On this day in 1809, Charles Darwin, author of 'On the Origin of Species', was born The humble Peppered Moth is one of the best-known examples of evolution by natural selection, Darwin's great discovery, and is often referred to as 'Darwin's moth'. 💡 #DarwinDay #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

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My handmade lepidoptera collection of hair clips, pins and magnets. I've been working so hard on the designs, so I am really happy to finally show them. 🦋😭 They are available in my Ko-fi shop as made to order items! #hairaccessories #butterflies #moths #lepidoptera #polymerclay #crafts #hairclips

Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously! 4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!

Exclusive: These bee-hunting beetles are the first animals known to fake the smell of flowers, according to a new study. https://scim.ag/49Bf8ho

Swift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs ruling

Yay! Moths on Winterwatch! #teammoth

GOOD. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our new 416pp #FliesofBritainandIreland covering over 1300 species & with over 1500 photos is now being printed - due mid Feb 2026. You can still pre-order until 31 Jan bit.ly/4dqQI8Z @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @gailashton.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social

A Moth! 1 of 1 this morning in my first ever Spring Usher. Missed it emptying the trap as it was on the outside (which apparently I badly checked), spotted it from the kitchen as I was leaving for work. #teammoth

Four Lappets in the North Hampshire garden from June last year . Those were the days! #TeamMoth

While I am lucky to have space in my house, I didn't have a designated work station. I now have a fold down desk in the corner attached to the bookshelf, surrounded by bug books, with space for some bug tanks for the spring and summer rearing. Just need a comfy chair now. Very happy! #teammoth

4yr old got a mini digital microscope from Santa and is currently going through her dead bug collection yelling 'MUMMY! LOOK WHAT I FOUND!' Life is good! #entomology

Another cold night, another moth podcast! #teammoth www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... People are really shit sometimes.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Another podcast for the moth-ers! Bright and cold here in my corner of VC57, so listening it is! #teammoth

One week on! Congratulations again to all the NBN winners and highly commended nominations! #NBNAwards #Teammoth nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-awa...

New study confirms that short wavelength light (UV & blue) attracts the most nocturnal insects & that intensity increases attraction for all colours. Longer wavelength & lower intensity outdoor lights should reduce biodiversity impacts resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #teammoth 🌍

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... For those cold, rainy nights where trapping is not ideal, why not listen about trapping instead! #teammoth

The full list of Winners and Commended for the NBN Awards 2025: nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-awa... At the time of submission, the team had verified over 155k records. With historic records added and work done since, the derbyshiremoths.org site now pulls data from 521,761 records. #teammoth #VC57

Remember a little while ago I said that the Joint Derbyshire moth Verification and Recording Team had been shortlisted for the @nbntrust.bsky.social awards? We only went and won it! Thank you @spinneybirder.bsky.social for your wonderful company! #teammoth #VC57

Watching the gulls moving to the day's feeding grounds this morning as the sun was coming up #VC57 @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #birdsky

A respectable 119 of 26 this morning with a very bright moon and clear sky here in VC57. Another Palpita vitrealis to add to the collection and Cyprus Pug a rarity here #teammoth

We’re excited to announce the finalists for NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025! From 45 nominations, 28 incredible individuals and groups have made it to the shortlist across 7 categories. Winners and highly commended will be announced at #NBNconf25 bit.ly/NBNawards25shortlist

We've been shortlisted for an award! You might be aware that I am a member of the Joint Derbyshire Moth Verification and Recording Team, yesterday it was announced that the team are a finalist for the NBN 2025 awards! nbn.org.uk/news/2025-sh... #teammoth

Seems to have been an overnight fall of Convolvulus Hawks - 10 from the moth-traps in the Obs garden + 3 Striped Hawks. Fantastic!

My first ever Spoonbill on the rocks of Castillo Caleta de Fuste, Fuerteventura. Accidently turning into a birding holiday with a Ruddy Turnstone and Little Egret from the apartment balcony #birdsky

A better picture of yesterday's Clifden nonpareil. Three were caught in my town over the weekend from two traps in two gardens at either end of the town, the other two much better examples than this one! #teammoth

Couldn't have gotten a closer view of Palpita vitrealis if I tried! #teammoth

It might be battered, it might be bruised, it might be a terrible photo through the side of my child's pooter because I didn't have anything big enough at hand, but I don't care, because look what I got!!!!! #teammoth

A trio of Sallows at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Notts, this morning! #teammoth

Took my daughter to a community moth event last night, and someone took this lovely photo of us! #teammoth

250ish of 48 this morning, rained a fair amount and trod on a slug. Dark-Barred twin-spot carpet best of the bunch. Bordered pug NFG. #teammoth

Toadflax Brocade found by chance yesterday afternoon in the front garden #teammoth

358 of 59 this morning with 6 Tree Lichen Beauty, a species steadily increasing in VC57 (but only 5 behaving!). Dusky Sallow NFG #teammoth

And what is more Metal than watching the ants leaving to the last Black Sabbath concert 🤘 #BlackSabbath #bugsky

Ant eruption this afternoon. It was awesome! #insect #bugsky

This evening's Pooter 'catch and release' from the kitchen. Solitary bees, wasps, several hover fly species and true flies. All released safely into the garden, probably to be eaten by the screaming party of swifts that have been overhead all day #insects #bugsky #swift

375 of 59 this morning despite the moon. Wasps finally caught up with me and stung while trying to photograph a very pretty Pammene regiana. #teammoth

What determines your moth catch? More or less what you might think, with a bit of rain being a good thing on a warm night. #TeamMoth resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Who wants 30 pages of Derbyshire's June Moth News? Of course you do! www.derbyshiremoths.org/derbyshire-m... #teammoth @spinneybirder.bsky.social deserves a medal.

600 of 81 this morning. I am tired 😂 #teammoth

Not a busy morning, 192 of 45, trap emptied and packed away in 45 mins. Very windy here in #VC18 , moths being blown off the boxes when unpacking. Rosy knot horn best. #teammoth

224 of 63 this morning at my parent's house in Chingford #VC18 2 Clancy's rustic, 2 L-Album Wainscot, 1 Kent Black Arches and 1 female stag Beetle all beyond incredible for me. Palpita vitrealis NFG. No one in this house understands 😅 #teammoth

I am trapping out of area and cannot get my head around the different species 😅 is this Clancy's? #teammoth

393 of 75 this morning, busy and joined an hour in by the 4yr old. Beautiful Golden Y, 2 x Scarlet Tiger and Heyda salicella best of the bunch. 34 Large Elephants! Buff Arches finally! #teammoth

213 of 52 this morning, but this Bordered Sallow was the best by far. 3 orange pine tortrix best of the rest. #teammoth

Scored with three new moths last night. Four-spotted Footman, Epiblema foenella and Batrachedra pinicolella (or confusela). Grantham, Lincs. #Teammoth @andysims49.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Spread the word! Turn off the lights (unless you're trapping!), leave the leaves, plant all the native plants in every gap, make a pond, stop using chemicals in the garden. I know I am preaching to the converted but insects are important! #insect #teammoth #bugs

www.theguardian.com/environment/... A nice Moth article! #teammoth