Category Archives: Sightings

Over the ten years I’ve lived in the clay heart of Suffolk I’ve noticed that my garden gets off to a slow start for both flowers and moths. This season is probably the same compared with other moth bloggers’ first … Continue reading →

I refer to Depressaria chaerophylli of which I have taken a further 5 in the last 2 days. Surely others must be finding them in light traps not just me and Paul K. Apart from that my catches have followed … Continue reading →

With thick cloud, calm conditions and temperature of 10.5 deg, Keith and myself set up our traps on the edge of Roundhouse woods at Fritton. After a slow start all the traps produced well, particularly the actinics. From dusk to … Continue reading →

I, like Paul, took advantage of the slightly better conditions last night and ran some traps in the garden. Checked them just before turning in for the night around 10pm and was surprised to find a Foxglove pug on the … Continue reading →

Ran the actinic last night as conditions looked better than of late and was pleased to see both Ypsolopha mucronella and Brindled Beauty in the trap. Both have only been recorded here once before, on the 29th March 2011 and … Continue reading →

At Dunwich Heath on the night of Sunday 6 April Clive Moore caught the rather splendid and exquisite ‘conifer moth’ Gravitarmata margarotana.  Photo by M. J. Deans Known as the Pine Cone Tortrix and new to Britain from Kent as recently as … Continue reading →

Saw a Least black arches at rest on a tree trunk yesterday afternoon on Purdis heath, my first for the year, so they are now starting to come on the wing. Neil

in this notably warm and early spring but looks OK from mid-week on. Like others I have been enjoying the recent mothing. So a report here for my home site at Hollesley. The orthosias are still going strong though as … Continue reading →

A few of the group met up at Milden Hall Farm last night to have a search for Sloe carpet. This site is very close to the last known previous record (in 2003) to Matthew’s for the species and has … Continue reading →