Author Archives: Neil

I was pleased to find a single Large nutmeg in my garden trap this morning – this is only the third record for IGC in 17 years of trapping, its a real rarity here! Not much else of note from … Continue reading →

Another good night for me on the golf course, this time trapping in an area of reedbed/heathland/woodland. 124sp, amazingly including another 2 new moths for the site (see below). No Rannoch Looper this time however. Cosmopterix liengiella – new to … Continue reading →

Here is a short list of the notable things seen in my traps last night run in an area of Alder carr woodland. Not so many species – 93, but some real quality. Rannoch Looper – another male – first … Continue reading →

I caught a single male Rannoch Looper in one of my traps last night, just shows they are still out there after the main invasion at the start of the month. It was a good night, with plenty of moths … Continue reading →

I was up in the North-east of the county yesterday hunting clearwings. After spending a fruitless morning around Carlton marshes SWT reserve (apart from some old Hornet clearwing tunnels in a Poplar tree), I went to North cove SWT reserve … Continue reading →

Trapped what I am pretty certain is this species on 25th May. Not many Suffolk records of this moth by the look of the web site. See picture below. Neil

Found another species of Adela today – a male Adela croesella in my greenhouse at home. That’s four different species in two days. They are well worth looking out for as they are a colourful group of micros and seem … Continue reading →

Managed to find three species of Adela today, all in the same area of wet grassland at IGC. Found a few Adela reaumerella hanging on (they are almost over now), 10+ Adela rufimitella on Ladies smock flowers and a single … Continue reading →

Hello All Moths certainly seem to be emerging early this year – last night I trapped a Lunar yellow underwing, beating my previous earliest sighting of this species by 2 weeks! A Dark sword grass was also caught along with … Continue reading →

At the SMG meeting on Saturday night at Mendlesham, the group recorded a specimen of Cochylis molliculana. This is thought to be the first county record. One to watch out for, as it looks very similar to Cochylis atricapitana, but … Continue reading →