This one had me and another volunteer stumped! Initially I thought it was a macro, it looked to be big enough but I couldn't match it up to anything in the book. I had a flick through my brief micro book but struggled, can anyone help?! Cheers as always!
Looks like Calamotropha paludella to me Rob but wait for others to confirm.
ReplyDeleteCheers for the ID! I've just looked it up and it says they are quite scarce, is that the case in Carms or are they a species I would expect to catch at Llanelli?
ReplyDeleteIt's a moth of marshy areas so WWT perfect habitat. 7 were caught in 2013. Look up Carms moth list as of 2013 on the right hand side of blog. I caught one in 2014. Well done not a common moth by any means
ReplyDeleteAh thanks, will do!
ReplyDeleteI recall that Barry Stewart has had it at Penclacwydd and I`ve certainly had it a few times at Pwll. Nevertheless, a good record!
ReplyDeleteJon Baker has also had it at Cynheidre. It`s a pyralid associated with bulrushes.
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