The weather here in West Wales finally turned as warm as everywhere else yesterday afternoon so we decided to have a moth trap last night. It turned cold about 10.00pm so that could account for lower numbers than we'd expect at this time of year. They are still not showing in the volumes that we'd hope to see. If you're interested in butterflies and moths it is a worrying trend. To date, aside from the ever successful Cabbage White, we have only seen four butterflies we need to keep track of - Orange Tip, Red Admiral, Painted Lady and Speckled Wood. There should be more of them out there so we're hoping for a change in the weather (warmer please!) and a reversal of fortunes......
We had about 25 moths this morning to record and it was lovely to see a White Ermine (above) and an Angle Shades (below).
This little chap is a Spectacle Moth - so called because when you look at him head on........
........you can see he's gone to Specsavers!
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