Mike Marsh and Gillian Hammond were lucky enough to trap a specimen of the Black-spotted chestnut in their 40w actinic trap put out on the night of the 27th November in their Felixstowe garden. They kindly sent me a photo (see below) to confirm the record. As far as I know this is the first Suffolk record, so well done to them!
This is certainly a species to keep an eye out for as it is expected to spread from its colonies in north Kent – perhaps this is evidence it already is!
Neil
Fabulous catch. I put my traps out on the 27th with the hope of picking up a Red-headed Chestnut but was disappointed with very few migrants. The winds had been developing for moths off the continent to make landfall so it could have taken that route rather than from Kent. Either way it’s good news.