#Moth hi'lights from past week: 22nd: NFY LBAM indoors, NFY Lime Hawk-moth on fence 23rd: NFY Water Carpet netted, NFR Garden Stilt swept from Lilac 25th: NFR Common Cloaked Tortrix larva, NFY Common Emerald larva, NFR Feathered Cutter indoors, NFR Oak-tree Pug to light, NFY Golden-rod Pug to light

Jokes on me as I only got two #moths this morning, a Common Quaker and a Lunar Marbled Brown

Who needs a fun new woodland #moth when you have an NFY White-shouldered House Moth?

Past few days given some nice NFY #moths; on Formby Beach we found a Garden Tiger #caterpillar and a few Ruby Tiger adults, and a #MothTrap last night gave a Lunar Marbled Brown and a Muslin #Moth. Maybe tonight's trap in the woods will add to the list? #entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth

Nice to see my first Sulphur Bark #Moths of the year while in #vc13 for a couple days! #entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth

On the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool and there are biblical-level swarms of Meligethes pollen beetles. Anyone know why this could be? Also worried people might mistake them for flies and think I smell bad 😆😆

To anyone who knows about #Neuroptera: I reared this #lacewing from a cocoon I found under a log. I've used Plant's key to get to #Wesmaelius and then saw it was a gen det job. Firstly, am I looking at the anal plates of the female, and if so is it W. subnebulosus? Thanks! #entomology #insects

Had a great walk around Macclesfield Forest today. Brought out the EMP lure & despite being incredibly windy, had 3 Emperor #Moths to it within 5 mins. NFY, & truly amazing species I'd happily see every day. A new favourite of my girlfriend, as well. #entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

Another nice #MothTrap in the woods last night; 23/8 with 1 NFY from Brindled Pugs, as well as my first ichneumonid of the year to light (Ophion ?luteus), and quite a few Engrailed which I'm growing fond of because of their amazing camouflage! #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

This week has been great for #moths! Monday in the woods gave NFY Common Spring Jewels, a #MothTrap in the garden had 28/7 with NFY Early Thorn & NFR Early Oak Gall Moth. The small meadow at World Museum also had NFY Common Carpet the next day! #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth

Amazing #MothTrap last night! 12/8, 3 NFYs; Common Plume, Engrailed (great camouflage!), & Small Quaker + an absolutely beautiful NFR Oak Beauty (a wishlist species!). Weather looking good again tonight, so might as well put another one out! #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

I've just discovered this Double-striped Pug, presumably from the trap, several hours later! Another NFY #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

#Moth season is starting to commence - 9/4 in last night's #MothTrap with 2 NFYs; Clouded Drab and some Common Quakers. The weekend looks to be decent conditions, so I'll hopefully be seeing some more #moths! #entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

I ran another #MothTrap after this, and despite it being warmer and generally better conditions, only managed 4/2; one Dotted Border and three March Moths. Maybe this weekend will yield better results? #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

A decent #MothTrap catch given the sub-zero temperatures last night; 3 #moths of 3 #species - an NFY Satellite, NFY Grey Shoulder-knot, and another Tawny Oak/Birch Tortrix agg. Temps a bit warmer tonight so I'll have another go! #entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58

I've not been overly active on here - how's it going with everybody? Any good moths? I've only trapped a few times this year, and I'm on 15 species this year so far (most from larvae and/or feeding signs) #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter

The premiere for Conservation: the Next Generation (@amykingwild.bsky.social @myabambrick.bsky.social) is open for booking for 22nd Feb 5-7pm! If you can't make it to that, there's also a premiere on YouTube at the same time: youtu.be/b0CPY7IZ4VA

Realised I forgot to share the catch of this #MothTrap - 5 #moths of 3 or 4 species; March Moth, NFY Chesnut, and NFY Acleris notana/ferrugana agg., which I'll dissect soon. Hopefully I'll have one of each, as there is birch and oak nearby. #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #vc58

Tonight I tried to run my 1st MV #MothTrap, but I was unsuccessful as I didn't know the inverter wouldn't handle the power surge to get the bulb going. Everything still works, just need a bigger inverter. Furthermore, I brought my actinic w/ me just in case and got this NFY March Moth straight away!

I am part of an upcoming documentary called Conservation: The Next Generation (made by @amykingwild.bsky.social and @myabambrick.bsky.social ), and the trailer for it will be launched this Friday, so look out for that! (And, that's my moth on the poster!)

Had an amazing workshop with John Girdley on #Moth dissection! Taught the whole process from specimen prep, dissection, and making slides! I even dissected and IDed my own specimen, which I now know to be a Saltern Ear. Had so much fun, and learned lots! #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter

One of my New Year resolutions is to draw a random #moth from my collection each day. I'm doing this because I want to take time to appreciate the beauty of each #species, learn its ID characteristics & #ecology, & to connect with #nature just for 10 minutes a day. Not aiming for masterpieces.

As for #insects as a whole (including #moths), I recorded 588 #species across 3393 individuals, from 198 families and 17 orders. That is 120, 555, 55, and 2 more respectively than in 2023. #entomology

Last night's #MothTrap was the second in a row to blank, so I think that marks the end of #Mothing2024 for me. It's definitely been a weird year (not just for #moths!) with ups and downs. Overall, I recorded 401 #species across 2471 individuals from 45 families. An increase of 51, 404, and 7 (1/8)

An evening walk a few days ago revealed a nice surprise - two Acleris logiana adults resting on some birch trees. Not many other #vc58, and an NFY! Last I saw this was Nov 2023, when it was a first for #vc40. #entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter

Tried finding some of the spp in Smart's #micromoth early stages book & collected some fallen Cypress branches to look for Argyresthia trifasciata. Thought the pale colouration could be natural degradation, so cut a section & saw a bore-hole(?). Confirmation of trifasciata? #moths #mothsmatter #vc58

Good afternoon @vc30moths.bsky.social, I found this mine at Wybunbury Moss around the end of October. I've very tentatively IDed this as Stigmella samiatella, but I believe those should be reared to confirm ID? Thanks for taking a look :) (On Quercus)