Monmouthshire Moth and Butterfly Group
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Friday, 25 April 2025
Friday, 7 March 2025
Redhouse Barns, 6th March 2025
I ran the MV Robinson over-night. This morning I recorded just 4 species:
Common Quaker 5, Hebrew Character 2, Clouded Drab 2 and Acleris literana 1. In 30 years of moth'ing I have never seen the last species before, so was quite excited. Sterling & Parsons says it is common though.
Acleris literana
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Come and join us for some practical conservation to help our moths & butterflies
Wednesday 15th January & 12th February at Blackrock Quarry, nr Llanelly
Gwent Wildlife Trust are running a number of sessions at Blackrock Quarry, a site important for butterflies, to help combat the invasive cotoneaster. These sessions will be supported by Monmouthshire Moth and Butterfly Group and Butterfly Conservation Trust.
Location: Blackrock Quarry, Blackrock, Llanelly, Darrenfelen, Monmouthshire, NP7 0LL (SO217127, petulant.piled.butterfly). There is a layby near the site entrance for parking.
Timings: 10am-2pm on Wednesday 15th January and Wednesday 12th February
Task: Using hand tools to cut back cotoneaster.
For more details and to sign up, please send Kath a quick email at kbeasley@gwentwildlife.org
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Bonfire Night surprise
Redhouse Barns, 5th November
I put out the Robinson MV in sight of a large Holm Oak, in the hope of catching a lot of Spiny Hook-tips. In the morning there was just one Spiny Hook-tip outside the trap which flew away straight away. There was one Radford's Flame Shoulder inside the trap. When I was putting the trap away, I noticed another on the cabling.
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