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

273 of 64, NFG and Me was a nice Barred Red. 2 common emerald, figure of 80, pebble hook tip and 5 flame best of the rest. 13 large elephants the only hawk. First box tree of year. #teammoth

Lit up for a pre-work rush in the morning! #teammoth

The Alchemist (Catephia alchymista). Caught by Craig Robson in Norwich (VC27) last night (14/6/25). New for Norfolk. #teammoth #mothsmatter #moths #migration #pollinators #bugsky @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Lovely community event last night with @spinneybirder.bsky.social for 'Greener Littleover'. 2 hours trapping resulted in 74 of 31. #teammoth #VC57

A bumper night in our S.Yorks. garden last night. New for the garden were Scarlet Tiger and Four-spotted footman. It's always a pleasure to see a Goat Moth, and green Moths arrived in abundance, (just a few photographed together). VC63. #teammoth

A couple of pictures of a NFG and new to me Leopard Moth in the trap yesterday morning. A rarity in VC57 and a pleasure to see! #teammoth

I have spent 2 1/2 hours emptying and IDing my trap this morning and I have 1 left that I'm stuck with, any help would be appreciated for this plume! #teammoth

I *finally* bought a pooter for my 4yr old, this is what she collected off the kitchen windows this evening! At least 10 different fly species and a wasp ✨️ #pooter #insect @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social

Suspected Toadflax Brocade eggs have hatched this morning and after 20 minutes unable to find the caterpillars. Did find this one though on the purple toadflax fasciation which has been amazing to watch flower! #teammoth #fasciation

Toadflax Brocade caterpillars, a fairly new resident to VC57. I have found 6 so far but I *think* eggs too? Can't find any pictures online so I will keep an eye on them! #teammoth

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/04/n... #henharrier

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Another sad article about the massive decline in insect numbers, the 1984 and 2019 pictures are disheartening. #teammoth

From the MV in Belper last night. Bird's Wing, Light Emerald, Shoulder-striped Wainscot and Shears @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @derbysnottsentsoc.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social #teammoth