A squadron of 38 Elephant Hawk-moths was quite a spectacle as I opened the garden moth trap this morning. Our previous best in over 14 years trapping at our Gorseinon address was 22 on 10th June 1997, so it appears to be a good year for the species, although we are at the peak of the flight period and last night's conditions were very good. Spot the Lime Hawk-moth amongst the elephants, a much more localised species.
The highest catch ever in our area was at Wern-olau, Gowerton on 15th July 1983, when Steve and Sarah Walmsley caught 70 in a single trap.
3 comments:
Great Photo Barry. I think I've spotted the Lime Hawk-moth too.
Thats a great catch there Barry
WOW!!
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