As this is my first posting I will introduce myself and my regular garden site in North Suffolk. I have been recording macro-moths in the garden for the last 18 months using a single Skinner trap. The garden overlooks Great Green: 20 acres of acid grassland, marshy hollows and scrub.
The excellent weather over the last few days has resulted in several good records. Beautiful Hook-tip (a local speciality) reached a peak count of 7 adults on 18 July. Minor Shoulder-knot was recorded on 3 nights with 2 on 24 July. Orange Moths are regular with 3 on 26 July. I find that Orange Moths are out and about early in the evening but are great escape artists and are rarely found in the trap by morning.
Rosy Footman was a new site record on 24 July. Other notable moths include Lunar-spotted Pinion, Southern Wainscot and Least Carpet on 26 July, and Scarce Silver-lines, Toadflax Pug and White Satin Moth last night.
Good to see that Orange Moth is present in your part of North Suffolk Mark. We still haven’t found it here in Northeast Suffolk, so your record not too far away will encourage us to keep looking.
Welcome to the BlogSpot and look forward to your future reports. Sounds like you have a good spot for trapping.
Brian
Welcome to the moth blog. Minor Shoulder-knot seems to be a bit of an elusive beast and not commonly recorded at light.