Author Archives: tonyhopkins

Thanks to Mark and to Neil for the info about how and where to see light orange underwing at Wolves Wood. Went there this morning, arriving just as the cloud came over and the wind got up. However, in the … Continue reading →

I’ve just been checking a couple of moths I boxed last night. One of them proved to be a lead-coloured drab. I was wondered if anyone else had seen any this year (my last one was in 2011) and looked … Continue reading →

This is usually the week (according to my notes over the past ten years) when the spring moths here in Suffolk’s agricultural heartland get going. Last night was the first mild (6C) night, with a light SW breeze. My garden … Continue reading →

This is the quietest time of the year for my garden moths – the season starts late compared with other sites. I put the trap on last night for the first time, with modest aspirations. But no winter moths or … Continue reading →

Last night was too good an evening to miss – no wind and relatively mild, though drizzly. Not that there was very much about (4 species), but it was still interesting: 4 sprawler, 2 rusty-dot pearl, 4 December moth, an … Continue reading →

Kicked up another rusty-dot pearl from the lawn today. If it weren’t for the wind, rain and cold it might be worth putting out a moth trap again.

After the windy/cool week, and with more of the same forecast, I put an MV on last night to see what was about. Turned out to be a mild night with only a slight breeze. 15 moth species, including Large … Continue reading →

Clocks going back, gales on the way, and I think the season is about done. Nice day yesterday – a tortoiseshell on the wing in the garden. Last night was mild and part-cloudy, wind southerly-ish. Should have been good, but … Continue reading →

Nothing very exciting here either – 15 species last night – plus the biggest queen hornet I’ve ever seen. Still getting some worn setaceous hebrew character and large yellow underwing. First feathered thorn was 7th Oct; several a night now. … Continue reading →

Neil thinks his rather impressive gang of chestnut moths may hibernate in his ivy clumps and come out now and then to feed. This seems very likely – they never seem to be very active or adventurous moths. What has … Continue reading →