Landguard: 38 Species in our 3 moth traps last night, certainly numbers we would expect to see in October let alone in the middle of summer, mainly due to this extended drought. This is the rather bright looking Ruby Tiger, we get around 6 each year, for what is quite a common garden species.

From Landguard, Shore Knot-horn (Gymnancyla canella) is a Nationally Scarce species living on Prickly Saltwort. Numbers here vary greatly year to year.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 79 Species recorded between our 3 traps last night. Moth of the morning is the Comfrey Ermine (Ethimia quadrillella) which is a nationally scarce species living on Comfrey.

From Landguard: 79 Moth species recorded last night in 3 traps. The Oak Processionary Moth, first noted on site in 1995 & in 6 subsequent years. The caterpillars cause severe damage to oak trees by stripping leaves. Early records are evidence of them naturally crossing into the UK.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 82 Species in our 3 traps last night. This is a freshly emerged Poplar Kitten (Furcula bifida) a very smart looking moth! It didn't have to travel far from our nearby poplar trees.

From Landguard, Maiden's Blush was formerly very infrequent here but has managed to turn up in nine out of last ten years.

From Landguard, Moth Trapping: 82 species of moths recorded this morning between our 3 traps. Tawny Wave is the moth of the morning, a rare species, with its UK stronghold being the Suffolk Brecks and Sandlings, it is far from annual here at Landguard in recent years.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 31 Species in our 3 moth traps - windy and dry conditions. Moth of the morning is the Tufted Oak Knot-horn, an immigrant species first recorded here in 2018. The moth is now becoming established in Oak trees in Suffolk.

Suffolk Branch is run entirely by volunteers. If we do not have enough volunteers to fulfil various roles then the Branch will cease to exist after 35 years. We now have vacancies in two key roles Branch Chair & Transect Co-ordinator Please see suffolkbutterflies.org.uk for details

From Landguard, Double figure catches of Rusty Acorn Piercer (Cydia amplana) in recent days is suggestive of an immigration of fresh migrants. It was first noted here in 2003 and has been annual the past six years.

From Landguard, Brown-veined Wainscott is another reed bed species that wanders in hot weather. Good to get one as we drew a blank last year.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 67 recorded species of moths last night (23rd - 24th). Moth of the morning goes to our first site record of Aristotelia ericinella, which lives on heather on the Suffolk Heaths but has not ventured down here before. Heath Elder (Aristotelia ericinella).

From Landguard, Moth traps: 66 species recorded last night, a slight increase owing to a less windier night. The Plain Pug, a moth recorded singly each year (last year absent) as it has to travel from its preferred saltmarsh habitat (small area at Trimley nature reserve) to be caught in our traps.

From Landguard, Rest Harrow is on the IUCN Red List as "near threatened". It has been annual here over the last nine years in small numbers & is probably living here on, as it says on the tin, Common Restharrow.

From Landguard, Moth trap: 30 species last night - very quiet for the time of year potentially due to the drought conditions. The Marbled Clover, nationally scarce species, is having a good year with 10 of these recorded this month. During the daytime feeds on Viper's-bugloss, common on the reserve.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: Only 33 moth species last night. Sea Pea Knot-horn (Pima boisduvaliella) is moth of the day, a nationally scarce species living along the coast on flowering coastal plants such as Bird's-foot Trefoil.

From Landguard, Rosy Knot-horn, also known as Rhubarb & Custard Moth, (Oncocera semirubella) is a nationally scarce species on Bird's Foot Trefoil & Clovers that we do quite well for.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 97 Species recorded between our 3 traps last night. Pick of the bunch is the two Eastern Bordered Straw moths, which are migrants from Southern Europe. Only recorded in Suffolk for the first time this year.

From Landguard: 66 species identified between our 3 moth traps last night. This is the Twin-Spotted Wainscot, another reedbeds specialist species that disperses down here occasionally. Fewer than 100 annual records each year in Suffolk, because of the lack of moth trapping in its primary habitat.

Queen of Spain Fritillary - 3 seen nectaring on Lavender in a garden in Wetheringsett on 10th July. This makes 32 species of butterfly seen in Suffolk in July, See suffolkbutterflies.org.uk/sightings.html for details

Last field event of the year Wednesday 22nd July 2026 To look for Wall & Grayling At Sudbourne Church & SWT Captain's Wood Meadow

From Landguard, First site record of the Ribwort Stilt (Aspilapteryx tringipennella) which lives on Ribwort Plantain so no reason why one hasn't turned up before.

From Landguard, Moth Trapping: 97 species last night caught in our 3 moth traps. Pick of the day is the Southern Wainscot, another species wandering in the heat, from its usual reed bed home.

Moth trapping: 124 species caught last night in our 3 traps. Todays pick of the bunch is this unassuming moth, the Fen Wainscot, noteworthy due to it being a Reedbeds specialist that occasionally blunders down here.

From Landguard, Moth trapping: 107 Species of moth caught in our 3 traps last night. Most of note out of the selection was this Sallow moth, mainly as the moth is recorded as emerging at the end of August, making this one 6 weeks early!.

From Landguard, Second site record of Dark Umber with the first only two years ago. It is a species known to wander in warm conditions.

From Landguard: 86 Moth species recorded in our 3 traps this morning. Digitivalva pulicariae (Fleabane Moth), is a rare species in Suffolk with two previous records here. The larva mine into common fleabane and form inflated brown/whitish blotches - UK Moths.

From Landguard: 88 moth species in our 3 moth traps last night. The Dewick's Plusia is an immigrant attempting to colonise Suffolk, the first county record coming from Landguard in 1997. In 2018 there was an explosion of records in Suffolk. In 2021 confirmed breeding by a Larva case found in Ipswich

From Landguard, First noted in 2004 & annual in small numbers over the last ten years the Coronet has, apparently, shifted its foodplant from Ash to Privet.

From Landguard Moth Trap: Agate Knot-horn (Nyctegretis lineana), a red data book species that we have noted on only a handful of previous occasions. Caterpillar larvae feed on Common Restharrow, pupating in a silken tube beneath the host plant. The species is restricted to the east coast of England.