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Wales Moth List 2023

Scare merveille du jour

An excellent total of 104 new county records were received from across Wales in 2023. Among these were nine moth species recorded in Wales for the very first time. These were made up of six micro-moths and three macro-moths, the most surprising of which was the beautiful Scarce Merveille du Jour recorded by Rob Hillier at Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire. This moth is otherwise found in the UK in just a few places in southern England.

The other macro-moths new for Wales were Light Crimson Underwing in Monmouthshire and Spiny Hook-tip in Glamorgan. Spiny Hook-tip has only recently been recognised in the UK, having been overlooked as Oak Hook-tip for a few years.

A huge thanks, as always, to all those who recorded moths in Wales in 2023, in particular to the county recorders who supplied details of the new records for their counties.

Wales moth list 2023
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