Just three moths last night but Sprawler was NFG #norfolkmoths

After 163 nights of religiously hanging out the ORI pheromone lure in the garden, I finally caught a Slender Burnished Brass (T. orichalcea) in the lure trap! 3rd site record. St Mellion, Cornwall #teammoth

A PLUMED PROMINENT from last night in West Suffolk - one of three trapped in a new 10km square. 😀 #mothsmatter

Put the trap out last night. No rain forecast and mild too. We had some rain but 4 moths in the trap including two Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) #norfolkmoths

We had lunch on the North Norfolk Coast today and I looked for Pink foot Geese as we came home, but didn’t see any. But, as I stood in the garden late afternoon, a large skein flew over - first of the year!

Stigmella naturnella was discovered only recently in the low countries (nl.pensoft.net/article/99360/) but in my region (Ghent, Belgium) it already seems to be the most common birch #leafminer. It probably spread naturally from S Central Europe. Here's how the mines look. #mothsmatter #teammoth

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Arrived this morning and looks an interesting read - Norfolk Bird and Mammal Report 2024. A huge effort to publish it so promptly and beautifully illustrated!

The new leafmine site update is now out. Has many excellent photos including some rarely seen eg Dialectica imperialella, Scrobipalpula tusdilaginis and Stigmella spinosissimae. Others more common. The amazing spiracles of Cerodontha iraeaos - like cow horns! www.leafmines.co.uk/html/updates...

Hedgehog Harvestman Nemastomella bacilliferum, Plymouth, Devon, this very distinctive but tiny harvestman is found at several sites around the city. It has not been found anywhere else in the UK but may be overlooked? It is usually found sat on the underside of rocks lying on the ground.

Fen nettle (Urtica dioica subsp. galeopsifolia) at Wicken Fen today. A nettle which doesn’t sting!

Lots of green islands today in leaves blown down yesterday - makes mine spotting so much easier Stigmella trimaculella in Black Poplar Ectoedemia subbimaculella in Oak. Note the slit underneath where frass is ejected

Ectoedemia turbidella and hannoverella mines in green islands from Grey and Black Poplar trees (growing side by side!). Note the petiole mines where the larvae feed from into the leaf

I see, in the latest British Wildlife magazine, that Adrena nitidiuscula (Carrot mining bee ) has been discovered in Downham Market. Quite shift north and definitely one to look out for next year bwars.com/bee/andrenid...

Phyllonorycter comparella- an uncommon leafminer which emerged yesterday from a mine on White Poplar collected 11.x.2025 #norfolkmoths

Stigmella aceris mines show up well on the yellowed leaves of Field Maple today. I love the ‘black spot’ mines of Ectoedemia occultella on Birch. The larvae hide under the spot and feed from there #norfolkmoths

4 Large Wainscots last night with such colour variation. #norfolkmoths

Merveiille du Jour - such a stunning moth. One of Britains prettiest? One in the trap last night NFY #norfolkmoths

Pleased to have the white mines of Cerodontha ireaos on Yellow Flag Iris in our pond. The black frass is collected in one spot with the puparium in another. Then puparium has anterior spiracles just like cow horns (see the next lesafmine site update for photos!).

20/9 in the moth trap this morning. This very smart Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) was on the outside of the trap. They are flying late this year #norfolkmoths

Back again! Highlight of last night was a Rusty Dot Pearl (Udea ferrugslis). Looking very fresh for a supposed immigrant moth