Near Huétor Tajar, Granada Province, Spain.

Moth Records for the 11th October 2011.
15W Actinic on the terrace.
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9565 Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut).

The trap was again run overnight and another couple of new species were recorded with a couple more needing to be identified.

9704 Dryobotodes tenebrosa.

The new species were 9565 Agrochola lychnidis (Beaded Chestnut) and 9704 Dryobotodes tenebrosa x3. Another species I do not catch often was 7504 Watsonalla uncinula (Spiny Hook-tip) which is very similar to the Oak hook-tip back in the UK.

7504 Watsonalla uncinula (Spiny Hook-tip).

These were caught along with more usual species including 1655 Ethmia bipunctella, 6690a Palpita vitrealis, 6619 Uresiphita polygonalis, 7725 Menophra japygiaria (Brassy Waved Umber), 8211 Rhodometra sacaria (The Vestal), 9106 Pseudozarba bipartita and a shed load of 10460 Earias insulana (Egyptian Bollworm) in different colour forms.

6690a Palpita vitrealis.

Malaga City, Malaga Province.

A visit to the Glass museum and Tyssen Art Gallery.

Group around the Museum.

Jayne and I meet several other members of the English Group for a coach trip down to the Glass Museum in Malaga (link on right hand side of blog), Jayne and I had been before but had really enjoyed it.

Viewing the painting.

We arrived and strolled through the streets of the City passing the Cathedral to the Museum where we were to meet Ian Phillips one of the owners and our guide for the visit.

Glass cabinet.

On arrival Ian gave us all a brief history of the building and it past uses before splitting us into two groups for the tour. The exhibits were varied and very interesting just to look at but with all the information supplied by Ian about the Glass, furniture and paintings the visit was made so much richer.

Fountain in the park.

Later we made our way though the City, had a coffee and eventually found the Tyssen Art Gallery. I enjoyed this but much preferred the earlier part of the day.
After having a nice lunch we spent some time around the shops and then had a stroll along the tree lines areas near the port, here we saw both Ring-necked and Monk Parakeets.

Government building in Malaga.

Later we had another drink before meet the coach and the journey home, a long but very enjoyable day.