Emperor visits the Hall

We’ve had many aristocracy visit Bawdsey Hall since the 18th century but last night was the first time an Emperor has been spotted!

A female Emperor Moth was perched on the black barn this morning behind a 125W MV ALS Robinson trap.  It was just inches away from where the Crimson Speckled decided to perch last October.   When I removed her from the container for photography I discovered she had already laid 28 eggs!   So that will be good fun rearing those.

This represents the third new macro for Bawdsey in 2014 - in what has been a very exciting start to the season.  The Bawdsey macro-moth list is now up to 467.  Still a way to go to 500 macros!

The only ‘first for the year’ recorded last night (2 April) was Muslin Moth.

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