Rare clearwing moth spotted
| 12:55 UK time, Monday, 20 July 2009
This just in from the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's Gilfach Farm nature reserve.
We've just had a report that the Welsh clearwing moth sighting at Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's Gilfach Farm reserve, last week has been confirmed.
The Welsh Clearwing has always been rare in the British Isles, only occurring in small parts of
Have you seen any unusual moths or butterflies in your garden?
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Gull
Moths on BBC Wales Nature
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
BBC News article from 2006
UK Moths: Welsh Clearwing
Comment number 1.
At 13:37 20th Jul 2009, gull wrote:I saw an unusual moth on my garden shed door yesterday.
I actually thought it was a wood shaving so blew it off the door and it flew away...I think it was a Common Plume moth.
It was the colour of sun bleached wood and had the thinnest wings of any moth I've ever seen.
https://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/moths%20p4.html
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