Ad hoc North Wales Moth Records 2013 to 2014

This is a third party dataset held by Natural Resources Wales. This dataset was collected as part of a sabbatical taken by Ian Sims. It consists of moth records and sightings obtained between 2013 and 2014 in North Wales. In all over 3113 records of over 11535 moths of 408 species were recorded, including 11 Nationally Notable species, Sandhill Rustic (Luperina nickerlii gueneei), (Na/RDB), Ashworth’s Rustic (Xestia ashworthii) (Na), Sand Dart (Agrotis ripae) (Nb), Anerastia lotella (Nb), Blomer’s Rivulet (Discoloxia blomeri) (Nb), Scarce Water-veneer (Donacaula mucronellus) (Nb), Homoeosoma nebulella (Nb), Marsh Oblique-striped (Hypenodes humidalis) (Nb), Shore Wainscot (Mythimna litoralis) (Nb), Pediasia aridella (Nb) and Pseudopostega crepusculella (Nb). Of the remaining species 69 were classified as 'Local', 327 as 'common' with one 'Immigrant'. 42 BAP species were identified, along with 7 Endangered and 32 Vulnerable species. At least an additional four species were identified to family level only. This data is now part of Natural Resources Wales' Welsh Invertebrate Dataset. This datasets is already available on the NBN Gateway and therefore is not required to be published by Natural Resources Wales.

Identifier: NRW_DS116223

Alternative Title

Recorder 6 survey: Ian Sims sabbatical moth records 2013 - 2014 CCW000800000000Z

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Surveys were undertaken almost entirely by light-trapping of adult moths at night, with traps emptied and species identified from the early morning. Individuals which could not be identified quickly in the field were potted up and kept for later identification. No live moths were removed from sites. All identification was visual; no dissection was used at all, although on one or two occasions moths which were found dead were kept as voucher specimens. Photos of some of the more unusual or difficult species were taken and sent to John Harold (Anglesey County Recorder) and/or Andrew Graham (Gwynedd County Recorder) for identification / confirmation. Twelve nights’ light-trapping were undertaken between 5th July and 6th September 2013 and 13th June and 6th September 2014 at five sites in Gwynedd and Anglesey: RSPB Tan yr Allt, RSPB Ystumllyn, RSPB Malltraeth Marsh, Newborough Warren NNR, and Coed Dolgarrog National Nature Reserve. A total of thirteen different traps were used: three 125w Mercury Vapour ‘Robinson’ traps, a 125w Mercury Vapour ‘Skinner’, and nine actinic traps: five 15w, a 25w and three 6w, all (except one 15w ‘Skinner’ type) using the heath-trap design, home-made or otherwise. An additional 53 nights’ trapping were also undertaken on RSPB reserves (Malltraeth Marsh, Valley Wetlands and South Stack) outside of sabbatical time, and these records are included in this report. Records from other non-designated sites (146 nights’ trapping) have been sent to county recorders but are not included here.

Additional Information: Associated Report: Sims, I. 2015 Sabbatical 2013 to 2014: Moths of North-West Wales pp.32.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2014-12-18

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2013-03-01

End date: 2014-12-18

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Extent

Geographic Extent: GWYNEDD - GWYNEDD

Geographic Extent: CONWY - CONWY

Geographic Extent: SIR YNYS MON - ISLE OF ANGLESEY

Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset

Format Type and Description

Database Database ()

Specification

[A] Data in Recorder 6: CCW000800000000Z

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Lineage: Surveys were undertaken almost entirely by light-trapping of adult moths at night, with traps emptied and species identified from the early morning. Individuals which could not be identified quickly in the field were potted up and kept for later identification. No live moths were removed from sites. All identification was visual; no dissection was used at all, although on one or two occasions moths which were found dead were kept as voucher specimens. Photos of some of the more unusual or difficult species were taken and sent to John Harold (Anglesey County Recorder) and/or Andrew Graham (Gwynedd County Recorder) for identification / confirmation. Twelve nights’ light-trapping were undertaken between 5th July and 6th September 2013 and 13th June and 6th September 2014 at five sites in Gwynedd and Anglesey: RSPB Tan yr Allt, RSPB Ystumllyn, RSPB Malltraeth Marsh, Newborough Warren NNR, and Coed Dolgarrog National Nature Reserve. A total of thirteen different traps were used: three 125w Mercury Vapour ‘Robinson’ traps, a 125w Mercury Vapour ‘Skinner’, and nine actinic traps: five 15w, a 25w and three 6w, all (except one 15w ‘Skinner’ type) using the heath-trap design, home-made or otherwise. An additional 53 nights’ trapping were also undertaken on RSPB reserves (Malltraeth Marsh, Valley Wetlands and South Stack) outside of sabbatical time, and these records are included in this report. Records from other non-designated sites (146 nights’ trapping) have been sent to county recorders but are not included here.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Species distribution

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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Keywords

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Newborough Warren NNR
moth traps
lepidoptera

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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Keywords

Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary

moths

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2013-04-03

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

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Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: This data is comprised of a mixture of third party owned records and NRW records. NRW policy permits access to and release of this data under the same terms as its own data. There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW and Ian Sims, 2015. NRW owns the copyright of the collation, but the ownership of the records themselves rests with the originator. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136323233 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Welsh Invertebrate Database (WID)
NRW_DS23774

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:37:43.648Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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