Latest posts tagged with #mothtrap on Bluesky
Early Thorn
Dotted Border
Oak Beauty
Pale Pinion
67 of 13 sp in #mothtrap at Corfe Castle. Some beauties were Early Thorn, Dotted Border, Oak Beauty and Pale Pinion. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social #teammoth
Oak Beauty moth
Dotted Chestnut moth
First #mothtrap of the year yielded 10 moths of 7sp in my Corfe Castle garden. Two stunners this Oak Beauty and Dotted Chestnut. Good to be up and running for 2026 season. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Epiphyas postvittana, Mottled Umber and December Moth to 20W actinic moth trap
Tempted by the double figure temperature’s forecast and a cloudy sky, I got the #mothtrap out last night for the first time since mid-November. Rewarded with 3 of 3 #teammoth #gardenwildlife
Collage of a Merveille du Jour and three Figure of 8s
Figure of 24 and a cheeky Merv around the #mothtrap already this evening #salopmoths #teammoth
17 sp + 44 moths in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap yesterday. Inc 24 Lunar Underwings. Other lovelies were Centre-barred Sallow, Sallow, Feathered Brindle, and Frosted Orange @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
Meagre 18 sp and 36 moths last rainy night in Corfe Castle #mothtrap. This Lilac Beauty stole the show @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
🦋 Exciting new species record for our land at Penweathers recorded by our Year in Research student Freya...a striped hawk moth. This is a scarce immigrant species from southern Europe and northern Africa. #thebugfarm #moths #mothing #mothtrap
Pale Eggar (I think) showing very dark cross band and no black outlines
Feathered Gothic head down on a wooden chair
Close up of the Feather Gothic's antenna showing a bulbous red mite
The weirdest Pale Eggar yet in this morning's #mothtrap (unless I'm missing something!) along with a lovely Feathered Gothic with matching accessories 🕷 #teammoth
Modest 59 sp and 208 moths in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap last night. My faves were Bordered Beauty and Frosted Orange. Latter is a sure sign autumn is coming prematurely! @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
Least Carpet
Rush Veneer (right) and a small caddisfly
2 Pale Prominents hiding in plain sight
Shropshire's second Least Carpet found its way to my #mothtrap last night along with a Rush Veneer blending in with the caddisflies, a few Diamondbacks, and some sticks...🧐 #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
One of the Ear Moth aggregation
True Lover's Knot
Poplar Grey
Rosy Rustic
A few smart NFY in this morning's #mothtrap including an Ear agg. at the same time as two friends caught their first for a few years, maybe hinting at a bit of a dispersal? #teammoth #vc40
Just recovered from Sunday #mothtrap in Corfe Castle on first cloudy night for ages. 84sp and 300+ moths is a record for my garden. Apart from 5 lovely Elephant Hawks were Black Arches, Purple Thorn, Scorched Carpet, and Double Kidney (nfg) @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
If you run a moth trap, look out for these distinctive 5mm beetles.
They are the males of the Glow-worm
Females are larger, have no wings, hence the "worm" and they glow.
Several males have been caught recently at a Pett Level trap.
#insectweek
#glowworm
#mothtrap
@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social
111 of 60 sp in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap was the most this year. Without doubt the star was Lilac Beauty, aptly named stunner #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
A few photos of the moths I trapped last night
#moths #mothtrap #ukmoths #elephanthawkmoth #cherryblossommoth #brownrustic #smallbloodvein #foxglovepug #dwarfcreamwave #fanfoot #brightlinebrowneye #pepperedmoth #bufftip #doublesquarespot
Haven’t trapped for a month, but despite setting the trap, then having to move to the shed doorway for cover from a storm - we got a fantastic catch! Photos of some of the highlights; cream spotted garden tiger, swallow-tailed and elephant hawk.
#norfolkmoths #britishecologsits #mothtrap #moths
A small micro moth, Triaxomera parasitella whose larvae feed on bracket fungi
A delta winged straw-coloured moth called Anania crocealis
A small chequered micro moth called Celypha striana
Common Swift moth
Catching up on #mothtrap 2 nights ago. A disappointing 39 of 24sp as the skies cleared. Some nice moths though inc Common Swift, and three micros: Triaxomera parasitella, Anania crocealis, Celypha striana (I think). @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
Striking Elephant Hawk-moth with subtle pink and green hues
Cream-spot Tiger showing bright orange hind wing which acts as a warning to predators- it’s highly poisonous!
Well camouflaged Pebble Hook-tip
Well camouflaged Scorched Wing
Brilliant #mothtrap on mild overcast night in Corfe Castle. 51 sp/102 moths. My faves being Elephant Hawk-moth, Cream-spot Tiger, Pebble Hook-tip, Scorched Wing #teammoth @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
Scorched Wing moth on a leaf. UK.
I was amazed when I caught a Scorched Wing #moth in my #mothtrap a few years ago. I’d never seen anything like it before. Thanks for reminding me of it 😀
Chocolate-tip moth on a log
Nut-tree Tussock moth on a fresh silver birch leaf
Broom Moth on a bramble leaf
Pale Tussock moth on the wooden garage wall
Some real favourites in this morning's #mothtrap including a perfect Chocolate-tip and a surprise Broom Moth #teammoth
Three firsts for me from the #mothtrap this morning, always exciting... Alder Moth, Marbled Minor & Scalloped Hazel. #DevonMoths
A moth that looks like a bird dropping, called Chinese Character
Nothing to see here, just a bird dropping in my #mothtrap
Ran the #mothtrap for the 1st time in several years (other than to catch LYUWs for young long-eared bats in the flight cage). 37 macro moths of 12 species - not as spectacular as those we saw in Bhutan but quite pleased with the great prominent. Records uploaded to iNaturalist
A rather thin 32 of 20 moth sp in last nights #mothtrap on the first cloudy night for a while. But worth it just for this spectacular Poplar Hawkmoth. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
Brimstone moth
Great Prominent moth
Buff tip moth
Tawny Pinion moth
Just 16 of 12 sp in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap last night, but some real stunners: Brimstone, Great Prominent, Buff-tip, and Tawny Pinion (nfg). @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
Scarce Prominent
Oak Tree Pug
Esperia sulphurella
A few pics from last nights #mothtrap #teammoth #Northumberland. Scarce Prominent was a much hoped for species for the garden. Its only taken 15 years...
Chalk and cheese: Swallow Prominent and Lesser Swallow Prominent side by side on the house wall, making the differences look obvious!
Pretty quiet in the #mothtrap this morning but a few of each of these, allowing for a perfect comparison: Swallow Prominent (left) and Lesser Swallow Prominent #teammoth
