It’s looking like we have a population of Clifden Nonpareil in Suffolk. Last night (10 October) I caught my third of the week at Iken Cliff, near Snape. The others were on the nights of 5th and 8th and all were to a 125W MV Robinson placed in exactly the same location.
My plant recognition skills are virtually nil I’m ashamed to say but I have tried to find Aspen and I can only see Silver Birch and Oak in the immediate vicinity. Tunstall Forest is on the doorstep of course.
Paul
Well done Paul, always a spectacular moth to see in a trap. There has been a record at Minsmere this year as well, plus another around Brantham I believe. With the 2 seen in the area of the Hen reedbed reserve last year it certainly looks as if it is established locally in Suffolk. It feeds on Poplar trees as well as Aspen so could be using that in the Iken area as Poplars are common in Suffolk whereas Aspen is a bit more local. Hopefully we all won’t have to wait too long before it becomes as common as it has in other parts of the UK – don’t think I’d ever tire of seeing them!
Thanks Neil. There is a good-sized stand of Poplar trees a few hundred yards away, between Iken Cliff and The Maltings, so perhaps?
Paul