Four-spotted footman male. Third record for Staffordshire caught to 125mv light 2/10/2013

05/10: Quiet in the trap but a Palpita vitrealis on next door's rear elevation!

Combined results for visiting moth-trappers on 5/10 - 9 traps - A.Goddard, S. Watkins, D. Price, R. Hemming:
1369 Uresephita gilvata 1
1395 Rusty Dot Pearl 30
1398 Rush Veneer 85
1408 Palpita vitrealis 5
1716 Vestal 2
1972 Convolvulus Hawk-moth 3
1984 Hummingbird Hawkmoth 4
2054 Crimson Speckled 1
2091 Dark Sword-grass 18
2119 Pearly Underwing 3
2195 Delicate 30
2208 Cosmopolitan 2
2375 Large Wainscot 1
2384 Small Mottled Willow 1
2441 Silver Y 8

previous night highlights included;
3 x U. gilvata, 4 x P. vitrealis, 1 x Death's Head, 3 x Vestal, 21 Delicate

Night of 5 Oct

5 Vestal, 5 Four-spotted Footman and 2 Dark Sword-grass.

No fewer than 10 Long-tailed Blues near Minnis Bay this morning including this copulating pair.

During the migration this week Four-spotted Footman was recorded for the first time in Warwickshire.Two were caught both on the night of 2nd October.... at Rugby ( R.Mayes) and Kenilworth (M.Kennard).

Night of 5 Oct. Four-spotted Footman (male), Dark Sword-grass 2, Silver Y 1, L-album 1 ( possible migrant as very few records this far up the coast). Diamond-back 4.

5/10: 6 Vestal

Night of 5th October.Convolvulus Hawk 1,Four Spotted Footman 5,Dark Sword-Grass 4,N.noctuella 2

3 Vestal, Rush Veneer and L-album Wainscot to actinic in Weston VC6