I had just given up and was on my way back to the car after a 20 minute battle with a gusty wind on the north side of Mynydd Llanllwni, and something yellow and black flew past. A dangerous chase across the hillside was successful: Carmarthenshire's 6th record of Wood Tiger!! E.C. Pelham Clinton had 3 on Llanllwni in the 1980s, so it's not a new site, but very exciting. The location is arrowed in the photo.
I saw a few Micros:
Rhopobota myrtillana on Billberry (photo),
Celypha lacunana, lots of
Micropterix aruncella, and a very pale
Bryotropha that needs dissection (photo), but otherwise it was very hard work. My only other Macro, a Silver Y, was disappointing. Still, I'm on cloud 9!
when you find a Silver Y resting on a bilberry-covered mountain you hope it's going to be Scarce!
Brilliant, Sam - many congratulations and very well done!
ReplyDeleteThat is a stunning moth, which appears to be remarkably scarce in South Wales.
ReplyDeleteIt should be on your mountain too, Steve!
ReplyDeleteJust seen the blog - a really great find Sam.
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