Category Archives: Things to search for

Tempted as I was to join some of the group on the coast this evening I decided not to wander too far and, instead, went to check out the ivy blossom near Little Blakenham. While much was still not in … Continue reading →

Went for a walk along the saltmarsh at Hemley, beside the river Deben yesterday afternoon. First plants of Sea aster I came across had noticeable feeding damage on, and I quickly located 2 Star-wort larvae on the plant. Took a … Continue reading →

Like Raymond I’ve not been inspired to run any moth traps this week, due to the poor overnight weather – why waste electricity for a small amount of rustics and underwings?! So my moth searching efforts have been directed to … Continue reading →

Found 3 Small ranunculus larvae (probably 3rd instar) on Prickly lettuce just down the lane from my house on the edge of Ipswich today. First ones I’ve seen this year so now would be a good time to start looking … Continue reading →

Just a quick note to say I picked up the second (on the assumption no-one else has seen it recently) Tuta absoluta for Suffolk last night. I reported this species in my post of 11th October last year for the … Continue reading →

No, not football, clearwing hunting. Because I had to work at Hadleigh today I took the opportunity to take a lunchtime stroll up Broom Hill. Having given up on counting the (presumed) Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnets when I got to 100 I … Continue reading →

With warm sunny weather last Sunday, Bill Last and myself decided to try and see some more species of clearwing moth. Bill had not seen either White-barred or Red-tipped clearwings, so we headed up to the SWT reserve at North … Continue reading →

I have a couple of nice clumps of Honeysuckle that I’ve planted in the garden, mainly to attract moths in (including Broad-bordered bee hawk which lays eggs on one of the plants every year). This year, I noticed that the … Continue reading →

Following on from Brian’s post on the 5th, I too have now seen Adela cuprella out in numbers, so my initial fears that it had become scarce were unfounded. Saw at least 50 in several groups flying high (as usual) … Continue reading →