Five nights trapped this month. Some findings different than those further south with Lunar Under-wing and Beaded Chestnut having a good season here after a couple of not so good years for the former. I’m glad Raymond mentioned Cypress Carpet as I hadn’t seen it since my apparent 2nd Suffolk record in 2011 until the 17th, with two taken. However subsequent nights of 19th 23rd 25th and 26th it was not seen despite my having enough habitat for a very strong colony. Other than Raymond I wonder if anyone else records it on a regular basis? Blair’s Shoulder-knot doing rather poor here as with other Moth’ers. Reluctant to highlight too many moths doing well as that is the majority, however, very high numbers, for the site, of Green Brindled Crescent worth a mention. Brick appears to be doing very badly though with only a single specimen seen and it was a no show for Pink-barred Sallow this year. Immigrants were the abundant ones of this autumn and in no great number, although no Palpita vitrealis for me this season. My last Painted Lady Butterfly turned up on one of those orange sun days the 6th of October and it was seen again a few days later no doubt transported in the wrong direction by the warm winds. A pretty good year for that species in my garden this year with it present in single figures throughout most weeks of the summer.
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Matthew gets Cypress carpet regularly now I believe, and it is being seen a bit in Ipswich suggesting colonization of the town. I haven’t seen any this year however but have in recent years. Plenty of the foodplant tree round me too.