About 100 Four-spotted moths were discovered by Colin Plant on 23rd June at the site in north-west Essex discovered the day before by Phil Jenner. They were on two road verges and a connecting track. Pictures here show what the habitat looks like so that you can go and find them elsewhere. The moths were all flying between 8 and 9 in the morning, but by 9.20 had stopped flying and could not even be disturbed by sweep netting. It seems that when it gets too hot they must go down into the litter layer and hide until it is cooler? An evening session might be productive? They were also watched feeding from bindweed flowers. Two shots are of the same roadside verge. Field bindweed (the foodplant) grows amongst the fairly rank grass-dominated vegetation and its pinky white flowers can be seen in the pictures. The moths were common here. The other picture shows a track across the fields, joining the two verges where the moth is now known from. The moth is also present along this track, where the field bindweed grows either amongst rank grasses etc (as on the left here) or exposed on flat, dry ground at the edge of the fields (at the brow of the hill on the right - beyond the strp that has evidently been sprayed with herbicide). Please report all new sightings to Colin on the same day if possible (get to him via the about us page of this web site if you are not already a member of the Herts Moth Group).