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OK … strictly speaking … its not a Suffolk moth but after a nervous wait one of the Small Marbled larvae collected from Dorset in mid August finally emerged today to bring a little ray of sunshine in what has … Continue reading →

Apologies for the belated posting. Tuesday night was my best night of the year with approx 60 species. The real suprise was an Agdistis bennetii found sitting on top of the trap (and now safely potted up waiting to be photographed). Other … Continue reading →

My hunch paid off this morning when five Six-belted Clearwings came to lure amongst trefoil clumps on the banking adjacent to the two lay-by’s either side of the A14 just west of the Stowmarket turn off (J49?).

A few bits n bobs of interest last night. Epiblema foenella (new site record), Catoptria pinella (6th site record), Shaded Broadbar (first since 2008) and a slightly tatty looking Silver Y. Still no parva

A bit cloudy and breezy at lunchtime but I popped out to Broom Hill, Hadleigh – just a few minutes walk from the office – to try my luck for Six-belted Clearwing and was pleasantly surprised to see at least … Continue reading →

Afternoon all. A reasonable selection of moths in the trap this morning, incl. a Pretty Chalk Carpet and my first pronuba of the year.  Went to Gallows Hill allotments at lunchtime and had four Currant Clearwings.

On my way home from work on Friday I saw what appears to be the workings of Ypon’ cagnagella just south of Bildeston on the B1115. They weren’t there on Thursday evening. Fingers crossed … a couple of pic’s attached.

Hi All … Not a great deal in the trap last night numbers wise (first Pebble Prom and Powdered Quaker of the year) but he best moth was actually sitting outside the trap, close to a spiders web. On checking … Continue reading →

A few moths in the trap this am – despite the breezy conditions. Best were Satellite (2), Early Thorn (1), Early Grey (1), Chestnut (1) and monodactyla (2)