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70.238 Selenia lunularia - Lunar Thorn

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Species account from Moths of Glamorgan
(Gilmore, Slade & Stewart, 2009):

Flying from late April to June and again from mid July to August in broadleaved woodland. Recorded from south Gower where it seems to be present at very low density, but elsewhere it is extremely scarce with only two modern records.



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Moth Records

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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 4 26 Jul 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 5 05 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 3 10 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 11 08 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 7 07 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Port Talbot Docks (North) SS7689 0 1917 H.W. Vivian
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 1 21 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 3 06 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 2 27 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 0 Jun 1980 Rothamstead Insect Survey
The Mayhouse, Sandy Lane, Gower SS547890 1 17 Apr 2003 Sian Musgrave
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 2 04 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Bridgend Paper Mills SS8787 1 07 Aug 1992 Martyn Hnatiuk
Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff (WH1) ST145805 1 21 Jul 1993 David Gilmore
Ynys-y-gerwyn, Neath SS7899 0 May 1866 J.T.D. Llewelyn
Penarth ST1871 0 1898 T.L. Howe
Bridgend Paper Mills (e) SS8887 0 1991 to 1995 Martyn Hnatiuk
Mynydd Garn-goch (east) SS612982 0 1917 J.P. Llewellyn, J.T. Llewellyn
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 3 12 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 2 09 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Sketty SS6292 0 1893 R.B. Robertson
Werfa, Cwmbach SO0216703322 1 22 Jul 2011 Mark Evans
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 1 22 Jul 1978 D.O. Elias
Barry (Sherbourne Close) ST099696 1 17 Jul 2020 Stephen Passey
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 8 03 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
The Mayhouse, Sandy Lane, Gower SS547890 2 14 Jun 2004 Sian Musgrave
The Mayhouse, Sandy Lane, Gower SS547890 3 24 Jul 2004 Sian Musgrave
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 2 02 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR SS5187 0 1900 to 1983 Oxwhich NCC Files
Cwm Ivy Tor SS435940 0 1979 I. Tillotson, R.G. Warren
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 1 23 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 1 26 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias
Taf Fechan #6, Merthyr SO06071040 1 18 Oct 2008 Mark Evans
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 6 01 Aug 1978 D.O. Elias

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