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A little late to the Euchromius ocellea party but nice to finally get in on the recent influx. A new moth for Sandwich Bay. KentMoths Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London

Moth highlights from Bawdsey Hall last night (23rd) included singles of Euchromius ocellea, Gem, Four-spotted Footman, Convolvulus HM, 18 P. vitrealis, 11 Scarce B Straw, 9 Small M Willow, 21 Delicate. This Nycteoline came to light on 22nd (comments welcome). Migrant Lepidoptera

? resident/migrants in the cliff MV. VC10 22Sep. > 10 each Portland Ribbon Waves, L-Album Wainscots and Angle Shades, around the trap, Clancy’s Rustic, 4 Palpita vitrealis, 3 Delicates, 3 Rusty-dot Pearls, Pearly Underwing, Crocidosema plebejana and European Corn Borer.

A nice selection in Dave Bunney’s actinic garden moth trap, Dungeness this morning He only runs it occasionally or when encouraged… Convolvulus Hawk moth, 5 Scarce Bordered Straws, 8 Delicates and 1 Dark Sword-Grass 9 vitrealis, 5 noctuella, 3 ferrugalis Migrant Lepidoptera

48 species in St Mellion on a cool cloudy night. Migrants 3 U. ferrugalis (Rusty-dot), 7 Palpita vitrealis, 3 Pearly Underwing, 4 Dark Sword-grass, 17 Radford's Flame Shoulder (site record), 3 Delicate, 32 Angle Shades, Small Mottled Willow, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 18 Silver Y

Yet another Convolvulus Hawk-moth from our S.Yorks. garden last night. This stunning male in better condition than previous ones.

Spoladea recurvalis, found by day at Weston Shore, Southampton, Hants on 24.9. Nic Burns.

Spoladea recurvalis was not the pyrale I was hoping to kick up this lunchtime on the beach, but I will take it.

28/11 Tues, 1 f Convolvulus HM on greenhouse. Also Beaded Chestnut, 7 Lunar U/W, 1 Diamond-back, 1 Turnip. Migrant Lepidoptera Titchwell moth morning, thanks to the vols, Pink-barred Sallow was nfy, guest moths incl Clifden Nonpareil & Merveille du Jour.

My VC15 trap was much better this morning, the highlight a Porters Rustic, 6 Scarce Bordered Straws, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 8 Delicates, Noctuella, Ferrugalis, vitrealis + snow storm of Vitrealis. Migrant Lepidoptera KentMoths sean clancy British Moths

Just discovered by my husband on the banister: Palpita vitrealis!!! Not at all common in the West Mids. Must have flown in through the window. Phil Andrews BC Warwickshire Migrant Lepidoptera

Nice mix of migrants in this morning's trap Migrant Lepidoptera including Small Mottled Willow, Delicate and 7 Palpita Vitrealis. Also CNP, which must be now resident as this is the 4th year on the trot I've caught this sp. VC44 nr Lampeter, mid Wales.

St Mellion migrants were - 3 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot), 2 Palpita vitrealis, 3 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Pearly Underwing, 7 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Delicate, 12 Angle Shades, Small Mottled Willow, Scarce Bordered Straw and 14 Silver Y.

Bawdsey Hall highlights last night: 1 Eastern Nycteoline (tbc), 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Convolvulus Hawk, 1 Gem, 1 Four-spotted Footman, 7 Scarce B Straw, 3 Small M Willow, 29 Delicate, 1 Pearly, 3 Dark S Grass & 4 Silver Y Migrant Lepidoptera Bawdsey Hall

Confirmed by gen. det. (D. Appleton) as Phycitodes lacteella - a new species to Britain.

Thanks to Dave Appleton for all his help with this #moth and flagging it up. I knew it was something different but WOW a first for the UK , unbelievable. Phycitodes Lacteella. Thanks to David Norgate for his ferrying about Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society Migrant Lepidoptera BC Norfolk

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