Author Archives: tonyhopkins

I seem to remember Matthew wondering why he didn’t get too many vestals, considering his coastal situation compared with traps run inland. I’m 10 miles from the coast, and get a diluted selection of migrants. This year I’ve caught 4 … Continue reading →

Rain again last night, from mid-evening, but I left the trap running. 28 species including vestal, rush veneer and rusty-dot pearl. Several others that I think indicate local movement too, such as l-album wainscot, an influx of angle-shades and large … Continue reading →

A better night than of late, with 24 species in the trap. Only surprise was a male (and rather dark) poplar hawk. Never seen one so late. It’s six years to the night since I had 4 gems and a … Continue reading →

Some cool evenings here on the clay farmland north of Halesworth. Last night very chilly, but for some reason there were more moths about. 26 species in the trap this morning, including the first November moth, black rustic and satellite … Continue reading →

Pound for pound there are few more eye-catching moths than the merveille du jour; wings like mint icing-sugar! My first in the garden trap this year was 3rd Oct, along with the first green-brindled crescent and what seems to be … Continue reading →

First blog from my garden, a mile or so north-east of Halesworth. Not a good year (but not as bad as last year!). Re migrants: A vestal last night. Maybe a migrant (brownish stripe, like two in late August. Late … Continue reading →