Some NFG this morning. Acleris forsskaleana ,Sharp-angled Peacock, Macaria alternata,Tree-lichen Beauty, Cryphia algae Waved Black, Parascotia fuliginaria. That is just outside the trap. #teammoth

Any clues @mothiduk.bsky.social ? Obs 2 different moths. Many thanks.

Musk orchid, Herminium monorchis by the hundreds.... when you finally get your eye in. How many can you spot in the second image? @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Small scabious, Scabiosa columbaria and Field scabious, Knautia arvensis on Noar hill this week. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Clustered Bellflower, Campanula glomerata up on Noar hill this week. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Water Dock, Rumex hydrolapathum on the Basingstoke canal near Eelmoor and Farnborough Airport. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Skullcap, Scutellaria galericulata whilst out on a ride with the wee one. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Six-belted Clearwing, Bembecia ichneumoniformis took just 10 mins to find the lure on Noar hill this afternoon. #teammoth If anyone knows of any good sites for Sallow near Farnham, Surrey. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Disaster last night as the sheet blew off its tethers and onto the trap. We still got a few moths. Synaphe punctalis. The Clay, Mythimna ferrago and Crassa unitella of note. #teammoth

Both forms of Box-tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis from the other week. #teammoth

30 mins with a sweep net and my 2 boys, on chalk grassland in Farnham Park. Pea moth, 12 Spotted ladybird, Tortoise Bug, Red-legged shieldbug, and a Skipper on a new population of Kidney Vetch. Happy days.

This looks like Bryotropha terrella. Can anyone confirm? @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth

Some nice looking NFG moths over the last two nights. Batia lunaris, Orange Pine Tortrix, Lozotaeniodes formosana, a worn Nemapogon clematella and a Blotched Emerald, Comibaena bajularia #teammoth

@mothiduk.bsky.social Any ideas on this micro? Many thanks? Surrey.

From the garden this evening. Starry clover and Field pansy just opening up and Small-flowered Catchfly and Weasel snout. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Mating Scarlet Tiger, Callimorpha dominula in the garden earlier. #teammoth

I spent a few hours with my boys at Tice's meadow, Surrey, this morning. We spent 5 minutes watching the dancing Yellow-barred Long-horn moths, Nemophora degeerella. #teammoth

Some of the micros from the trap last night. Large Fruit-tree Tortrix, Archips podana.Marbled Orchard Tortrix, Hedya nubiferana. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana and Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteana. It will be interesting to compare with tonight's trap. #teammoth

Marsh Cinquefoil, Comarum palustre just poking through the Bog bean at Thundry meadows. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Climbing Corydalis, Ceratocapnos claviculata at Thundry meadows in the rain this weekend. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

My favourite Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii I have seen this week. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera up Noar hill during a break in the weather. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Ivy Broomrape, Orobanche hederae in Elatead, Surrey this week. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Knapweed Broomrape, Orobanche elatior this week up on Noar hill. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

A hybrid? Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa a possibility with introgression to D. fuchsii? At a local nature reserve of damp meadows. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

It was very gusty last night after a day of rain. I didn't set the bar high. The highlights were Light Arches, Apamea lithoxylaea. Dark Arches, A. monoglypha. Light Brocade, Lacanobia w-latinum and Buff Ermine, Spilosoma lutea. And what seemed a million Hearts and darts! #teammoth

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Small-flowered Catchfly, Silene gallica in the garden today.

I think I'll get the Six-belted Clearwing, Bembecia ichneumoniformis lure out on this site soon. Bird's-foot Trefoil for days! #teammoth

Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum on Noar Hill.

Common blue Polyommatus icarus and Small blue, Cupido minimus on Noar Hill this afternoon.

What I believe is Cochylidia rupicola, a Cydia species and Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana on Noar Hill this afternoon. #teammoth

It was crazy up at Noar hill this afternoon. 🤣 Whimbrel and Oystercatcher. I think not!

@mothiduk.bsky.social I don't suppose you fancy having a crack at this bedraggled Burnet? Not far from Tice's meadow. Meadow vetch, Red Clover and Greater birds-foot trefoil present. Damp meadow on Surrey.

I managed to go for a quick 15 mins walk before picking the youngest up from preschool. I got caught out in a storm and was soaked to the bone. However, I did see a lot of Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

@ilichenmoss2.bsky.social Great to see you in the news today. Congratulations! BBC News - 'Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Silver Y, Autographa gamma nectsring on Salvia in the garden. #teammoth Not as many as @wheatersdave.bsky.social had yesterday, mind.

Laid up at the moment after a small operation. So, I am getting the nature to come to me. Orange-tailed Clearwing, Synanthedon andrenaeformis to AND lure in the garden. Accompanied by @mothyblackburn.bsky.social The Jewel Box. The kids will interrupt when they are back from swimming. 🤣 #teammoth

A lovely visitor to the garden this morning. Bringing the hawk moth total this year to 4 different species. Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum. #teammoth

The garden wildflower nursery. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A few from the garden yesterday evening. Weasel snout, Misopates orontium. Green hounds-tongue, Cynoglossum germanicum and Night-flowering Catchfly, Silene noctiflora bringing the wildlife to the yard. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Red-barred Tortrix, Ditula angustiorana, whilst at the pub this afternoon. #teammoth

Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus on the back garden.

44/23 in Farnham Park last night. Obscure Wainscot, Leucania obsoleta. A rather smart Choristoneura hebenstreitella. Grey Birch Aethalura punctulata and a delightful Scorched Wing, Plagodis dolabraria. #teammoth

Pale Tussock, Calliteara pudibunda variation this morning. #teammoth

There is some nice diversity in Farnham Park. Pine Hawk-moth, Sphinx pinastri. Blotched Emerald, Comibaena bajularia. Common Swift, Korscheltellus lupulina and Pale Oak beauty, Hypomecis punctinalis. More to come. #teammoth

Second hawk moth of the year down by the river. Poplar hawk-moth, Laothoe populi. A modest catch last night in a new location. Green Oak tortrix, Tortrix viridana also nice to see. I think we will take the trap up to the park tonight. #teammoth

My 7 year olds choice of location for the Falcon LED remote moth trap tonight. By the River Wey at the botton of our road. #teammoth

Oodles of Small-flowered Crane's-bill, Geranium pusillum in the arable fields near Kingsley, Hants. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Corn Spurrey, Spergula arvensis on a short post work arable walk this week. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour