Apologies for the late report on this event. I’ve been very busy recently and haven’t had much time to catch up on report writing.
7 moth-ers met up for this meeting, at another of the Suffolk Wildlife trust’s woodland reserves. The hope was to try and see both Mocha and Pauper pug, both previously recorded at the site.
On arrival at the site, it could be seen that it was wetter than back in Ipswich – more rain must have fallen during the day, unlike back home where it stopped quite quickly in the morning. Still, didn’t stop some of us from having a stroll round before setting up searching for moths and larvae. 20sp were noted, best of which were Alabonia geoffrella (adult) and a Plumed prominent larva tapped from Field maple just outside the wood (this is a known site for the moth).
7 traps were operated in the wood along the rides, some up near the Small-leaved lime to try and see the Pauper pug. First moth in was a Lime hawk, which boded well. Unfortunately the damp conditions coupled with a clear sky meant it was a bit of a struggle, with low numbers of moths seen. Species of interest seen from the total of 59 included: Brindled white-spot, Incurvaria oehlmanniella, Pretty chalk carpet, Bucculatrix nigricomella and Poplar lutestring. Neither of the 2 target species were seen sadly. We packed up around 1.30am with distant lightning lighting up the sky. In the morning however it appeared that no rain had fallen at all (at home anyway).
Neil
Plumed prominent larva
Pretty chalk carpet