Highlights from a hectic few days at Ipswich.

Been very busy for moths the last few days so not had time to post anything, so I’m now listing a few of the highlights. Bucculatrix albedinella (first site record), Nemaxera betulinella (second site record, first only last year of this rare Suffolk micro. One quick photo of it only before it escaped, the same happened last year too, a very flighty moth!), Vitula biviella (regular sightings),  Caloptilia populetorum (a few records),  Oxyptilus distansStenolechia gemmella (now regular), Leucoptera spartifoliella, Tree-lichen beauty, Kent black arches, Webb’s and Bulrush wainscots, Ling pug (2 seen), Dark spinach, Old lady (a rare sighting in a trap). Blastobasis adustella has easy been the commonest moth, I estimate around 1500 seen over the last 3 nights. Argyresthia goedartella has also been pretty common. Grass moths have still been in lower than usual numbers, as have the underwings which have basically been in what I would call pathetic numbers. Same too so far with Flounced rustic and Square-spot rustic (3 only noted so far). No real exciting migrants for me, best night count was the 14 Rush veneer on the 19th. Like Matthew I too have had a Migrant hawker once in a trap.

Neil

Ling pug

Bucculatrix albedinella

Nemaxera betulinella

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