Small Marbled makes landfall at Bawdsey

It was another red-letter day in the moth traps at Bawdsey Hall where I took a specimen of SMALL MARBLED – believed to be the first Suffolk record of this tiny macro-moth – but a most exquisite one!

An increase in migrant moths generally at Bawdsey with 11 Diamond-back Moth, 28 Rush Veneer, a Convolvulus Hawk-moth, eight Dark Sword-grass and 96 Silver Y also arriving on the southerlies last night.

A few species appearing for the first time this season included Pretty Chalk Carpet, Mullein Wave, Dusky Thorn and Feathered Gothic. Also notable were Ethmia bipunctella, two Pebble Hook-tips, Flame Carpet, Satin Wave, Coronet, Bulrush Wainscot and two Square-spotted Clay.

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3 Responses to Small Marbled makes landfall at Bawdsey

  1. keith says:

    You have an excellent site there, with some terrific records already! Yet to see a DSG this year!

  2. Raymond Watson says:

    I have not seen a Dark Sword Grass either. Eublemma parva is a beautiful little moth, good to see it in Suffolk. i didn’t trap last night owing to the bad weather forecast and sort of wish I had now. Will do so tonight. Lots of Red Admirals around too. Also pleased to see a settled Grayling in the garden along with the other butterflies.
    How many traps do you run at Bawdsey Matthew?

  3. Matthew Deans says:

    Thanks for the encouraging comments. Yes, the new Bawdsey site is certainly reaping rewards. The number of traps varies, more at the weekend when I haven’t got to rush off to work and more when I have visiting moth-ers too. Last weekend I had guests from as far afield as Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Dorset homing in on the Bawdsey illuminations!

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