Category Archives: Sightings

Temperature this evening is above freezing here for the first time for ages, and instantly a moth has appeared! March moth sitting on the outside of the kitchen window, first record for the year – I hope many more will … Continue reading →

My first moth of the year, a male Early moth tonight at 22.45 at a lit conservatory window. Keith

Dotted border on the kitchen window this evening, my earliest site record. Neil

I met up with Sharon Hearle at Barnhamcross Common last night to have a search for Lunar Yellow Underwing (Noctua orbona) larvae. It was quite a warm night and we managed to avoid the rain that turned up a bit … Continue reading →

It was 10 degrees here at IGC at dusk last night too, so ran a trap in the garden. Woke up to pouring rain this morning but still a few moths in the trap: Spring usher (5), Winter, Mottled umber, … Continue reading →

It was a balmy 10 deg. here in Gorleston last evening, so I looked for Early Moth by torchlight in the old blackthorn hedge nearby, a regular place to find them. Just 3 males seen but no females. Also ran … Continue reading →

Trap in the garden last night had 4sp like the previous night, but nowhere near the numbers – only 2 Spring usher, 3 Chestnut, Y.ustella and my earliest ever record of E.postvittana. Not too surprising as my garden is on … Continue reading →

Big hatch of Spring usher at the golf course last night – 98 caught in one 125w MV trap! My highest ever total seen in one night, previous best was 67. Pale brindled beauty, Chestnut and Tortricodes alternella (earliest ever … Continue reading →

We did have to compete with a full moon though. Spring Ushers on 8th and 9th, Winter, Dark Chestnut, Chestnut and Satellite on 9th Jan 2012. Also spotted a Depressarid on the window but it used its survival mechanism of … Continue reading →

First moth for the New Year just seen fluttering at the Kitchen window, not surprisingly a Winter moth. Happy New Year to all and let’s hope it will be a good one for moths. Neil