile Shark record which is a first for VC46....
Flame Shoulder – Ceredigion Moths
It was a little warmer last night, but still dropped to 4ºC so it wasn’t a great night for moths, but at least there were a few in the trap this morning, including a Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) which was new for me and a lovely looking moth 4x Shoulder Stripe 2x Hebrew Character 2x...
