Not been running traps during this cool spell so now catching up on things from last weekend. Ran 2 traps on the 22nd, a night when it rained heavily just after turning the traps on and was raining again when I shut them up to sort in the morning. Still, a good catch with over 50sp for the first time this year. More variety appearing with 4sp hawkmoth – Elephant, Small elephant, Poplar and Lime. Lot of Treble lines as it should be at this time of year. Red-green carpet was a late record. Seraphim appeared again seems to be having a good year here. Rest of catch pretty run of the mill for the time of year. Best moth was my second ever record of Pammene splendidulana, and as the name suggests a nice little micro.
I’ve also seen lots of Glyphipterix fuscoviridella out on the course, with Grapholita internana, Endothenia marginana and a few Pyrausta aurata all seen at home in the garden during the day.
Conditions looking better later this week so hope to trap again.
Neil
Not seen Pammena splendidulana nor Grapholia internana. Think I need to take more time looking around for moths in the afternoons at sites away from home. Not too accurate with a net though owing to my lack of 3D. Seraphim is apparently doing well generally in this part of Suffolk as I have been finding it in numbers at home and found at forest sites. Nothing particularly exciting here recently and going to Havergate today so unlikely to have the option for the Hintlesham Woods trip.