118/45 last night included 3 nfy. Copper Underwing agg. Scrobipalpa ocellatella, and Swallow Prominent. Other highlights: Campion. 2 Clay. Endotricha flammealis. Knot Grass. Lozotaeniaodes formosana. Pale Prominent. Peppered Moth. 6 Silver Y is my best count. Spectacle and 2 Yellow Shell #teammoth

I wasn't going to bother tonight but decided to at the last minute. I then accidentally dropped one of the actinic bulbs, which smashed to bits. I stood there effing and jeffing staring in hope it would miraculously mend itself. Luckily, I have a spare. I better get something good now #teammoth

3 years ago today, I was walking through gronant dunes in north Wales when this Grasshopper Warbler showed very well. Mor often heard rather than seen this was a real privilege #notamoth

A few more from last night #teammoth

A few micros from last night. Pammene aurita. Batia lunaris. Ancylis badiana and Ethmia quadrillella #teammoth

Incredible session on private land last night with @willowglass12.bsky.social & @richardttaylor.bsky.social. An impressive 181 species with no doubt more missed as it was crazy out there. 1000's of insects flying around our 3 traps. Dave will post at some point but here's a little taster #teammoth

A few more from last night #teammoth

Around 300 moths last night with 92 species. Both Dusky Sallow and Hypatima rhomboidella are nfg. NFY were Black Arches. Buff Footman. Burnished Brass. Cabbage Moth. Catoptria pinella. Chestnut Tortrix and Eudemis profundana. 26 Box tree is my best count #teammoth

Chaos ensued last night in the garden & the Azteca. While Bellingham, Kane, & co were seeing off Mexico, 260 moths of 76 species called our garden home. Didn't have time to get many photos, but these 4 were all nfy. BBYU. Acrobasis advenella. Large Twin-spot Carpet and Catoptria pinella #teammoth

146/60 last night, including my first Variegated Golden Tortrix. NFY was Acrobasis advenella. Dot Moth. Double square Spot. Early Thorn, and July Highflyer #teammoth

A little breezy last night, so I placed the traps in a more sheltered area. 92/49 for my efforts, which included my 4th Bordered Straw. Also Beautiful Hook-tip. Buff Tip. 4 Box tree. Diamond back Moth. Dun-bar. 5 Elephant HM. Metalampra italica. Phoenix and 2 Silver Y #teammoth

A quiet 68/31 last night. A select few of Oak Nycteoline. Mottled Rustic. Endotricha flammealis, and Clay #teammoth

Athrips mouffetella to trap last night is a decent micro for VC57. Not been many records in recent years per @cliveaderbys.bsky.social Rhyacionia pinicolana is nfg and Bird's Wing nfy #teammoth

Since I started trapping in the garden on 19/07/2024, I have just recorded my 500th species of moth with this Small Yellow Wave at the weekend #teammoth

Small Yellow Wave last night is nfg. Crassa Unitella and Poplar Grey are both nfy. And who doesn't like an elephant? ##teammoth

Nfg last night in Batia lunaris. Nfy were: Burnished Brass. Cherrybark Tortrix. Dun-bar. Leopard Moth. Lozotaeniaodes formosana. Muslin Footman. Pine hawk Moth. Scarce Footman. Single Dotted Wave. Small Angle Shades. Small blood Vein. Udea olivalis. Acentria ephemerella #teammoth

It was a little manic last night. I recorded 237/87, but there was no end of micros that weren’t processed and dozens of escapes. Lots of nfy in Beautiful Golden Y. Buff Arches. CW Wave. Gold Triangle. Hedya Salicella. Miller. MOP. Old Lady. Wormwood Pug. And Treble Brown Spot is nfg #teammoth

197/71 last night, but with many escapees, numbers would've been much higher. Least Carpet, Spinach and Green Silver-lines were all nfg. And Smoky Wainscot nfy. Also nfy were Metalampra italica and Plum Tortrix #teammoth

Smart beetle attracted to the trap this evening. Lagria hirta, i believe #teammoth #notamoth

3 nfg last night in Blackneck, Agapeta zoegana (Bright Straw) and Mompha epilobiella #teammoth

A few shots from last night's catch of 123/62. Nfy was Acleris forsskaleana. Argyresthia brockeela. Ethmia quadrillella. Green Oak Tortrix. Ringed China Mark. Scalloped Oak and Aleimma loeflingiana (Yellow oak Tortrix) is nfg #teammoth

Both Luquetia lobella and Carpatolechia fugitivella were nfg last night. And Small Ranunculus and Marbled Beauty both nfy #teammoth

Dock Bug and Rutpela Maculata on my morning dog walk

A few more from last night. Plain Golden Y. One of 2 Scarlet Tigers. Common Wainscot and Notocelia rosaecolana #teammoth

101/55 last night inc 12 nfy: BC Ermine. Brachmia blandella. Com Footman. Com Wainscot. Gypsonoma dealbana. Notocelia rosaecolana. Plain Golden Y. Prays fraxinella. Scarlet Tiger (2). Small Marbled. Teleiodes vulgella & Tinea bisselliella + Scoparia pyralella & Tinea pellionella both nfg #teammoth

A rare twitch to north Wales for me yesterday for the even rarer Western Reef Heron

The first Marsh Carpet of the year in my Lower Hellesdon garden this morning. #Norfolkmoths #teammoth

86/45 last night. Agapeta hamana. Argyresthia curvella. Beautiful Hook-tip. Blastobasis lacticollella. Cork Moth. Grey Pug. Hawthorn Moth. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana. Scorched Wing and Spruce/Grey Pine Carpet agg are all nfy #teammoth

A few insects from my dog walk this afternoon. Male Thick thighed Beetle. Eristalis tenax and Tenthredo sp sawfly, probably mesomela

No trapping last night, but this Common White Wave was attracted to the outside lights and is also nfy #teammoth

A few more from last night #teammoth

A few photos from last night's 71/30 #teammoth

A few more from last night #teammoth

104/41 last night included 10 nfy: Carcina quercana. Clepsis consimilana. Eudonia lacustrata. Garden Grass Veneer. Light Arches. Notocelia uddmanniana. Pammene fasciana. Peach Blossom. Swallow-tail and Turnip Moth. Also my best count of Dark Arches (26) #teammoth

Does anybody else have this issue? Happening a lot lately. Takes an age to sort out the post for this then to pop up

A localish twitch yesterday to see the White Stork. My first in Derbyshire @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social

20/11 last night included 3 nfy in Buff Ermine (2), Cabbage Moth, and Rustic/Uncertain agg. Plus 3 Dark Arches. Garden Carpet. 5 H&D. Lozotaenia forsterana. 2 Marbled Minor agg. 2 Silver ground Carpet. Vine's Rustic and Willow Beauty #teammoth

Large Skipper from my evening dog walk

A few insects from my dog walk. Firstly, a couple of Hoverflies-Cheilosia illustrata and Myathropa florea. Plus, Grey-patched Mining Bee

Like many, it was a poor night here with just 16/10. 2 Common Pug. 3 Dark Arches. Diamond-back Moth. 3 H&D. 2 Large YU. LBAM. Light Emerald. Marbled Orchard Tortrix. WSHM and Willow Beauty #teammoth

No trapping the light fantastic for me tonight due to the weather. However, I could hear some flapping in the back lounge window and found this female Ghost Moth. Horrible weather, so I put her on some leaves in the kitchen, and she's currently egg laying #teammoth

32/22 last night was slightly better than i had anticipated due to rain and wind. Dusky Brocade, Lozotaenia forsterana, and Marbled Orchard Tortrix were all nfy. Other highlights were Clouded Silver. 3 Dark Arches. Diamond back Moth. Ingrailed Clay. Silver Y. Snout, and Spectacle #teammoth

A few more from last night. Epinotia bilunana. Silver Y and Large YU #teammoth

27/18 last night, including 2 nfy-Clouded-bordered Brindle and Dark Arches (4). Argyresthia goedartella. Bee Moth. BLBE. CMC. Crambus Pascuella. EH moth. Epinotia bilunana. Foxglove Pug. 3 H&D. Large YU. 2 M Minor agg. Pebble hook Tip. Scoparia/Eudonia sp. Silver Y. 4 Small Magpie. WSHM #teammoth

A nice bonus new moth for me on my afternoon dog walk. Yellow-barred Long-horn (Nemophora degeerella) #teammoth

A few insects from my dog walk this afternoon. Volucella pellucens. Noon Fly, and Turnip sawfly.

I only ran for about 3 hrs last night. However, Bordered Straw was a nice bonus, the first of the year, and only my 3rd. And Shoulder-striped Wainscot was nfy #teammoth

Playing a bit of catch up so here's the Triaxomera parasitella from 30/05. About the 9th record for VC57 per @cliveaderbys.bsky.social. And 3 are from my garden. Last night an unexpected nfg micro in Neofaculta ericetella. Also last night was the first Small Fan-foot of the year #teammoth

Triaxomera parasitella just dropped in nfy #teammoth

All set up and ready. Let's see how tonight goes. Come on, cloud, where are you? #teammoth