Sunday 14 August 2016

Mothlypics







Put the moth trap out in Loughor for Olympic 'Super Saturday. Still rather modest catches with 2 underwings (probably Ephesia fulminae); a Common carpet (Epirrhoe alternata alternata); 10 Willow beauties (Peribatoides rhomboidaria) and 3 rather small Brimstones (Opisthograptis luteolata).

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