I’m doing a survey of a site near Blythburgh this year and last night I put out 3 traps at the site – covering areas of reed-bed, young woodland and scrub – just over 60 species recorded. The woodland trap was full of chafers and bugs and not so many moths – I was half-expecting this having seen the numbers of chafers flying over the adjacent meadow the evening before. Species recorded included Great Prominent, Orange Footman, Alder Moth and Yellow Belle.
The reed-bed trap turned up species more of interest – with several Flame Wainscot, Reed Dagger, a couple of Monopis monachella, Brachmia inornatella. Also Shoulder-striped Wainscot, several May Highflyer, Aspilapteryx tringipennella and more Orange Footman.
Tony
Good to see you out and posting. Shall be pleased to see further posts on this site as it is comparable to me around Hollesley/H Marshes and my site at Snape. Have a plague of Aspilapteryx at present.