Tony and myself went along to trap the sand dune area at Southwold last night, hoping for Sand dart, a moth which has been recorded at the site a few years ago but not recently. We did try last year and failed, and, again this year we didn’t see that species. Still, some nice moths were found amongst the 59sp recorded. Highlights: Shore wainscot (common), Drinker (adults of both sexes plus a large caterpillar also found), Rosy wave (a few), Archer’s dart (common), Anerastia lotella, Bordered sallow (common), Barred yellow, Dusky brocade, Lyme grass (a few), Dotted fan foot (2), Dog’s tooth, Striped wainscot, White colon, Water ermine and Small elephant hawk. It was interesting that the best traps were placed along the top of the dune ridge, even though it was a bit breezy there, whilst the inland traps in what looked like better vegetation and out of the wind didn’t do quite as well. Quite noticeable at dusk that there did seem to be a lot of moths flying along the dune ridge.
Neil