Anclyis myrtillana (gen. conf.) from Dingestow Court (left), and definite A. myrtillana from Blorenge (right)
The highlight of a series of quick stops between Keeper's Pond and Garn-yr-erw was the Vetch-feeding Tortricid Grapholita lunulana, which I have never seen before. There are just 4 previous Gwent records, although one of them is from a similar area - Steve Williams photographed one near Brynmawr a couple of years ago.
Other nice things in the Dingestow MV that night were Crassa tinctella (2nd Dingestow and Gwent record), Dioryctria abietella, Green Silver-lines and Figure-of-80.
gen det confirmed the Dingestow Ancylis myrtillana - a male with distinctive long narrow adeagus. This is a remarkable record of a wandering Tortricid.
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