Having got late to the traps after an early morning committment I am presented with an interesting dilemma. How to get this flighty Rosy Underwing out without it flying away! Assuming I am successful it will be available for viewing to Atropos subscribers/Flight Arrivals contributors. Phone 01326 290287

What is it about Les Hill and Rosy Underwings?! Having received a message to say he is on his way to see me, this is what I find in the moth-trap.....

1 Golden Twin-spot caught by David C.G. Brown. It only took 41 years!!! Congratulations!

Also 3 Convolvulus Hawks

1st Oct.: 5 Vestal, 1 Gem (male) and 1 Palpita vitrealis.
On the previous night (trap had to be opened about 1hr before dawn) 3 Vestal and 1 Gem (male)

Night of 1st October at Woodnewton

1 x Scarce bordered Straw,2 x Vestal,1 x Gem, 3 x Dark Sword Grass, several Silver Y.....a good haul for Northants

Amazing - 3 more Crimson Speckled making 6 in all.
67 Rush Veneer, 20 Vestal,5 Dark Sword-grass, 4 Ferrugalis, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Silver Y, single Diamond Back, Palpita vitrealis, Pearly Underwing, Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Delicate and Antigastra catalaunalis

News from David Price - St Agnes, Scillies trapped 1/10/13 - only 26 moths, but first out of trap was Deaths Head!
Alan Martin - St Agnes on 30/9/13 - 50 Rush Veneers, 8 Vestal, 2 Delicate, 1 P.vitrealis, 2 Dark Swordgrass and 1 Scarce Bordered Straw.

1/10 - 1 White-point (M. albipuncta) - new site record and 5 Silver Y (A. gamma).
29/9 - 1 Dark Sword-grass (A. ipsilon)
28/9 - 1 Diamond-back Moth (P. xylostella) and 1 Silver Y.

Night of September 29th. Palpita vitrealis, Silver Y, Diamond back(4). Also late examples of P. farinalis and O. glaucinalis.
Following night had L-album wainscot to 40W actinic lamp.

Uresiphita gilvata near Callington, Cornwall on 30th September (Mary Atkinson). Photos taken.

Beautiful Marbled near Camelford, Cornwall on 29th September (Peta Stephens). Photos taken.