My first night's trapping after a week away. The moths were slightly better with a Lappet being the highlight. This is the first I've had since 1999. I also had a Blue Bordered Carpet, my first of the year and not an annual here in Norton.

I have read the comments about Small Tortoiseshells. Despite searching I have found only one small nest which produced about 10 adults and a similar number of parasites which I have sent off to an address that was asking for them in Butterfly Conservation magazine. I also found a larger nest of Peacocks of which about 25 adults emerged but a larger number were parasatized by what looks like the parasite in the photo. Since then I have come across several adult Small Tortoisehells flying over nettle patches, mainly in the Crewkerne area but haven't seen any other adult Peacocks. Are these two other ' unloseable ' butterflies that are going to become much more scarce in future years?