Blythburgh – 22nd May

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

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One Response to Blythburgh – 22nd May

  1. Raymond Watson says:

    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.

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