Good to see a Small Ranunculus caterpillar on Prickly Lettuce in Llandaff today, as I missed the adults this year. #MothsMatter

A wildlife highlight from our family summer holiday on Isles of Scilly was this Southern Green Shieldbug (Nezara viridula) nymph on St Martin's - seemingly the first Scilly record of this species. Thanks to Tristan Bantock & Bob Dawson for the info.

Jersey Tiger new for the Llandaff North garden last night. There have been quite a few Cardiff records this month but I thought I'd missed out while I was away on hols. I don't mind the tattiness of this individual, still a stunning moth. #MothsMatter

These Agonopterix subpropinquella adults emerged recently, reared from larvae found in rolled leaves of Greater Knapweed on Gower in June. Not the hoped-for A. pallorella, but still nice to see, especially the dark-fronted form. #MothsMatter

Sciota hostilis is only known to breed at 2 sites in the UK. We failed to find larvae at the Warwicks site y'day - no records there since 2011 (concerning, though it can be hard to find). Good to see several other uncommon Aspen associates though - see captions on photos.

Unexpected 1st species record from the new footbridge over the railway by our allotments - the longhorn beetle Pogonocheirus hispidus. National Longhorn Beetle Recording Scheme SEWBReC

Little update - looks like yesterday's Porter's Rustics may well be the first for Wales Migrant Lepidoptera

Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) caterpillar from Wild Privet in Wiltshire this week. Not seen one of these before. #MothsMatter

A pic of the 'big blue' on its release this evening, taken by my daughter. It flew straight up in the air, up and up, until we lost sight of it. Nice to see one in such good condition. Only 2nd record here in the Llandaff North garden, and 1st since 2020. #MothsMatter

A couple of nice leaf-mine records on a family visit to Porthkerry at the weekend, both 2nd Glamorgan records: Stigmella poterii on Salad Burnet on slumped coastal cliffs Caloptilia honoratella on stunted Sycamore on the pebble beach, 1st breeding record in Wales #MothsMatter

Coleophora taeniipennella larval case on Sharp-flowered Rush near Draethen. Never looked for these before, spotted a patch of the plant and there it was, found within seconds. Why can't it always be this easy?! (I suppose that would be boring) Only 3rd VC41 record. #MothsMatter

Led a bryophyte walk for WildlifeTrustSWWales 🦡🐬 Bridgend Group today, but the mosses & liverworts were upstaged by caterpillars. Lichened form of Scalloped Hazel on Ash, and Pebble Hook-tip on Alder. #MothsMatter

Four of the five Palpita vitrealis in the Cardiff garden trap last night. Never had more than one of these in a moth trap before! Migrant Lepidoptera

Several occupied leaf-mines of Stigmella anomalella on our rose bushes this week. Despite being found in the garden pretty much every year I've never once seen the adult moth! #MothsMatter

Don't think I posted this at the time. Hope you're not squeamish. Near Monmouth in May, a Dun-bar caterpillar busily munching on a Common Quaker caterpillar on a willow leaf. Dun-bar larvae well known to have a taste for other moth larvae as well as tree leaves. #MothsMatter