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Burnets, Burnets everywhere ….

Took a lunchtime stroll which saw me walking back down Broom Hill in Hadleigh. Along just the one path I counted at least 70+ Burnet moths … which I’m tempted to put down as Narrow-bordered … nectaring in small groups … Continue reading

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Currant Clearwings …

It’s only taken me a couple of years of trying but I finally managed to attract a single male Currant Clearwing to pheromone lure yesterday afternoon at our local allotment.

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Small really is beautiful …

A real surprise in the moth trap this morning … in the form of a pristine Small Marbled (Eublemma parva). Only the second for Suffolk, after Matthew’s Bawdsey Hall record last year, and a VC26 first. I’m kind of glad now that I put … Continue reading

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Hornet Moth update …

As a quick update to my post the other day about Hornet Moths in Hadleigh … I found this pair on the same stump on my way into work this morning.

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Hornet Moth on the wing …

The (? Black) Poplar that stood just outside the Council Offices in Corks Lane, Hadleigh didn’t fair too well during last months spell of very windy weather … and was subsequently cut up and taken away … but the stump … Continue reading

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micro mothing …

It having been such a poor start to the year, I’ve hardly bothered trapping in the garden so … to get my moth fix … I’ve been out and about looking for micro’s. Starting at home, I was really pleased to … Continue reading

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Its all in the abdomen … apparently!

I came across this on the BBC Science and Environment website at lunchtime today …. “Footage reveals how insects use their bodies to hover“. As for the two species shown, my guesses are Privet Hawkmoth and Red Underwing.

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Moth envy …

Tempted by the mild(er) weather to run the trap these past two nights I was a little disappointed by the results. Nothing on the 7th and just 3 moths in the trap this morning – a Chestnut, a Setaceous Hebrew … Continue reading

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… and even fewer in the west.

Only 10 species here in Woolpit. Of the slim pickings, Merveille du Jour, Sallow & Barred Sallow were the best. I also had a Brimstone Moth which seems late to me.

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Woolpit Moths (…or a lack of)

“All quite on the Woolpit front” is an apt description for what it sometimes feels like in my part of the world.  A lack of tree cover, cool nights and an 11 watt actinic are not the best  bed fellows … Continue reading

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