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Suffolk Naturalists Society Members Evening – 23rd November
There’s not been much publicity for this so I thought it would be worth a mention. The SNS Autumn Members’ Evening is next Wednesday 23rd November at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Copdock, Ipswich. Doors open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm … Continue reading
National Moth Recorders’ Meeting 2012
Here are some details for this meeting in January 2012 in Birmingham. There’s normally a good selection of speakers talking about various mothy matters. It has been fully subscribed in the past so if you are interested then I’d suggest … Continue reading
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Dates for National Moth Night 2012 and beyond
National Moth Night will return in 2012, with a slightly different format – running over three days in the warmer months and records to be submitted via an online recording system. Future National Moth Night dates for your diary 21st … Continue reading
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Dotted Chestnut
Stuart Read caught a Dotted Chestnut in Sudbury on Tuesday night (11th October). I make this the second county record for the moth. In the same way that Pale Pinion and Black Rustic have moved into the county, I expect … Continue reading
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County moth night – last call for records
Could you please send me your moth traps results for county moth night (20th August) if you have not already done so. Cheers, Tony
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Phyllonorycter platani outbreaks
I have been to a couple of sites within the last week and found the leaf-mines of Phyllonorycter platani in quite remarkable numbers on London Plane trees. The sites were in the more northerly parts of the county – Great … Continue reading
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Small Ranunculus larvae found in south-east Suffolk
Small Ranunculus moths have been turning up at traps since the late 1990′s in Suffolk. Once a common species Small Ranunculus died out locally in the late 19th century. Since the late 1990′s adult moths have been recorded at light … Continue reading
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County moth night – 20th August 2011
County moth night is set for Saturday 20th August. The plan is for moth recorders in Suffolk to run their traps on this evening and send in the results to me for a snapshot of the moths on that evening. … Continue reading
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Six-belted Clearwing on vegetated shingle
It was a couple of years ago I think that some of our Norfolk colleagues mentioned finding Six-belted Clearwing on vegetated shingle sites. On Friday I popped up to Aldeburgh beach and had four come to pheromone lure. Conditions were … Continue reading
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Nemophora fasciella is on the wing
I had a report of this BAP species from Rob Garrod this week. It was along the Gipping River in Ipswich on Tuesday 14 June. I went along and had a look at the site on a sunny lunchtime but … Continue reading