tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283284400500701797.post6380249827805099765..comments2023-04-29T11:03:14.832+01:00Comments on Hereford and Worcester Moths: Box Tree MothPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283284400500701797.post-74749723114992766592017-07-04T18:16:48.597+01:002017-07-04T18:16:48.597+01:00Wow that's amazing. I'm really chuffed wit...Wow that's amazing. I'm really chuffed with that (although very glad I don't have box trees now!) Thanks for letting me join - I've been following for a while, so it's really nice to start joining in properly.Nicky Rowberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516932421532793402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283284400500701797.post-90657068622551849122017-07-04T17:35:05.504+01:002017-07-04T17:35:05.504+01:00Welcome and congratulations on a county first!
The...Welcome and congratulations on a county first!<br />There are no previous records for VC37 Worcestershire. <br />I recorded it a few hundred yards south of the Worcestershire border in VC33 East Gloucestershire a couple of years ago. That was the third county record. It is clearly creeping up the country, but as Peter says, quite slowly.<br />It is a fine looking moth but I hope it does not become too much of a pest in our Box trees!Oliver Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646862657692237097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283284400500701797.post-17484505005337087372017-07-04T16:40:00.314+01:002017-07-04T16:40:00.314+01:00I'm not aware of any records as yet for Herefo...I'm not aware of any records as yet for Herefordshire. I do note that it's spread has reached counties to the east of Hereford and Worcester, so it's appearance was/is only a matter of time. When it first appeared in South Bucks in 2010, it fast became a regular, but only spread some 14 miles north as far as Chesham by 2015. So its progress was fairly slow going. I'll let Oliver comment on Worcester.<br /><br />And welcome to the Blog!Peter Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.com