Friday 17 June 2022

Seeing the Changes 1649

Much more activity in the Loughor garden moth trap last night. Various assorted pugs and 3 moths that were difficult to identify. Eleven Willow beauty (Peribatoides rhomboidaria); 2 Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba); 2 Heart and dart (Agrostis exclamationis); a single Herald (Scoliopteryx libratrix) and a single Pale tussock (Calliteara punipunda).

3 comments:

Sue said...

Moths get a lot of bad press, personally I like moths.

Sue Summerhayes said...

Moths get a lot of bad press. Personally I like moths.

Paul Brain said...

There's not much of a difference between moths and butterflies (in the same insect group). I think it's just a few 'bad apples' like clothes moths accounting for the different attitudes. UK moths are much more diverse than butterflies (only just over 50 species in here).

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