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73.312 Euxoa obelisca - Square-spot Dart

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

Found on exposed rocky shorelines around Gower in small numbers. A moth labelled as White-line Dart in C.H. Tait’s collection held at Swansea Museum was found to be the county’s first Square-spot Dart. The label showed that it was found at Langland in 1939. No further records appeared until SVW & SW recorded a singleton at Mayals, Swansea on 27.viii.1978. It was subsequently trapped on seven more occasions, all during August except for one on 04.ix.2001 at Cwm Ivy (VS).



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Moth Records

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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Oxwich NNR SS5187 0 1900 to 1983 Oxwhich NCC Files
Heol Gleien SN75881076 1 05 Sep 2013 W. Larcombe
Nitten Field, Mewslade SS423875 1 06 Aug 2006 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Pilton Green, Ty Capel SS448869 1 06 Aug 2004 Steve Walmsley, Sarah Walmsley
Mayals, 50 Owls Lodge SS608904 1 27 Aug 1978 Steve Walmsley, Jim Wright
Langland SS6087 1 Aug 1939 C.H. Tait
Oxwich NNR (central) 1km square SS5087 0 1980 Anthony Simpson
Langland SS6087 1 Aug 1939 C.H. Tait
The Mayhouse, Sandy Lane, Gower SS547890 5 08 Sep 2000 Sian Musgrave
Oxwich SS505875 0 1800 to 2007 Unknown (CCW database)
Glen Moor, Reynoldston, Gower SS468909 1 1997 David Painter
Rhossili Headland (Kitchen Corner) 1km square SS4087 1 20 Aug 1999 Glamorgan Moth Recording Group
Middleton/Pitton SS4287 1 19 Aug 1996 Nigel Matthew
Sea View, Cwm Ivy SS438937 3 04 Sep 2001 Veronica Shenston
Port Eynon SS4685 1 26 Aug 2000 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Whiteford NNR (lodge) SS441944 1 23 Aug 2004 Veronica Shenston
Middleton/Pitton SS4287 1 29 Aug 1996 Nigel Matthew

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