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Mostly moths, but then there'll be leafmines and bees and craneflies and..... well, easily distracted by wildlife.
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Rather pleased with the front meadow at home. Birdsfoot trefoil now in flower and the first of the Yellow Rattle flowers. Yellow Rattle has gone bonkers this year, a rough estimate of 1500+ plants coming up!!! 😊😊

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

From last nights trap, a rather smart little Ancylis badiana 😊

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Couple of day time moths this afternoon. Treble bar and Psychoides filicivora, Fern Smudge. Had the TIP lure out, hoping for White-barred Clearwing, no luck today but did get the Psychoides. 🙂

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

Been finding the feeding signs on Hawthorn for a few days, tracked down the case this morning. Possibly Coleophora potentillae? #teammoth

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Caloptilia coming up as robustella but it's a gen det job to be sure it's not alchemilla it seems. So either or it stays 🙂

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Looking promising 16/8 just on the outside 😃 Notocelia cynobastella, Common Marbled Carpet, Clouded Silver and Least Black Arches amongst them. Cup of tea, then I'm going in 🙂

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Found this Coleophora on Blackthorn today. I did wonder if it was one of the C.spinella/coracipennella/prunifoliae identical trio, but I think now it's probably C.serratella? #teammoth

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I'm down to 20w, 1 bulb gone, but looking to be a micro night 🙂 Cork moth as i sent the dog out and plenty LBAs and T.acroxantha. 😊

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Not much last night but two of my favourites amongst them, Bufftip and Chines Character 😊

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Found this cattetpillar in the spun shoot/tip of a St John's Wort . With the pale head and thoracic plate I think it might be Agonopterix liturosa ? Looks like very few Staffs records, so not certain. Anyone with any experience of this one ? #teammoth

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Heard of this but never seen it before. Nomad bees sleeping by clamping jaws on to edge of a leaf. Not ID'd it yet but might be marshams nomad. 🙂

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Just updating the park moth records and realised that we haven't had a record of Alder Kitten since 2005 so 6 in one night in 1st may was pretty awesome. #teammoth

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

A solitary Spectacles saved me from sir Terry last night. At Baggeridge however the Carnation tortrix lure arrived, so out it went and 2 Small Bluebell Beauties arrived 😊 A quick check on some Larch for Coleophora to bo available but did find an adult Horsechestnut Leaf Miner 😊

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

3 coleophora on Birch this evening. The first two pretty sure are serratella, but the last one is coming back as milvipennis? serratella, I guess more likely, but does look different ? Anyone with experience of milvipennis wha could help? #teammoth

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Found a Coleophora on Oak this evening could be either lutipenella or flavipennella. Quite excited that I managed to catch a pic just as it pooped. 😄

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Alder moth, Dark barred Tortrix ( new park record) White pinion spotted and a Phyllonorycter that could be 1 of about 20 of them ( came to the nig lure.) #teammoth

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Well that turned out OK in spite of the heavy down pour. 63/37 at baggeridge including 6 Alder Kittens and 5 Pale Tussocks. Chocolate Tip, Alder moth. Lots of nice moths and I do live Kittens 😊 #teammoth

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

A possible Caloptilia honoratella this morning snd a real blushing Maidens Blush 😊

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

A nice Rivulet and a Dark Sword Grass at home. Of the 34/28 at baggeridge this Barred Hooktip was the first since 1990, and a nice Pebble Hooktip amongst them too. #teammoth

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments