Suffolk Moths Blog » Sightings http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog Topical information from the Suffolk Moth Group Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Suffolk Moth Group Field Meetings Update http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/03/19/suffolk-moth-group-field-meetings-update/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/03/19/suffolk-moth-group-field-meetings-update/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:05:09 +0000 Neil http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8094 Continue reading ]]> Just a note to say the field meetings programme has been updated with details for the Breckland moth night in June, which will be at Cavenham heath NNR.

Please watch the blog and the group’s social media platforms to see if meetings will be going ahead given the Coronavirus outbreak.

Neil Sherman (Suffolk County Recorder)

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2019 review of moths for me. http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/02/20/2019-review-of-moths-for-me/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/02/20/2019-review-of-moths-for-me/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:45:16 +0000 Raymond Watson http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8076 Continue reading ]]> I don’t know how many of you still read this blog now that we have a Facebook site for Suffolk Moths, but I would be pleased to know by way of comments. If you don’t use Facebook it is worth getting an account just to follow ‘Recording Moths in Suffolk’. Your individual account can be private to prevent access by unwanted ‘friends’ and there is no need to add any personal information.

I spent some time on the text for the smaller micros on the new web site this summer which restricted my trips away from home and reduced the amount of dissections I carried out. This was one of the reasons why my annual species total for the year at home was only 741. This considerably lower than the last 3 years. I also only gained a further 22 species new to my home site. However apart from this the year as a whole was not one of the best. Whilst it started quite well for moths and was OK during July, August was not a great month for moths and the rest of the year did not see spells of regular migrants. Species expanding their range in the UK played a prominent part in catches across the county and I was one of those who caught the spectacular Clifden Nonpareil. Some of my site other additions were also pleasing, some of which were new for the vice county. These included Caloptilia honoratella, Lyonetia prunifoliella, Iana incanana, Grapholita lobarzewskii, Sciota hostilis, Three Humped Prominent and Dusky Marbled Brown.

I had a target of the White-mantled Wainscot for the RSPB site at Abbey Farm Snape last year. Really wanting to find it there for the new wetland reserve. As the season progressed it came down to the 25th July as my only real opportunity. However this was also the night when the weather broke with a massive thunderstorm. I took the opportunity. I was successful for the target moth and also picked up a number of other species that I would not have done so without the weather event. It was worth while but especially memorable for the spectacular weather.

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First moth of 2020 – a plume http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/01/02/2020-first-moth-is-a-plume/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/01/02/2020-first-moth-is-a-plume/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:10:35 +0000 Brian http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8047 Continue reading ]]> For me the first moth of the New Year 2020  was a plume. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla was sitting on the conservatory wall this morning (1st). Probably off the geraniums outside on the patio which have not succumbed to the frost yet as it has been so mild.                              I have been browsing through the distribution maps on the new Suffolk Moths site. With the records now completed up to 2018, it’s interesting to see that some of the species we consider common up here in the top NE corner of Suffolk are scarcely recorded over the rest of Suffolk. Best example is probably Common Marbled Carpet with a concentration of dots and many records in the NE but very few elsewhere. A few others similarly recorded are Grey Shoulder-knot, Blair’s Shoulder-knot, Figure of Eighty, Yellow Horned, Crescent, Freyer’s Pug and Least Yellow Underwing.                                                             There are some that are the reverse of this with Nut-tree Tussock and Great Prominent never seen in the far NE of the county.

Also we can now see from the maps a pattern of how some of the new invaders such as Olive Crescent are gradually moving up through the county.

Many thanks to all involved with bringing things up-to-date and best wishes for the New Year which I’m sure will produce some good moths and a few surprises.

Brian

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The hunt for Phyllonorycter pastorella http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:30:59 +0000 Antony Wren http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8041 Continue reading ]]> 31.10.19

With the moth trapping season drawing to an early close this year with disappointing weather and a lack of opportunities to get out into the field,  my attention has turned to leaf mines. I am out and about most days and it’s relatively easy to pick up several species of mine on the school run or walking to the shops.

Today I convinced my wife to have a trip to Africa Alive Zoo because there is a line of mature Willows and I was on the hunt for a moth only added to the British list in 2014.

I found several mines within a few minutes; Phyllonorycter viminiella and Phyllocnistis unipunctella were the most interesting. By the 3rd tree along I began to find some early stage mines which seemed to match Phyllonorycter pastorella but they could’ve been one of several species.  

After half an hour of searching I found something very interesting and quickly snapped a photo to get a second opinion… Dr John Langmaid and a few others suggested that the mine was a perfect match for Phyllonorycter pastorella.

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Antony

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September moths at Hollesley http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/07/september-moths-at-hollesley-2/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/07/september-moths-at-hollesley-2/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:30:06 +0000 Raymond Watson http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8028 Continue reading ]]> Anyone else been catching moths? True not inspiring moth collecting weather which hasn’t enticed me out a lot but there were a few highlights. I had a specimen for dissection left over from 31st August that looked like and was proven to be a Scrobipalpa suaedella. A rare salt-marsh species that made it to the light in my front garden. For September I picked up a Lyonetia prunifoliella on 10th. Good to get this species here as it gives the species a widespread distribution in the county now. I also had my first Clifden Nonpareil on 7th. This species seems to be getting quite common in the county now! Perhaps my best highlight was an immigrant from the east, a lovely example of Caloptilia honoratella. this species has been expanding across Europe and reached Kent this year, so in now in Suffolk too. Otherwise the month has seen  a peppering of immigrants with the Delicate being dominant. Interesting on this species I noticed a dark specimen of the Delicate being caught as a garden first in Grundisburgh this year well before the immigrant numbers increased suggesting it could be breeding in Suffolk.

Thoughts on Climate Change: This is something that we are all aware of these days. The expected change to our climate, particularly in the east here has been evident this year. Dry warm summers (I have lost two trees in my garden this year from the drought). Mild wet winters. Once the hurricane season started in the Caribbean then the Atlantic storms have brought the rain to us. How will, or is it now, affecting our moth species. We are clearly seeing an increase in immigrants from more southerly and European climes and some of them are settling and breeding. How many of our established residents are on the decline due to climate change versus loss of habitat? The Monarch Butterfly has been turning up in the south west recently. Will American moth species turn up with the increased storm activity?

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August 2019 moths Hollesley http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/09/01/august-2019-moths-hollesley/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/09/01/august-2019-moths-hollesley/#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:33:02 +0000 Raymond Watson http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8017 Continue reading ]]> This month has not been especially exciting, though there have been a few highlights. The month started reasonably well following a hot July but most of the summery moths disappeared following the rain and wind during the second and third weeks of the month. There has been a slow trickle of routine immigrants plus some highlights amongst them too.

On the local species I had two Butterbur early in the month which is a good sign for the local population. A Rest Harrow on 8th suggesting they are resident now. A Brick on 29th was my first of what I call the true autumn species to start the autumn off. I had an unusual number of Eucosma tripoliana around the middle of the month. It is quite late for them. I was out on a PoMs trip on the Butley Estuary around then and was paddling the high tide over the salt-marsh so that made me think that perhaps they wander inland when high tides force them off the salt-marsh. Moths of interest included a Hellinsia carphodactyla on 18th which was not my first at home as I caught one several years ago. A dark form of Elophila nymphaeata that had me struggling for an identity for a while and a very small dark Caryocolum which dissected as alsinella but lacked any clear white patches quite unlike others I have seen. A few second broods have turned up. White Ermine on 27th, Chrysoteuchia culmella on 27th and the first of a number of Evergestis limbata on 24th.

Immigrants have been regular at a low level. There have been four highlights from my point of view. A Three-humped Prominent on 1st was a new species for me. I have taken three Beautiful Marbled this year and whilst it has been having a very good year as an immigrant Matthew is of the opinion that it is also resident locally. I took a Tuta absoluta on 7th. I did not take one last year and on 31st I had an Apomyelois bistriatella in perfect condition. I have seen this species in the Tangham Forest in mid-June. Sterling, Parsons and Lewington express the view that late examples of this species may be immigrants and I support this view for my specimen as the suitable habitat is not local to my home and it was caught in the front garden trap that faces the coast. In this Painted Lady year I have also had two Painted Ladys and one Red Admiral in the traps.

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The ‘Unrivalled’ … http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/31/the-unrivalled/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/31/the-unrivalled/#comments Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:26:18 +0000 paulb http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8012 Continue reading ]]> This year see’s the 20th anniversary of National Moth Night, a celebration of all the things we love and enjoy about this hobby of ours. One of the themes is Clifden Nonpareil (Catocola fraxini) - aka the ‘Blue Underwing’. Despite a much welcome resurgence of this species across the southern counties of the UK it is a species I have only been lucky enough to see on four previous occasions. My first two were courtesy of a moth twitch Matthew and I made to Stiffkey, Norfolk in Sept’ 2001. I then had to wait almost twelve years to the day before seeing one in Kent. My last was back in August 2017, from Hen Reed-beds. The thought of actual catching my own, and in the garden, seemed more fiction than fact but this morning was one of those rare moments when the moth gods finally decided to smile on my trap once again. As I type this post I’m not ashamed to admit that l’m still  buzzing from the excitement of turning over the egg tray and seeing this large pale grey/brown moth sat there, and then the panic that sets in when you think don’t fly before I can pot you up. It’s also interesting to note that the nearest poplar plantation I can think of is approx. 4km due south of me (near Rattlesden) !!

And don’t forget to check out: http://www.mothnight.info/home

C.fraxini (Woolpit) 30 Aug 2019

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A Duo of Gypsy Moths http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/07/a-duo-of-gypsy-moths/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/07/a-duo-of-gypsy-moths/#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:21:35 +0000 Mark Timms http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8004 A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths – are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population?

Mark

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July 2019 Moths Hollesley plus Snape http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/02/july-2019-moths-hollesley-plus-snape/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/02/july-2019-moths-hollesley-plus-snape/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:34:51 +0000 Raymond Watson http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=7997 Continue reading ]]> July was an interesting month. Following the chaos of underwings at the end of June things settled somewhat and much of the month was dry with some good moth nights. The temperatures rose towards the end of the month with a dramatic break-down here on the night of 25th. July is now acknowledged as the warmest ever worldwide. The end of the month saw a significant increase in immigrant species but they also trickled in over the month as a whole. The underwings came back again but not so devastating as at the end of June

In general the usual moths for July were caught except for an absence of Brimstone and Nutmeg though they did appear at the end of the month. The Bordered Pug continued to be caught throughout. My first two Lackey moths for my home site were caught on the 13th and 22nd, a second Goat on 25th and the Svensson’s Copper Underwing on 22nd and 24th with one also at Abbey Farm Snape on 25th. I was pleased to catch Merrifieldia baliodactylus on 24th confirming the species is hanging on and also the return of Carycolum viscariella and Gelechia scotinella, 8th and 16th. Endothenia marginana has also appeared in the garden and E. gentianaeana also turned up so along with the regular E. oblongana these need very careful examination now when they appear. The most exceptional find during July however was a specimen of Caryocolum blandulella. It had damaged wing tips but was clearly one of the pale Caryocolum species so I carried out a dissection expecting to confirm C. blandella so the ID was a surprise.  It last occurred in Kent in 1983 but has since been found in Carmarthenshire. There are no confirmed records elsewhere. The larvae feed on the Little Mouse-ear in sandy locations. That plant occurs in the Sandlings and Breckland so the species is probably resident.

For the immigrants; however some of these species are also resident so it cannot be clear that for example the Four-spotted Footman, Oncocera semirubella and Catoptria verellus that have turned up through the month are either. The Blackneck was captured on 13th and 16th as elsewhere on the coast and were suggested as possible immigrants. I got a third Sciota hostilis on 24th. The hot weather began to breakdown here on at dusk on 25th with a spectacular thunderstorm, it and subsequent air streams promoted immigrant moths. A large number of Tree-lichen Beauty appeared that night with the variant photographed being common among them. Silver Y, Bordered Straw and Cydalima perspectalis at Snape. From that date to the end of the month at home I have taken, Plutella xylostella (lots), Udea ferrugalis, Nomophila noctuella, Silver Y, Dark Swordgrass and my first Beautiful Marbled.

My trip out to Abbey Farm, Snape was primarily aimed at finding the White-mantled Wainscot there, otherwise I would not have set up with the storm that was forecasted. It was spectacular setting up with ground strikes all around but the downpour did not start in ernest until I left the site. It was a good catch. In addition to those already mentioned I had a Metalampra italica, Acrobasis marmorea,  Lesser Common Rustic and Burnet Companion in the trap. I got two possible White-mantled that were too weather worn for confirmation from the moth so dissection became necessary. That proved surprisingly difficult with only one on the web site and no Brown-veined and my dissections conflicting with Pierce. To make matters worse, when I went to my collection for a Brown-veined that also turned out to be  White-mantled. Eventual conclusion was all were indeed White-mantled. Have I ever seen a Brown-veined?

Finally but not a moth, a spectacular Longhorned Beetle, male Prionus coriarius arrived on 29th.

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Lyonetia sp’ in Woolpit – http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/28/lyonetia-sp-in-woolpit/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/28/lyonetia-sp-in-woolpit/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:49:31 +0000 paulb http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=7989 Continue reading ]]> There are two Lyonetia species on the British list, with clerkella being the one most of us are familiar with. As it happens, even this is an uncommon visitor to my garden trap so I’m in the habit of potting the odd one up for no other reason than to remind myself that this is what it is. Going through the trap after a very warm Wednesday night (24 July) I noticed two Lyonetia which I assumed were both clerkella. Luckily, I potted one up for latter. With the following night also being on the busy side it wasn’t until Friday that I was able to take a proper look. By then, the moth had died but that did make it easier to see through a hand-lens! The most striking feature was actually missing, the orangey-brown spot near the costa, which soon had me wondering if I’d potted up by accident the much rarer prunifoliella. I eventually managed to post some (poor) back of camera images on the local Whats App group and the  feedback seems to be positive so, on that basis, below is a picture of what appears to be the second Suffolk record of Lyonetia prunifoliella.

prunifoliella (Woolpit 24 July 2019)

prunifoliella (Woolpit 24 July 2019) 

Matthew & Neil have made me aware that John Chainey took prunifoliella at Westleton last summer so I guess the moral of this story is – don’t assume all your Lyonetia are clerkella’s !!

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<![CDATA[ <p>I don&#8217;t know how many of you still read this blog now that we have a Facebook site for Suffolk Moths, but I would be pleased to know by way of comments. If you don&#8217;t use Facebook it is worth getting an account just to follow &#8216;Recording Moths in Suffolk&#8217;. Your individual account can be private to prevent access by unwanted &#8216;friends&#8217; and there is no need to add any personal information.</p> <p>I spent some time on the text for the smaller micros on the new web site this summer which restricted my trips away from home and reduced the amount of dissections I carried out. This was one of the reasons why my annual species total for the year at home was only 741. This considerably lower than the last 3 years. I also only gained a further 22 species new to my home site. However apart from this the year as a whole was not one of the best. Whilst it started quite well for moths and was OK during July, August was not a great month for moths and the rest of the year did not see spells of regular migrants. Species expanding their range in the UK played a prominent part in catches across the county and I was one of those who caught the spectacular Clifden Nonpareil. Some of my site other additions were also pleasing, some of which were new for the vice county. These included <em>Caloptilia honoratella, Lyonetia prunifoliella, Iana incanana, Grapholita lobarzewskii, Sciota hostilis, </em>Three Humped Prominent and Dusky Marbled Brown.</p> <p>I had a target of the White-mantled Wainscot for the RSPB site at Abbey Farm Snape last year. Really wanting to find it there for the new wetland reserve. As the season progressed it came down to the 25th July as my only real opportunity. However this was also the night when the weather broke with a massive thunderstorm. I took the opportunity. I was successful for the target moth and also picked up a number of other species that I would not have done so without the weather event. It was worth while but especially memorable for the spectacular weather.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ For me the first moth of the New Year 2020  was a plume. Amblyptilia acanthadactyla was sitting on the conservatory wall this morning (1st). Probably off the geraniums outside on the patio which have not succumbed to the frost yet &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2020/01/02/2020-first-moth-is-a-plume/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>For me the first moth of the New Year 2020  was a plume. <em>Amblyptilia acanthadactyla</em> was sitting on the conservatory wall this morning (1st). Probably off the geraniums outside on the patio which have not succumbed to the frost yet as it has been so mild.                              I have been browsing through the distribution maps on the new Suffolk Moths site. With the records now completed up to 2018, it’s interesting to see that some of the species we consider common up here in the top NE corner of Suffolk are scarcely recorded over the rest of Suffolk. Best example is probably Common Marbled Carpet with a concentration of dots and many records in the NE but very few elsewhere. A few others similarly recorded are Grey Shoulder-knot, Blair’s Shoulder-knot, Figure of Eighty, Yellow Horned, Crescent, Freyer’s Pug and Least Yellow Underwing.                                                             There are some that are the reverse of this with Nut-tree Tussock and Great Prominent never seen in the far NE of the county.</p> <p>Also we can now see from the maps a pattern of how some of the new invaders such as Olive Crescent are gradually moving up through the county.</p> <p>Many thanks to all involved with bringing things up-to-date and best wishes for the New Year which I’m sure will produce some good moths and a few surprises.</p> <p>Brian</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Antony Wren</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ 31.10.19 With the moth trapping season drawing to an early close this year with disappointing weather and a lack of opportunities to get out into the field,  my attention has turned to leaf mines. I am out and about most &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>31.10.19</p> <p>With the moth trapping season drawing to an early close this year with disappointing weather and a lack of opportunities to get out into the field,  my attention has turned to leaf mines. I am out and about most days and it&#8217;s relatively easy to pick up several species of mine on the school run or walking to the shops.</p> <p>Today I convinced my wife to have a trip to Africa Alive Zoo because there is a line of mature Willows and I was on the hunt for a moth only added to the British list in 2014.</p> <p>I found several mines within a few minutes; <em>Phyllonorycter viminiella</em> and <em>Phyllocnistis unipunctella</em> were the most interesting. By the 3rd tree along I began to find some early stage mines which seemed to match Phyllonorycter pastorella but they could&#8217;ve been one of several species.  <b><br /> </b></p> <p>After half an hour of searching I found something very interesting and quickly snapped a photo to get a second opinion&#8230; Dr John Langmaid and a few others suggested that the mine was a perfect match for <em>Phyllonorycter pastorella</em>.</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/inbound8088767484869025634.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8042" alt="inbound8088767484869025634" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/inbound8088767484869025634-167x300.jpg" width="167" height="300" /></a></p> <p>Antony</p> ]]>
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<title>September moths at Hollesley</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Raymond Watson</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ Anyone else been catching moths? True not inspiring moth collecting weather which hasn&#8217;t enticed me out a lot but there were a few highlights. I had a specimen for dissection left over from 31st August that looked like and was &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/07/september-moths-at-hollesley-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Anyone else been catching moths? True not inspiring moth collecting weather which hasn&#8217;t enticed me out a lot but there were a few highlights. I had a specimen for dissection left over from 31st August that looked like and was proven to be a <em>Scrobipalpa suaedella</em>. A rare salt-marsh species that made it to the light in my front garden. For September I picked up a <em>Lyonetia prunifoliella</em> on 10th. Good to get this species here as it gives the species a widespread distribution in the county now. I also had my first Clifden Nonpareil on 7th. This species seems to be getting quite common in the county now! Perhaps my best highlight was an immigrant from the east, a lovely example of <em>Caloptilia</em> <em>honoratella</em>. this species has been expanding across Europe and reached Kent this year, so in now in Suffolk too. Otherwise the month has seen  a peppering of immigrants with the Delicate being dominant. Interesting on this species I noticed a dark specimen of the Delicate being caught as a garden first in Grundisburgh this year well before the immigrant numbers increased suggesting it could be breeding in Suffolk.</p> <p><strong>Thoughts on Climate Change</strong>: This is something that we are all aware of these days. The expected change to our climate, particularly in the east here has been evident this year. Dry warm summers (I have lost two trees in my garden this year from the drought). Mild wet winters. Once the hurricane season started in the Caribbean then the Atlantic storms have brought the rain to us. How will, or is it now, affecting our moth species. We are clearly seeing an increase in immigrants from more southerly and European climes and some of them are settling and breeding. How many of our established residents are on the decline due to climate change versus loss of habitat? The Monarch Butterfly has been turning up in the south west recently. Will American moth species turn up with the increased storm activity?</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/blog-sept19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8029" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/blog-sept19-300x268.jpg" width="300" height="268" /></a></p> ]]>
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<title>August 2019 moths Hollesley</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Raymond Watson</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ This month has not been especially exciting, though there have been a few highlights. The month started reasonably well following a hot July but most of the summery moths disappeared following the rain and wind during the second and third &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/09/01/august-2019-moths-hollesley/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This month has not been especially exciting, though there have been a few highlights. The month started reasonably well following a hot July but most of the summery moths disappeared following the rain and wind during the second and third weeks of the month. There has been a slow trickle of routine immigrants plus some highlights amongst them too.</p> <p>On the local species I had two Butterbur early in the month which is a good sign for the local population. A Rest Harrow on 8th suggesting they are resident now. A Brick on 29th was my first of what I call the true autumn species to start the autumn off. I had an unusual number of <em>Eucosma</em> <em>tripoliana</em> around the middle of the month. It is quite late for them. I was out on a PoMs trip on the Butley Estuary around then and was paddling the high tide over the salt-marsh so that made me think that perhaps they wander inland when high tides force them off the salt-marsh. Moths of interest included a <em>Hellinsia carphodactyla</em> on 18th which was not my first at home as I caught one several years ago. A dark form of <em>Elophila nymphaeata</em> that had me struggling for an identity for a while and a very small dark <em>Caryocolum</em> which dissected as <em>alsinella</em> but lacked any clear white patches quite unlike others I have seen. A few second broods have turned up. White Ermine on 27th, <em>Chrysoteuchia culmella</em> on 27th and the first of a number of <em>Evergestis limbata</em> on 24th.</p> <p>Immigrants have been regular at a low level. There have been four highlights from my point of view. A Three-humped Prominent on 1st was a new species for me. I have taken three Beautiful Marbled this year and whilst it has been having a very good year as an immigrant Matthew is of the opinion that it is also resident locally. I took a <em>Tuta absoluta</em> on 7th. I did not take one last year and on 31st I had an <em>Apomyelois bistriatella</em> in perfect condition. I have seen this species in the Tangham Forest in mid-June. Sterling, Parsons and Lewington express the view that late examples of this species may be immigrants and I support this view for my specimen as the suitable habitat is not local to my home and it was caught in the front garden trap that faces the coast. In this Painted Lady year I have also had two Painted Ladys and one Red Admiral in the traps.</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8018" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog-1-300x219.jpg" width="300" height="219" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8019" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Blog-2-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a></p> ]]>
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<title>The ‘Unrivalled’ …</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 15:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ This year see&#8217;s the 20th anniversary of National Moth Night, a celebration of all the things we love and enjoy about this hobby of ours. One of the themes is Clifden Nonpareil (Catocola fraxini) - aka the &#8216;Blue Underwing&#8217;. Despite a &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/31/the-unrivalled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This year see&#8217;s the 20th anniversary of National Moth Night, a celebration of all the things we love and enjoy about this hobby of ours. One of the themes is Clifden Nonpareil (Catocola fraxini) - aka the &#8216;Blue Underwing&#8217;. Despite a much welcome resurgence of this species across the southern counties of the UK it is a species I have only been lucky enough to see on four previous occasions. My first two were courtesy of a moth twitch Matthew and I made to Stiffkey, Norfolk in Sept&#8217; 2001. I then had to wait almost twelve years to the day before seeing one in Kent. My last was back in August 2017, from Hen Reed-beds. The thought of actual catching my own, and in the garden, seemed more fiction than fact but this morning was one of those rare moments when the moth gods finally decided to smile on my trap once again. As I type this post I&#8217;m not ashamed to admit that l&#8217;m still  buzzing from the excitement of turning over the egg tray and seeing this large pale grey/brown moth sat there, and then the panic that sets in when you think don&#8217;t fly before I can pot you up. It&#8217;s also interesting to note that the nearest poplar plantation I can think of is approx. 4km due south of me (near Rattlesden) !!</p> <p>And don&#8217;t forget to check out: <a href="http://www.mothnight.info/home">http://www.mothnight.info/home</a></p> <div id="attachment_8013" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fraxini-web.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8013" alt="C.fraxini (Woolpit) 30 Aug 2019" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fraxini-web-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">C.fraxini (Woolpit) 30 Aug 2019</p></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> ]]>
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<title>A Duo of Gypsy Moths</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark Timms</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths &#8211; are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population? Mark ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>A surprise this morning with not one but 2 male Gypsy Moths in the garden trap. Not sure of the origin of these 2 moths &#8211; are they likely immigrants or wanderers from the expanding London population?</p> <p>Mark</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Gypsy-Moth-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8007" alt="Gypsy Moth 1(1)" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Gypsy-Moth-11-300x224.jpg" width="300" height="224" /></a></p> ]]>
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<title>July 2019 Moths Hollesley plus Snape</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Raymond Watson</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ July was an interesting month. Following the chaos of underwings at the end of June things settled somewhat and much of the month was dry with some good moth nights. The temperatures rose towards the end of the month with &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/08/02/july-2019-moths-hollesley-plus-snape/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>July was an interesting month. Following the chaos of underwings at the end of June things settled somewhat and much of the month was dry with some good moth nights. The temperatures rose towards the end of the month with a dramatic break-down here on the night of 25th. July is now acknowledged as the warmest ever worldwide. The end of the month saw a significant increase in immigrant species but they also trickled in over the month as a whole. The underwings came back again but not so devastating as at the end of June</p> <p>In general the usual moths for July were caught except for an absence of Brimstone and Nutmeg though they did appear at the end of the month. The Bordered Pug continued to be caught throughout. My first two Lackey moths for my home site were caught on the 13th and 22nd, a second Goat on 25th and the Svensson&#8217;s Copper Underwing on 22nd and 24th with one also at Abbey Farm Snape on 25th. I was pleased to catch <em>Merrifieldia baliodactylus</em> on 24th confirming the species is hanging on and also the return of <em>Carycolum viscariella</em> and <em>Gelechia scotinella</em>, 8th and 16th. <em>Endothenia marginana</em> has also appeared in the garden and <em>E. gentianaeana</em> also turned up so along with the regular <em>E. oblongana</em> these need very careful examination now when they appear. The most exceptional find during July however was a specimen of <em>Caryocolum blandulella</em>. It had damaged wing tips but was clearly one of the pale <em>Caryocolum</em> species so I carried out a dissection expecting to confirm <em>C. blandella</em> so the ID was a surprise.  It last occurred in Kent in 1983 but has since been found in Carmarthenshire. There are no confirmed records elsewhere. The larvae feed on the Little Mouse-ear in sandy locations. That plant occurs in the Sandlings and Breckland so the species is probably resident.</p> <p>For the immigrants; however some of these species are also resident so it cannot be clear that for example the Four-spotted Footman, <em>Oncocera semirubella and Catoptria verellus</em> that have turned up through the month are either. The Blackneck was captured on 13th and 16th as elsewhere on the coast and were suggested as possible immigrants. I got a third <em>Sciota hostilis</em> on 24th. The hot weather began to breakdown here on at dusk on 25th with a spectacular thunderstorm, it and subsequent air streams promoted immigrant moths. A large number of Tree-lichen Beauty appeared that night with the variant photographed being common among them. Silver Y, Bordered Straw and <em>Cydalima perspectalis</em> at Snape. From that date to the end of the month at home I have taken, <em>Plutella xylostella</em> (lots), <em>Udea ferrugalis, Nomophila noctuella</em>, Silver Y, Dark Swordgrass and my first Beautiful Marbled.</p> <p>My trip out to Abbey Farm, Snape was primarily aimed at finding the White-mantled Wainscot there, otherwise I would not have set up with the storm that was forecasted. It was spectacular setting up with ground strikes all around but the downpour did not start in ernest until I left the site. It was a good catch. In addition to those already mentioned I had a <em>Metalampra italica, Acrobasis marmorea</em>,  Lesser Common Rustic and Burnet Companion in the trap. I got two possible White-mantled that were too weather worn for confirmation from the moth so dissection became necessary. That proved surprisingly difficult with only one on the web site and no Brown-veined and my dissections conflicting with Pierce. To make matters worse, when I went to my collection for a Brown-veined that also turned out to be  White-mantled. Eventual conclusion was all were indeed White-mantled. Have I ever seen a Brown-veined?</p> <p>Finally but not a moth, a spectacular Longhorned Beetle, male Prionus coriarius arrived on 29th.</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blog-1-July-19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7998" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blog-1-July-19-300x221.jpg" width="300" height="221" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blog-2-july-19.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7999" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blog-2-july-19-300x284.jpg" width="300" height="284" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ There are two Lyonetia species on the British list, with clerkella being the one most of us are familiar with. As it happens, even this is an uncommon visitor to my garden trap so I&#8217;m in the habit of potting &#8230; <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/07/28/lyonetia-sp-in-woolpit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>There are two Lyonetia species on the British list, with <em>clerkella</em> being the one most of us are familiar with. As it happens, even this is an uncommon visitor to my garden trap so I&#8217;m in the habit of potting the odd one up for no other reason than to remind myself that this is what it is. Going through the trap after a very warm Wednesday night (24 July) I noticed two Lyonetia which I assumed were both <em>clerkella. </em>Luckily, I potted one up for latter. With the following night also being on the busy side it wasn&#8217;t until Friday that I was able to take a proper look. By then, the moth had died but that did make it easier to see through a hand-lens! The most striking feature was actually missing, the orangey-brown spot near the costa, which soon had me wondering if I&#8217;d potted up by accident the much rarer <em>prunifoliella. </em>I eventually managed to post some (poor) back of camera images on the local Whats App group and the  feedback seems to be positive so, on that basis, below is a picture of what appears to be the second Suffolk record of <em>Lyonetia prunifoliella.</em></p> <div id="attachment_7990" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/prunifoliella-W-19-07-24.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7990" alt="prunifoliella (Woolpit 24 July 2019)" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/prunifoliella-W-19-07-24-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">prunifoliella (Woolpit 24 July 2019)<span style="font-size: 16px"> </span></p></div> <p>Matthew &amp; Neil have made me aware that John Chainey took <em>prunifoliella </em>at Westleton last summer so I guess the moral of this story is &#8211; don&#8217;t assume all your Lyonetia are <em>clerkella&#8217;s !!</em></p> ]]>
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