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Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis) was first recorded in Suffolk in June 2004 when Lee Gregory located a small population associated with Wayfaring-trees in a layby off the A11, just south of Barton Mills. More recently, one was re-identified from a photo … Continue reading →

To add to Paul’s sighting of Currant clearwing, I’ve just had one myself come to the Tip pheromone in the garden around my own currant bushes, the second time I’ve seen it there. My first clearwing of the year. Neil

Just went for a wander round the garden after work this afternoon and managed to find a few moths, best of which was a Nemophora fasciella male feeding on an Oxeye daisy flower. Have recorded this species around the garden … Continue reading →

Superb warm sunny day today, so we were out in the garden enjoying the weather around lunchtime when an Orange underwing moth flew low through the garden. First time I’ve seen one at home on the edge of the golf … Continue reading →

I went out to Tunstall Common last night to have a look at a couple of the periodic larval survey sites and to do a rough check on numbers and at what stage the larvae were. One of the sites … Continue reading →