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73.042 Acronicta menyanthidis - Light Knot Grass

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

Found on open moorland, principally in the Merthyr area, with records at Merthyr Tydfil 1900 (GF), Merthyr Common 01.v.1997 (DRWG, MCP), Bedd-y-Gwyddel 03.vi.1998 (BS, SJS), Abernant 26.vi.2001 (ME), though also recorded at Llantrisant 21.vi.1899 (EJ), and three times on Gower; at Mayals 29.v.1978 (SW, SVW), Cefn Bryn 27.vi.1941 (CHT), Swansea (unspecified) 03.vi.1941 (CHT) and Clyne May 1944 (CHT).



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Moth Records

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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Nelson Bog (WPIS). WPIS Sample 2 ST125956 1 1988 Welsh Peatland Invert. Survey
Mayals, 50 Owls Lodge SS608904 1 29 May 1978 Steve Walmsley, Jim Wright
Nelson Bog ST125956 0 10 Jun 1988 to 11 Aug 1988 P.R. Holmes, D.C. Boyce, Dave Reed
Llantrisant (Evan John site) ST0483 1 21 Jun 1899 Evan John
Merthyr Common (Twynau Gwynion) SO065105 1 01 May 1997 David Gilmore, Mike Powell
Mynydd Aberdar, RCT/MT border SO0234005018 1 01 Jun 2012 Mark Evans
Seven Sisters (Forestry margin) SN826088 1 11 Aug 2013 Richard Smith
Blaen-nant, Abernant SO0204 1 19 Jun 2013 Mark Evans
Bedd-y-Gwyddel SO0006 1 19 Jun 1998 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Bryn-du & Ty'n-y-coedcae SO0007 0 24 Jul 2007 George Tordoff
Twyn Blaen-nant, Abernant SO025042 2 26 Jun 2001 Mark Evans
Blaen-nant (S.East) SO0204 1 22 Jul 2021 Mark Evans
Clyne SS6190 1 May 1944 C.H. Tait
Cefn Bryn SS504907 1 27 Jun 1941 C.H. Tait
Cefnrhos-gwawr plantation SN9801701049 1 06 Jun 2014 Mark Evans
Merthyr Tydfil (G. Fleming) SO0406 0 1900 to 1927 George Fleming

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