Sunday 14 June 2015

Gordon Road, Blackwood

A rather wet night on Friday 12th June resulted in by far the best haul of moths so far in 2015 - at least 135 moths of 43 species including 15 NFYs.
By far the most interesting of the haul was a first record for VC35 for the micro moth Crocidosema plebejana which has been confirmed today with Sam Bosenquet, It is a scarce moth which usual inhabits coastal habitats, but does undergo migration movements in suitable conditions.


5 comments:

  1. This is my first posting - probably the first of many.

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  2. Welcome to the Blog Kevin. Congrats on a VC 1st!
    The more people who Blog the better and its also good if people post comments too.

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  3. Nice vc 1st Kevin. Look forward to reading more of your posts & seeing what other vc trappers are finding on the wing.

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  4. Welcome to Gwent's biological recording community.

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  5. Great first post Kevin, well done on the VC 1st. Look forward to hearing more about the moths of Blackwood.

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