Clive Moore was very fortunate to catch a superb Death’s-head Hawk-moth at Dunwich Heath on Halloween night 31 October!
Even though, over the years, I have caught such treasures as the Many-lined, Three-humped Prominent, Spurge Hawk-moth, Crimson Speckled, Beautiful Marbled, Conformist and Clifden Nonpareil; it is the atropos – the Death’s-head Hawk that is my most wanted. In my mind this is surely the ultimate migrant to catch and one that has always evaded my traps. Incredibly it’s Clive’s second as he caught one at the heath nine years ago!