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<title>Clifden Nonpareil in Suffolk</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/10/11/clifden-nonpareil-in-suffolk/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ 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 … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2018/10/11/clifden-nonpareil-in-suffolk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <div id="attachment_7753" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Clifden-Nonpareil-4c.jpg"><img src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Clifden-Nonpareil-4c-300x244.jpg" alt="Iken Cliff, 10 October 2018" width="300" height="244" class="size-medium wp-image-7753" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Iken Cliff, 10 October 2018</p></div>
<p>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.<br />
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.</p>
<p>Paul</p>
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<title>Fifteen minutes (or so) of fame?</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2017/09/16/fifteen-minutes-or-so-of-fame/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I have been invited (via Facebook) to go on Ipswich Community Radio where the Wednesday breakfast show presenter Nel VanHel would like to do a feature on moths and mothing. I can see from her profile and some of the … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2017/09/16/fifteen-minutes-or-so-of-fame/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I have been invited (via Facebook) to go on Ipswich Community Radio where the Wednesday breakfast show presenter Nel VanHel would like to do a feature on moths and mothing. I can see from her profile and some of the posts that she is genuinely interested in moths so my expectation is that it would not be the usual media “moths eating clothes” garbage.<br />
The point is I am unable to accept the invitation because a) I am caring for Mum and b) I am shy and retiring. Is there anyone from the SMG who would like to step in for me and speak for our Suffolk moths?<br />
Thanks, Paul</p>
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<title>Newly named species of Anarsia</title>
<link>http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2017/03/25/newly-named-species-of-anarsia/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I’d like to draw members’ attention to this paper http://nl.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11184 Two Anarsia examples trapped in my Ipswich garden, in 2015 and 2016, have been identified (from the photos) by Ole Karsholt as the newly named species A. innoxiella. I expect … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2017/03/25/newly-named-species-of-anarsia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I’d like to draw members’ attention to this paper http://nl.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11184<br />
Two Anarsia examples trapped in my Ipswich garden, in 2015 and 2016, have been identified (from the photos) by Ole Karsholt as the newly named species A. innoxiella.<br />
I expect A. innoxiella will prove to occur more frequently than A. lineatella given it’s more widespread foodplant.<div id="attachment_6784" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Anarsia-lineatella-a.jpg"><img src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Anarsia-lineatella-a-300x208.jpg" alt="Ipswich, July 2015" width="300" height="208" class="size-medium wp-image-6784" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ipswich, July 2015</p></div><div id="attachment_6785" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Anarsia-lineatella-4a.jpg"><img src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Anarsia-lineatella-4a-300x163.jpg" alt="Ipswich, July 2016" width="300" height="163" class="size-medium wp-image-6785" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ipswich, July 2016</p></div></p>
<p>Paul</p>
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<title>Crocidosema plebejana</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Do Suffolk moth recorders consider this moth to be only a migrant to Suffolk or has there been any evidence of breeding? Thanks, Paul ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Do Suffolk moth recorders consider this moth to be only a migrant to Suffolk or has there been any evidence of breeding?</p>
<p>Thanks, Paul</p>
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<title>Tuta replay</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Out of the fridge and I got one shot at it before it was off again. It’s got more energy than I have. Paul ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Out of the fridge and I got one shot at it before it was off again. It’s got more energy than I have.</p>
<p>Paul</p>
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<title>Tuta absoluta in Ipswich</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ This tiny (5mm long) moth was in my 125W MV Robinson trap this morning and would easily have escaped my attention had I not been checking the trap contents inside an outbuilding as is my usual practice. It has to … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/10/05/tuta-absoluta-in-ipswich/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><em></em>This tiny (5mm long) moth was in my 125W MV Robinson trap this morning and would easily have escaped my attention had I not been checking the trap contents inside an outbuilding as is my usual practice. It has to be one of the most active micros I have ever come across, running almost constantly around the pot from the moment I took it off the window until the moment I gave up trying to photograph it and popped into the fridge several hours later. I suspected <em>Tuta absoluta</em> from it’s appearance and behaviour and Raymond Watson has been able to confirm the identification after viewing this one and only record shot I was able to achieve. If, by some miracle, I can get a better image I will post it in a future blog! So, with winds from the east, look out for this, but you’ll have to be quick!</p>
<p>Paul</p>
<div id="attachment_6607" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Tuta-051016.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6607" alt="Tuta absoluta, Ipswich, 4 October 2016" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Tuta-051016-300x268.jpg" width="300" height="268" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tuta absoluta, Ipswich, 4 October 2016</p></div>
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<title>Nemapogon granella</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I believe this moth is Nemapogon granella and I found it in my kitchen (Ipswich, IP4) last Monday evening (26th September). If my identification is correct this is not the first time I’ve come across one indoors in Suffolk. The … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/09/28/nemapogon-granella-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I believe this moth is <em>Nemapogon granella</em> and I found it in my kitchen (Ipswich, IP4) last Monday evening (26th September). If my identification is correct this is not the first time I’ve come across one indoors in Suffolk. The other was in the kitchen of a friend’s house in Denham, north Suffolk, on 3rd March 2011 (the ID was confirmed by gen. det. by Jon Clifton). Does anyone know of other Suffolk records in the intervening five and a half years? It is quite an amazing coincidence if there haven’t been any.</p>
<p>Thanks, Paul</p>
<div id="attachment_6596" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Nemapogon-granella-4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6596" alt="Ipswich, 26 September 2016" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Nemapogon-granella-4-300x186.jpg" width="300" height="186" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">N. granella, Ipswich, 26 September 2016</p>
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<title>Caloptilia to look out for……….</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I am still trapping Caloptilia hemidactylella and C. cuculipennella in my Ipswich garden (IP4). On 17th July both species appeared in the same catch for the first time. The … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2016/07/18/caloptilia-to-look-out-for/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I am still trapping <em>Caloptilia hemidactylella</em> and <em>C. cuculipennella</em> in my Ipswich garden (IP4). On 17th July both species appeared in the same catch for the first time. The <em>hemidactylella</em> was my second and the<em> cuculipennella</em> was my third this year (the latter species first appeared here last year when two were recorded). It’s very odd if I’m the only one catching these two, particularly as I’m in suburban Ipswich (albeit with an established/labour efficient garden!).</p>
<div id="attachment_6314" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Caloptilia-hemidactylella-9.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6314" alt="C. hemidactylella , Ipswich, 17 July 2016" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Caloptilia-hemidactylella-9-300x227.jpg" width="300" height="227" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">C. hemidactylella , Ipswich, 17 July 2016</p></div>
<div id="attachment_6315" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Caloptilia-cuculipennella-7.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6315" alt="C. cuculipennella, Ipswich, 17 July 2016" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Caloptilia-cuculipennella-7-300x255.jpg" width="300" height="255" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">C. cuculipennella, Ipswich, 17 July 2016</p></div>
<p>Paul</p>
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<title>E. osseana</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ This is the dorsal view that I mentioned Stuart. Paul ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This is the dorsal view that I mentioned Stuart.</p>
<p>Paul</p>
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<title>Bactra lacteana in Suffolk</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ I caught this moth at my regular trapping site on the eastern side of Dunwich Forest, overlooking Dingle Marshes, on 14th August 2015. Obviously a Bactra species at first glance, the sight of two well-defined, dark brown and parallel sub-apical … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2015/11/12/5907/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I caught this moth at my regular trapping site on the eastern side of Dunwich Forest, overlooking Dingle Marshes, on 14th August 2015. Obviously a Bactra species at first glance, the sight of two well-defined, dark brown and parallel sub-apical streaks rang a few rusty old alarm bells with me. I recalled that this feature may indicate B. lacteana so I photographed and retained the moth.<br />
Jon Clifton has now completed a genitalia determination and confirmed the identification as Bactra lacteana and John Langmaid has informed us that it is the first record for Suffolk and the east of England.<br />
So, is it extending it’s range, is there a small resident population or may it have been a migrant? Well worth looking out for but dissection will probably always be necessary to confirm the identification.</p>
<div id="attachment_5908" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bactra-lacteana-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5908" alt="Bactra lacteana, Dunwich, 14 August 2015" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bactra-lacteana-2-300x159.jpg" width="300" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bactra lacteana, Dunwich, 14 August 2015</p></div>
<p>Paul</p>
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