2nd appearance of the Delicate moth in Stevenage garden trap since 2020 @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #teammoth #delicatemoth

Best year since 2019 on Stevenage butterfly transect - 1496 counted. Average 1260 over 33 yrs since 1993 @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Yay! Four-spotted Footman in moth-trap Stevenage this morning - a first-ever @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #teammoth #mothsmatter #four-spottedfootman #hertsmoths

One of my favourite butterflies at the Shackledell Grassland Stevenage - Small Copper @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #smallcopper

First-ever moth trap record for Purple & Gold Pyrausta purpuralis Stevenage garden @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #teammoth @cambsmoths.bsky.social

Therfield Heath yesterday scores of Chalkhill Blues and Adonis Blues (mostly males) but skittish and reluctant to open wings wide for best photos. Also Clouded Yellow @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #AdonisBlue #ChalkhillBlue @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Paltry 10 moths in trap Stevenage garden but delighted to find a first-ever Hoary Footman, plus Box-tree Moth @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #teammoth #mothsmatter #hoaryfootman

'Bleached' Small Skipper Shackledell Grassland Stevenage @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #smallskipper

Is this micro be Eudemis profundana? @cambsmoths.bsky.social

Found this micro-moth in trap Stevenage garden. Can anyone id it please? @cambsmoths.bsky.social #mothsmatter @mothiduk.bsky.social

2 Jersey Tigers on moth trap Stevenage garden @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #JerseyTiger #mothsmatter

Painted Lady at Norton Green Stevenage @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #paintedlady

Field trip to Norton Green Stevenage best ever with Purple Emperor White Admiral & several Silver-washed Fritillary and Purple Hairstreaks @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #purpleemperor #whiteadmiral @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Looks like a tortrix moth - Acleris sp? Can anyone help please Stevenage garden @cambsmoths.bsky.social #mothsmatter

Record numbers of Ringlet on Knebworth woods transect on Sunday (29th) including ab. hyperopthalma (3 ocellus with white centre on forewing). 1st Gatekeepers and new generation of Peacock too @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ringlet #aberration

1st Hummingbird Hawk-moth of the year on red valerian (flowering almost over) and Cinnabar larvae on ragwort Stevenage garden @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #hummingbirdhawk-moth #cinnabar

In last few days Silver-washed Fritillary & White Admiral in Knebworth Woods (photos from 2021) @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #silver-washedfritillary #whiteadmiral

First Painted Lady of the year basking in the sun at 0745 hrs on the ground Stevenage garden @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Unusual to see a Peacock in June. Knebworth Woods complex. An adult emerging from a 2nd generation in the autumn last year? @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

Within a few minutes of visiting Six Hills Common Stevenage at 0845 hrs saw White-letter Hairstreak over elm canopy - 3rd time lucky😀 Earliest ever known record in TL22 square by one day @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #White-letterHairstreak

First Meadow Browns of the year at Norton Green Stevenage incl. a female ab. addenda - dark spot under the apical eye. Not knowingly seen any males yet @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #MeadowBrown #butterflyaberration

Poor photos of a tortrix moth of some kind I think but is it too worn to identify? In moth trap Stevenage garden this morning @cambsmoths.bsky.social #mothsmatter

Does anyone have any idea what this micro moth (about 5mm) is? Stevenage. Not the best quality photo but ... @cambsmoths.bsky.social #mothsmatter

Couple of first-evers in moth trap Stevenage garden Scorched Wing & Foxglove Pug yesterday morning @cambsmoths.bsky.social #mothsmatter #scorchedwing #foxglovepug

Large Skipper at Norton Green Stevenage yesterday equalling the earliest known ever recorded in TL22. Also first of the year Common Blue @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #largeskipper #commonblue

Although only 8 moths in trap Stevenage garden last night one of them was my first-ever Purple Clay @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #hertsmoths #mothsmatter #purpleclay

Transect at Norton Green Stevenage yielded several male Small Heaths competing for attention of a female and new generation (?) of Comma @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #smallheath #comma

2nd instar Brimstone larva on buckthorn Stevenage garden @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #Brimstone

3rd instar Emperor Moth larva on blackthorn Stevenage garden @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #EmperorMoth

2 first-evers for Herald and Acleris literana in moth trap Stevenage garden last night #mothsmatter @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

Brown-tail moth larvae on hawthorn Therfield Heath #mothsmatter @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

I am unsure what these pugs are: Brindled or Oak-tree? Can anyone help? Attracted to the light from moth trap in Stevenage garden #mothsmatter @cambsmoths.bsky.social

Things seem to be looking up for the Speckled Wood on my Stevenage transect when I counted 10 today after a dreadful year in 2024 (only 33 in total and max. of 7 on 13 Aug) @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #speckledwood

Brimstone butterfly egg on Alder Buckthorn Stevenage garden today #brimstone @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

Yesterday, an Orange Underwing on the grass in Stevenage garden or could it be a Light Orange Underwing? @cambsmoths.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #mothsmatter #orangeunderwing

My first photographed butterfly of the year - Comma at Norton Green Stevenage today #comma @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

3 butterfly firsts of the year in Fairlands Valley Park Stevenage: Peacock today, Brimstone & Comma 4 March #peacock #brimstone #comma @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

Spring Usher in moth trap Stevenage garden in first relatively mild night of the year