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Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larvae – another sighting
Supporting what Neil said – there’s still time to look for these larvae. I had a couple in the Westleton Common area on Sunday 1st July – both early instar but there were also signs of larvae that would suggest … Continue reading
Moth night at Southwold – 28th June
Neil, Matthew and myself went up to Southwold beach last night for some light trapping. There were a couple of target species – Bordered Sallow and Sand Dart – moths we’d not seen for a while. Arriving at the site … Continue reading
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SMG Moth Night – Elveden 15th June
I’m a bit late making this posting. A rather cool and windy night meant that we retreated into the more sheltered areas of the forest and as dusk fell there were some sightings of Nightjar to keep the birding fraternity … Continue reading
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Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larval sightings
A couple of recent sightings of the larvae to report from previously known sites. Tunstall Forest on Tuesday 26/6 – in the White Admiral area Rendlesham Forest on Thursday 27/7 – at the eastern end of the old Woodbridge Airfield … Continue reading
Searching for Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larvae
I’ve added a page with information on searching for Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larvae here under the Articles menu. As Neil reported recently these are feeding now so can be searched for in the next few weeks. Tony
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Moth Night at Thelnetham Fen – CANCELLED
The joint moth night with the Norfolk moth group at Thelnetham and Betty’s Fens tonight 23rd June has been cancelled due to forecasted bad weather.
Merrifieldia baliodactylus and Small Ranunculus
I’ve just had a couple of species hatch out from stock I’ve been rearing. The Small Ranunculus were from larva collecting alongside the A14 between Felixstowe and Ipswich last year. The M. baliodactylus was more recently collected at Narborough in … Continue reading
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SMG Moth Night at North Warren RSPB Reserve – 9th June
This was a general recording meeting concentrating on the drier parts of the reed-bed and surrounding woodland. Although areas of heathland and grassland were also close by we thought that these would be pretty cold later on. Four MV lights … Continue reading
Meeting Saturday night – North Warren – 9th June
I’ve just had confirmation that we can go ahead with the moth night at North Warren tomorrow. Same meeting arrangements as the events list but one day later. As the weather is a bit unpredictable it would be worth confirming … Continue reading
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SMG Moth Night at King’s Forest – 1st June 2012
Six of the group turned up for the meeting despite the afternoon’s showers damping things down a bit. We were trying a new part of the forest on this night, along the Icknield Way further north than we have tried … Continue reading