Imported records from Jan Haseler (includes 4th database record for Sophronia semicostella, 5th for Chimney Sweeper, 6th for Mecyna flavalis and 35th for Scarce Bordered Straw) and Mark Calway (6th database record for Metzneria aprilella, 9th for Diurnea lipsiella, 11th and 12th for Emperor Moth, 14th and 15th for Caloptilia betulicola, 24th of Small Ranunculus and 28th of Small Yellow Underwing). Also added Keith Lugg's Red-tipped Clearwing (see photo on home page).

Many thanks to Nick Asher for providing the group with such a splendid logo, now to be seen adorning our web pages. Very smart and stylish!

Imported a few MapMate sync files today, from Dave Wilton (includes the first record on the database, and first county record since 1983, for Cistus Forester), Mike Wilkins (5th database record of Ni Moth) and the moth group field trips via Jan Haseler (9th database record of Metzneria metzneriella). Hope to catch up with further files over the next few days.

Roy Dobson has provided a report from the well-attended 13 August monthly meeting.

A six-year-old girl in Upper Bucklebury has found a moth that is new to Britain: Euonymus Leaf-notcher, Pryeria sinica.

New species account, including trends analysis, for Pink-barred Sallow. NB that the national maps displayed on our species accounts do now include data from teh National Moth Recording Scheme, via NBN. Will try to add some more species over time.

Click here for Jan Haseler's report of our National Moth Night event at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.

Have caught up with incoming MapMate sync files today, including data from Les Finch, John Langmaid, Ricki Bull and the National Leaf-miner Recording Scheme (via Rob Edmunds). Among the highlights were first county records of Toadflax Brocade (from Les) and Phyllocnistis ramulicola (stem-miner on willows) from John Langmaid. For more details of the latter species see the recording scheme newsletter 10 download. Les also had the third database record of Oncocera semirubella and the eighth for Silky Wainscot. Updated Berkshire leaf-miner records have also been sent back to Rob for the recording scheme.

Just as an experiment I've tried linking to Mark's photo gallery from the Little Hidden Farm visit. Hope to develop the photo gallery idea further so we can organise our 'voucher photos' a bit better - watch this space for further info!

Latest version of the Grass Moths Guide added to Resources