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<title>A Duo of Gypsy Moths</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/07/a-duo-of-gypsy-moths/</link>
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<![CDATA[ A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths – are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population? Mark ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths – are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population?</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>June in Homersfield</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/04/june-in-homersfield/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ It has been a mostly unspectacular June here with just a few highlights. After about 7 years of use, I finally got a new set of pheromone lures. My old ones had only attracted a couple of Currant Clearwings around … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/04/june-in-homersfield/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>It has been a mostly unspectacular June here with just a few highlights. After about 7 years of use, I finally got a new set of pheromone lures. My old ones had only attracted a couple of Currant Clearwings around our blackcurrant bush in the last 3 years. First up with the new lures was a beautiful Red-tipped Clearwing on the 9th. This was followed by 2 Red-belted Clearwings (17th) on our ancient apple tree and a Hornet Moth (25th) at the bottom of the garden by the Waveney. Still no Currant Clearwings so far this year though.</p>
<p>Other June highlights include a first Lunar Yellow Underwing (22nd) and a Netted Pug on the 24th (second garden record). The usual Muslin Footman, Dotted Fan-foot, Sharp-angled Peacock and Green Arches have all put in an appearance. Reed Dagger appears to be colonising the reedy mill-stream in the village with a scatter of records during the month.</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>Ruddy Carpet in Homersfield</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/07/25/ruddy-carpet-in-homersfield/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Last night was the most promising in the recent warm spell with some cloud cover. So I was very pleased to discover a Ruddy Carpet in the garden trap this morning. A few other decent moths including Leopard Moth, Muslin … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/07/25/ruddy-carpet-in-homersfield/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Last night was the most promising in the recent warm spell with some cloud cover. So I was very pleased to discover a Ruddy Carpet in the garden trap this morning. A few other decent moths including Leopard Moth, Muslin Footman and the first Black Arches of the year.</p>
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<title>Notes from the Waveney</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/11/notes-from-the-waveney/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2015 08:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I have had a run of good moths in the garden over the past week. A Muslin Footman on the 6th was somewhat overshadowed by at least 10 in the trap last night. There must be a sizeable colony nearby. … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/11/notes-from-the-waveney/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I have had a run of good moths in the garden over the past week. A Muslin Footman on the 6th was somewhat overshadowed by at least 10 in the trap last night. There must be a sizeable colony nearby. Last night also produced a faded Green Arches, Coronet and Dotted Fan-foot. Other notable moths include Dingy Shell and Double Lobed on the 6th and a Clouded Brindle on the 7th.</p>
<p>No sign of any migrants recently – not even a Silver Y. The only down-side was being stung by a Hornet that was lurking under the rim of the trap. A very painful finger for a few days!</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>Late June/early July in Homersfield</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ There have been several good mothing nights recently as I have been getting used to our new garden. I have found the best place for the trap is near a large willow on the river-bank (and ready to bag a … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/05/late-juneearly-july-in-homersfield/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>There have been several good mothing nights recently as I have been getting used to our new garden. I have found the best place for the trap is near a large willow on the river-bank (and ready to bag a Goat Moth one of these days…). There appear to be good local populations of Beautiful Hook-tip, Dingy Shears, Miller, Rosy Footman, Blue-bordered Carpet and Eyed Hawk-moth. No more Red-necked Footman but I have recorded Small Clouded Brindle (25th June), Southern Wainscot (2nd July) and last night Gothic (2). Another bonus is that there aren’t many moth records from this 10 kilometre square – at least on the Suffolk side. And I will work more on the micros when I have time.</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>Another Netted Pug</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2015 12:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I am slowly getting used to my new garden in Homersfield and finding the best place for the moth trap. The number and variety of moths seems to be less than in Burgate but last night conditions were ideal – … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/06/13/another-netted-pug/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I am slowly getting used to my new garden in Homersfield and finding the best place for the moth trap. The number and variety of moths seems to be less than in Burgate but last night conditions were ideal – cloudy and muggy after a little rain. Best moth this morning was a Netted Pug: a new species for me. The rest of the catch was as expected but included Bird’s Wing, May Highflyer, Treble-bar, Sandy Carpet and Shoulder-striped Wainscot. </p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>Mid-October in Burgate</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/18/mid-october-in-burgate/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Well, there has been a complete lack of migrants here apart from a single Diamond-back on the 14th. Good numbers of the commoner autumn moths though with Black Rustic, Feathered Thorn and an early Sprawler on the 17th. Still no … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/18/mid-october-in-burgate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Well, there has been a complete lack of migrants here apart from a single Diamond-back on the 14th. Good numbers of the commoner autumn moths though with Black Rustic, Feathered Thorn and an early Sprawler on the 17th. Still no Merveille du Jour though.</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>Another new wainscot record</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Like others I have found that there has been a bit of a lull over the last week or so with only modest catches of tired and worn moths. On some nights there has not been a single Large Yellow … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/08/08/another-new-wainscot-record/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Like others I have found that there has been a bit of a lull over the last week or so with only modest catches of tired and worn moths. On some nights there has not been a single Large Yellow Underwing in the trap! </p>
<p>Last night I was hoping for a bit better with some decent cloud cover. I caught my first Dusky Thorn and Six-striped Rustic of the year, another Dark Spinach and a couple of Silver Y’s. A small pale moth had me baffled for a time until I realised it was a Mere Wainscot, another new record to add to a string of wainscot firsts (Brown-veined, Small and Webb’s all added in the last 3 weeks). Looking on the Norfolk Moths site it does seem to be a very good year for Mere Wainscot with lots of records. Following on from previous posts I have had roughly equal numbers of Common and Smoky Wainscots but have yet to record a Southern Wainscot (or a Fen for that matter).</p>
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<title>Late July in Burgate</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/07/31/late-july-in-burgate-2/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Catches have been modest recently but there have been a few good moths in with the usual suspects. Two new site records first: Small Wainscot on the 23rd and a Webb’s Wainscot last night (30th). The first Svensson’s Copper Underwing … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/07/31/late-july-in-burgate-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Catches have been modest recently but there have been a few good moths in with the usual suspects. Two new site records first: Small Wainscot on the 23rd and a Webb’s Wainscot last night (30th). The first Svensson’s Copper Underwing of the year was recorded on the 21st. Last night was also n0table for Square-spotted Clay and Dark Spinach. I am still catching good numbers of Poplar Hawkmoth. Still only single Silver Y’s though.</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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<title>The Perfect Storm</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Like others I put the trap out in the garden last night and was woken in the early hours by the approaching storm. After covering the trap and admiring the light show I went back to bed and was surprised … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2014/07/19/the-perfect-storm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Like others I put the trap out in the garden last night and was woken in the early hours by the approaching storm. After covering the trap and admiring the light show I went back to bed and was surprised that we got little rain. The trap was heaving but thousands of flying ants and Large Yellow Underwings had severely battered the moths. Shining out from the masses though was a pristine Clouded Magpie, a new site record. Also present was a Lobster Moth, an oddly patterned Marbled Beauty, but the only migrants were a single Silver Y and a handful of Diamond-backs.</p>
<p>A few new firsts in the last week or so have included Slender Brindle (12th), Round-winged Muslin (13th) and Brown-veined Wainscot (17th). Other notable moths have been Olive, Magpie, Currant Pug and a regular one or two Minor Shoulder-knot. The presumed Syncopacma larseniella is again appearing in good numbers this year.</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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