#recordoftheweek is the spider Drapetisca socialis, recorded in Ceredigion by Martin Creasser 📸photo shared with permission. Thank you for sharing your records. #LERCWalesApp #wwbic #cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek @cofnod.org.uk @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social

#recordoftheweek is Athalia rosae, Turnip Tigress, a Sawfly found in Llanelli Carmarthenshire by Helen Pryor thank you for submitting your records #cofnodyrwythnos

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#recordoftheweek is Linaria vulgaris, Common Toadflax recorded in Pembrokeshire by Anna Simpson on the #lercwalesapp. Thank you for your records. You can submit your records at record.wwbic.org.uk or on the #LERCWalesApp or one of these other options www.wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-rec...

#recordoftheweek Porpolomopsis calyptriformis, Pink/Ballerina Waxcap recorded at the National Botanic Garden of Wales Carmarthenshire by Ellyn Baker 📸on the #lercwalesapp Thank you for sharing your records and lovely photos You can record your sightings at record.wwbic.org.uk or on the #lercwalesapp

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this amazing Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) recorded in Llangollen by JanS. Anybody else seen one of these beehive squeakers in North Wales? @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

#recordoftheweek is Clavaria fragilis, White Spindles found on our #westwaleswildwatch in Tregaron, Ceredigion photographed and recorded by Simon Batty. Thank you for sharing your records through the #lercwalesapp. You can submit your records here www.wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-rec...

Free wildlife recording sessions with West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre. A great way to discover your local wildlife. #wwww #westwaleswildwatch #wwbic #wildlife #yourwildpatch #ceredigionwwww

#recordoftheweek is Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic, the Common Spangle Causer, found and recorded in Aberaeron by Laura Moss 📸 Thank you for your records. You can send us your records using one of the ways listed on our website here www.wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-rec... #gallwasps #recordoftheweek

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this adult Marble Gall Wasp (Andricus kollari) recorded by KevinH on Mynydd Mawr. More used to seeing the actual galls on Oak, than adult. @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social

#recordoftheweek is Chorthippus brunneus, Field Grasshopper in Pembrokeshire, recorded by Gemma Ribakovs on the #LERCWalesApp Thank you for your records

#cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek is Anguis fragilis, the Slow-worm. Recorded in Carmarthenshire, by Elen Hall on the #lercwalesapp many thanks for sending in your records. 🦎 📲Download the app here: www.wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-rec... 🖥Or use our online recording form WWBIC online: record.wwbic.org.uk

Do you do moth trapping in the UK? We'd love your help! 💡 At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image. Send us top-down photos of multiple moths on egg trays to support this work. More info & form: forms.gle/e3HzBPEd7RVV... #mothsmatter #TeamMoth

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) recorded by CarolynT in Flintshire. We don't get many records submitted of this species in N Wales, so great to see this one 🦌 @northwaleswt.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social

#speciesofthemonth for July is the Holly Parachute Fungus, Marasmius hudsonii. Recorded on the #lercwalesapp by Emma Williams at the The NBGW Bioblitz. Thank you for your records. 🍄 🧐 aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/public/distr... #coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature

We had a great weekend at #TheNationalBotanicGardenofWales on their #Bioblitz Festival Weekend. Participants, volunteers and staff submitted 691 records of approximately 380 different species during the 48 hours to our #lercwalesapp, iRecord and WWBIC online. 📸Lizzie Wilberforce 📸Kate Smith

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this immature male Marpissa muscosa Jumping Spider. Only the 2nd Welsh record and new to VC49. Recorded by KevinH on the Llyn. Presumably hitchhiked in from England on farm equipment or similar. @britishspiders.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social

#speciesofthemonth Athripsodes bilineatus, a caddis fly, by catch of the moth trap. With only 23 records in our region keep an eye out for it in your moth traps. www.naturespot.org/species/athr... 🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp 🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...

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#mothmonday Buff arches, Habrosyne pyritoides. One of the many moths who's caterpillars feed on Brambles. #recording #mothsofinstagram #LERCWalesApp #WWBIC #lepidoptera

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos Dianthus armeria, Deptford Pink in Carmarthenshire recorded by Laura Moss on one of our recent recording days. #biodiversity #carmarthenshirenature #wwbic #LERCWalesApp #plantlife #plants #grasslands

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is this Pardosa palustris Wolf Spider spotted at the recent Pensychnant Recorders' Day. Recorded & 📸 by RichardG. srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p... @britishspiders.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos Ranunculus flammula, Lesser Spearwort recorded in Pembrokeshire, by Anna Simpson on the #lercwalesapp. Thank you for your record. Member of the buttercup family, grows in wet habitats and has spear shaped leaves. @cofnod.org.uk @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social

#mothmonday species is Notodonta ziczac the Pebble Prominent, caterpillar feeds on Poplar sp. and Willows (Salix sp.) Comment below with your moth encounters this season 👇🦋 #wwbic #lercwalesapp #lepidoptera

The new FIT Count season is nearly here 🎉🎆👏 From 1st April onwards, when weather is good, enjoy spending 10 minutes counting the insects that visit flowers - wherever you can find flowers, and as often as you wish, to help monitor #pollinators. Full details on our website ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

#mothmonday Poplar Hawk moth (Laothoe populi) common throughout the UK, with adults flying between May and July. The larvae feed on poplars (Populus), aspen (P. tremula) and sallows (Salix) The adults do not feed, they have enough energy stored to breed and live for only a few weeks.

#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Volucella bombylans one of the bumblebee-mimic hoverflies, seen in Pembrokeshire. Recorded and photographed by Anna Simpson on the #lercwalesapp thank you for sharing your sightings. 🪰 @cofnod.org.uk @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Beaver (Castor fiber) photographed and recorded by StuartC this week on the Afon Dyfi. This is the first non-signs photo we've had submitted of this species in the wilds of North Wales . @wwbic1.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social

Late #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Coenonympha tullia, Large Heath, at Cors Fochno, Ceredigion, recorded by Martyn Moore 📸, diolch am eich cofnodau. 🦋

Really good LERC Wales joint Recording Day at Cors Fochno yesterday. Loads of great species including rare Sphagna & all 3 UK Sundews. Thanks to NRW. @wwbic1.bsky.social @bispowys.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk

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We have had an influx of Cuckoo records since the last update, with an additional 48 records (blue * on map). You can record your observations via one of the forms listed on the webpage below: www.wwbic.org.uk/wildlife-rec... #carmarthenshirenature

#WWBIC #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Cilix glaucata the Chinese Character moth, recorded in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, by Rob Hillier. Thank you for sharing your records via #iRecord.

A big beetle to begin May. The Maybug (Melolontha melolontha), also called Cockchafer, Maybeetle or Doodlebug. Adults can be up to 3cm long, one of the UKs largest beetles!🪲 Which common name do you prefer? @buglife31.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @bispowys.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk #wwbic

Male Emperor moth to pheromone lure in Pembroke garden this afternoon. Nfg & what a cracking beast! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #TeamMoth @wwbic1.bsky.social

#cofnodyrwythnos #recordoftheweek at #wwbic are these male and female Diaphora mendica, Muslin Moths found in Carmarthenshire. Recorded and photographed by Emily Ivens 📸 on the LERC Wales App. Thank you for sharing your records. #carmarthenshirenature #springwatch #wwbic #lercwalesapp

#WWBIC #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos Lathraea squamaria, Common Toothwort found in North Ceredigion 📸 by Bradley Powell. Thank you for sharing your records and photos. Read more here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... View Distribution maps here aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../9a75890a....

#RecordOfTheWeek is a fabulous sea slug, Barnacle-eating Doris (Onchidoris bilamellata), spotted in Penarth by Wynn Griffiths. This is the first record for Penarth, and the most easterly record for south Wales! Many thanks for the record & photos, submitted via iRecord irecord.org.uk.

Calling all recorders! Join us in Piercefield Wood, Chepstow on 10th May for a Recorders' Field Day. Meet like minded people and help build a species list for this interesting and biodiverse site. Book a free space here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/piercefiel...

It's a double #RecordOfTheWeek today, Dotted Bee-fly (Bombylius discolor) seen in Llandegfedd by Gavin Vella & Dunraven by Andrew McGleish. Worth double checking Bombylius for this species which is spreading west, the dark tip to abdomen is a telltale sign. Thanks to Gavin & Andrew for the records!

Cofnod #RecordOfTheWeek is Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis). GavinO recorded adults and a juvenile at one of the North Wales reintroduction sites. His track photo is very artistic 🎨. @arc-trust.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk @wwbic1.bsky.social

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#recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Meloe proscarabaeus the Black Oil-beetle found at Pen Anglas, Pembrokeshire by Clive Hurford 📸. Thank you for sharing your records and photos. #oilbeetle #buglife #wwbic #springwatch #spring #solitarybees