Bawdsey list hits 500 macros

After 15 years of recording my Bawdsey list has hit 500 species of macro moth (or larger moths per the Skinner guide). The list includes both Bawdsey Manor and the hall.

The 500th species was the exquisite Purple Cloud trapped last week. Then followed Concolorous, Shore Wainscot and Grass Rivulet so the list is now on 503!

Species not yet recorded include Water Carpet, Cream Wave, Broken-barred Carpet, Blair’s Mocha, Sloe Pug, Netted Pug, Larch Pug, Valerian Pug, Fox Moth, Pale-shouldered Brocade, Pale-lemon Sallow, Black-spotted Chestnut and dare I mention it Death’s-head Hawk-moth!

The list of immigrants is pretty impressive with Dusky Hook-tip, Rest Harrow, Sub-angled Wave, Bright Wave, Many-lined, White-banded Carpet, Waved Carpet, Rannoch Looper, Lunar Thorn, Feathered Beauty, Bedstraw Hawk-moth, Striped Hawk-moth, Three-humped Prominent, Gypsy Moth, Small Dotted Footman, Speckled Footman, Crimson Speckled, Scarce Black Arches, Purple Cloud, Northern Rustic, Great Brocade, Splendid Brocade, Blossom Underwing, White-speck, Cosmopolitan, Red-headed Chestnut, Clancy’s Rustic, Porter’s Rustic, Small Marbled, Beautiful Marbled, Golden Twin-spot, Ni Moth, Dewick’s Plusia, Scarce Silver Y and Bloxworth Snout noted over the years.

If anyone would like a copy of the macro-moth list I am happy to email one to you.

I will now work on updating the micro-moth checklist.

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