Posts tagged with: moth trap

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A Delectable Sample of Moths

This post focuses on Kenfig Nature Reserve’s moth monitoring for Wednesday, April 30th. We set out two moth traps the previous night and were delighted to find a bounty of moths, all ready for us to inspect.  UK moth trapping... Read More

Moth Monitoring at Kenfig Nature Reserve

Volunteers are essential to the management of Nature Reserves. Kenfig Nature Reserve has two groups of volunteers, meeting every week. One group meets on Wednesdays to help with monitoring and identification of species, and the other on Thursdays to carry... Read More

Poplar Hawk-moth

At last, I captured my first Hawk-moth in moth trap this month. Hawk-moths are impressive medium to large moths, often strikingly coloured, and include the biggest moths in Britain in terms of wingspan and body size. They are known as... Read More