Category Archives: Sightings

5 nights trapping from 21st to 27th and apart from the 21st a moth of the night every night! Large Yellow Under-wing remains the most common moth during this period followed by Lesser, then Setaceous Hebrew Character which is now … Continue reading →

I have decided not to trap on the few windy days left in the month so this is my report on the second half of September for my garden in Hollesley. I am still plagued by an excess of Large … Continue reading →

A strange thing happened last night – I actually set my trap in the back garden. The first time since the 9th August. 18 species, 93 moths. 35 Large Yellow Underwing, 27 Lunar Underwing and a collection of the usual … Continue reading →

Despite the nice mild autumnal weather this week, moth numbers generally appear to have been low with me. Not trapped every night but when I have I’ve recorded on average 20sp (using the 125w MV and the 30w twin trap). … Continue reading →

I’ve spent a few afternoons recently doing some searching for leaf-mines and Olive Crescent larvae in south Suffolk. It seems more productive for leaf-mines than last year already, although macro-larvae seem to have been a bit thin on the ground. … Continue reading →

Coastal fog has hampered trapping efforts on some recent nights but migrants have been arriving.  Following on from last week’s Vestal; a single Palpita vitrealis graced one of my traps on the night of 22 September and was the second recorded … Continue reading →

Trap on last night for first time in ten days. Generally as expected.. Dominants were lunar underwing, large yellow underwing and setaceous hebrew character (far fewer square-spot rustic). Firsts for the autumn were dusky lemon sallow, large ranunculus, brindled green … Continue reading →