Lanmelin Hillfort, Llanvair Discoed
6th and 12th May 2021
A wander through the wood and and around the Hillfort on both the 6th and 12th produced a few daytime sightings. Micropterix tunbergella (Red-barred Gold) was spotted on the Wednesday 12th was nice to see although I have spotted it here before in previous years.
However a visit here on Thursday 6th turned up a couple of Pancalia leuwenhoekella (Violet Cosmet) on the upper ramparts of the fort. They were quite lively in the sunshine and difficult to follow over the foliage but I managed to get photographs eventually. There are not a great deal of records of this micro in the county with a mostly south-east bias of findings so far around 5 sites I think. It was a exciting new micro for me and one I'd like to see again as it's visually quite eye-catching.
I was unaware it had been discovered here at Llanmelin before. This did not distract one little bit from my finding them myself, as if a brand new discovery, for it was in one sense, for me .
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