Ordered some of the fabulous new moth stamps with @rlewington2.bsky.social amazing artwork. Our Christmas cards are going to have a lovely mothy vibe this year! #teammoth

Agonopterix liturosa (Purple-shaded Brown) emerged from a larva found with @gmtord.bsky.social in Gloucestershire in May. First time I’ve ever seen this moth - what a stunner! #teammoth

An excellent Friday night trapping session on Dartmoor (VC3) with @richardfoxbc.bsky.social. Over 140 species with some cracking local species and always great to catch a shark! #teammoth

Any thoughts welcome please on this Depressaria from a flower-rich Dartmoor meadow - all photos of the same moth in different lights #teammoth

Migrant Hawker (I think - corrections welcome!) in the garden moth trap this morning. Only the second time ever that I’ve had a large dragonfly in the trap. #teammoth

Agonopterix nanatella (Carline Buff) emerged from a larvae found on Carline Thistle in Glos with @gmtord.bsky.social in May. #teammoth

A 2019 paper that is often used as evidence of the flawed 'windscreen phenomenon' has been retracted. I cited this paper a few years ago in explainers about why this particular anecdote cannot be used as evidence of insect decline. See thread below 👇 retractionwatch.com/2026/06/23/a...

The core survey season of the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey starts tomorrow. Recorders will be visiting their 1km squares in July and August to survey butterflies. This survey provides valuable info on how butterflies are doing across the UK. Get involved ukbms.org/wider-countr...

Silky Wave (Idaea dilutaria) was flying in good numbers at a Bristol site last weekend. First time I’ve seen this Nationally Rare moth of limestone grassland. #teammoth

Striped Lychnis (Cucullia lychnitis) larva on its Dark Mullein hostplant on a Hampshire road verge with eagle-eyed @tonydavisecology.bsky.social earlier this week. #teammoth

📣 New paper by Mingrui Li @uniexecec.bsky.social shows systematic differences in butterfly flight period estimates from monitoring vs opportunistic data. @jonbennie.bsky.social, @davidroybrc.bsky.social, @robboyd.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Another highlight of this week’s Hampshire trip was cases of the rare Coleophora vibicella (Large Gold Case-bearer) on Dyer’s Greenweed. At 2cm long they are the largest Coleophora cases in the UK, 3x the size of C. serratella cases. #teammoth

Another excellent, hot and muggy evening of mothing in Hampshire with Tony Davis last night. Wetland this time with lifers for me of Nascia cilialis (Orange-rayed Pearl), Dentated Pug & Stathmopoda pedella (Alder Signaller), my first ever Gypsy Moth larvae, and some other mothy beauties #teammoth

New data on insect pollinators show a dramatic decline in hoverflies across Great Britain between 2017–2024. 📉 Around one third reduction in abundance & number of hoverfly species recorded as part of @pomscheme.bsky.social www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-da... 1/ @jncc.bsky.social 🧪

Amazing evening’s mothing at @savebutterflies.bsky.social Magdalen Hill Down with Tony Davis last night. Close to 200 species with lifers including Lappet (😍) & Yponomeuta irrorella (Scarce Spindle Ermine), plus a pristine Light Crimson Underwing. #teammoth

Catch up on the latest UKBMS news with our Summer eNewsletter. This edition includes 2025 UKBMS results highlights, seasonal guidance, ways to get involved and FAQs from surveyors. buff.ly/gRxnwuE

Acleris logiana (White Birch Tortrix) reared from a pupa found in a spinning between two birch leaves at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire 10 days ago. #teammoth @rowantnnr.bsky.social

Very pleased to see Grapholita pallifrontana (Liquorice Piercer) for the first time last weekend (in Berkshire with @marcbotham.bsky.social). What a smart little moth! #teammoth

Fantastic mothing at Dawlish Warren last night with Kev Rylands & Luke Harman. c.190 species including lifers for me in White Colon, Channel Islands Pug & Dichrorampha vancouverana, plus some stunning local specialties #teammoth @warrenbirding.bsky.social

ONE MONTH TO GO 📆🦋 Will you be joining us for the world’s biggest survey of butterflies? Spend 15 minutes outside counting butterflies and help take nature's pulse by taking part in the #BigButterflyCount from 17 July – 9 August. You'll find it surprisingly, surprisingly pleasant. 🍃

Out now! The Annual Newsletter for the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey. Find out about the WCBS results for 2025 and read some great articles about butterflies in urban habitats. ukbms.org/sites/defaul...

Easily the best moth night of the year so far in the garden last night with just under 100 species recorded and two unexpected macros new for the garden: Obscure Wainscot and White Satin. Lots of moths in mint condition such as Rhodophaea formosa (Beautiful Knot-horn) & Sycamore #teammoth

Good time (as always) mothing at @rowantnnr.bsky.social on Saturday. Highlights were mines of Stigmella sorbi (Barred Rowan Dot), new for me and 1st for Oxfordshire, my second ever Eastern Bordered Straw & Grass Rivulet, Cistus Forester & an adult Bucculatrix frangulella (Buckthorn Tuft). #teammoth

Nemophora metallica (Scabious Longhorn) was a new species for me on Sunday in Berkshire with @marcbotham.bsky.social. One that have been hoping to see for a few years 😊 #teammoth

My first ever Yellow-legged Clearwing (Synanthedon vespiformis) yesterday at Silchester Common (N Hants). Attracted to a pheromone lure in suitable habitat, along with this Nemapogon species tbc. #teammoth

Some lovely Forester moths enjoying sun and scabious in Oxfordshire this morning #teammoth

This Spiny Stick Insect was a BIG surprise when I was searching a Hazel for moth leaf mines in the garden today. I’ve found them in the garden before but not for about a decade now, so it’s great to know they are still here!

Voting for Britain's Favourite Butterfly may have closed, but the vote for banknotes has just begun! 💷🦋 We're thrilled that the iconic Marsh Fritillary butterfly has made the Bank of England's shortlist for the next series of banknotes.

Plenty of caterpillars on Blackthorn on the Cornwall coast today: Lackey, Yellow-tail, Yponomeuta padella (Orchard Ermine) &, best of all, some early Stigmella prunetorum (Scarce Blackthorn Dot). #teammoth

Dire moth trapping on the north coast of Cornwall these last two nights - 6 moths of 5 species last night. Only saving grace was my first Broad-barred White of the year. #teammoth

This Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix) is the latest moth to emerge from caterpillars I found in early May. This one was in a rolled Birch leaf from a heathland site in south Devon. #teammoth

Red-belted Clearwing was a lifer for me last week in Somerset. About a dozen of these came to the MYO pheromone lure among old hawthorns. #teammoth

No mothing for me last night in the pouring rain but here’s a smart Silky Wainscot from Friday’s trip to Seaton Wetlands #teammoth

What a week that was! Already missing the warmth and the moths as the rain lashes down, so here’s a photo of Eastern and regular Bordered Straw from Friday morning #teammoth

Its one month until the start of the core survey season for the Wider Countrsydie Butterfly Survey. This citizen science scheme monitors butterflies across the UK landscape. Want to get involved? Check out our Volunteer Opportunities page - volunteer.butterfly-conservation.org/opportunitie...

Dog’s Tooth was a lifer for me and the highlight of trapping at Seaton Wetlands on Friday night. 😊 #teammoth

Thurs was a caterpillar day, helping @savebutterflies.bsky.social to assess management for 3 moths that feed on Dyer’s Greenweed: Agonopterix atomella (Greenweed Buff), Mirificarma lentiginosella (Greenweed Smith) & rarest of all Grapholita lathyrana (Greenweed Tortrix). + Small Eggar #teammoth

Some proper photos of this morning’s Eastern Bordered Straw - almost certainly the rarest moth I’ve ever caught in my garden. #teammoth

Get in!! 🎉🎉🎉 #teammoth #migrantmoths

Another moth-tastic night with 70+ species in the garden and a smattering of goodies - my first Ni Moth for 20 yrs, only 2nd ever garden record of Scarlet Tiger, Cream-bordered Green Pea new for garden & another Netted Pug #teammoth

Exactly one year to the day since my last garden record of Netted Pug, this beauty was waiting by my front door when I got home from mothing last night 😍 #teammoth

No exciting migrant moths here last night, but the latest moth to emerge from larval spinnings on birch found earlier in the month was this Caloptilia betulicola (Birch Stilt) #teammoth

Amazing to see a mating pair of Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus) on a @savebutterflies.bsky.social guided walk today at the beautiful Langaford Farm on Dartmoor. #teammoth

One of this morning’s Small Mottled Willows. This one has places to be… #teammoth

Tortrix viridana (Green Oak Tortrix) emerged yesterday from a pupa in a spinning on an oak leaf that I found a couple of weeks ago. Understated beauty 💚 #teammoth

One small advantage of the recent cold weather is that if you are lucky enough to spot a butterfly - it’s not going to be going anywhere. A roosting Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) in Gloucestershire on Saturday

Some nice species with @gmtord.bsky.social in Glos on Sat: Coleophora hemerobiella (Black-spot Case-bearer) 2nd case with 1st still attached, Agonopterix nanatella (Carline Buff) larva (lifer), Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine) larval web (lifer) & C. binderella (Alder Case-bearer) #teammoth

First hawk moths of the year for me this morning: Poplar and Privet. Trapping still pretty meagre but hopefully will pick up later in the week #teammoth

A mint-condition Lace Border (Scopula ornata) in Gloucestershire yesterday #teammoth

There’s a lot of politics in the news at the moment, but this is the vote that really counts: which species will be crowned the UK’s favourite butterfly? 🦋 👑 Have your say at britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk