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entomolojosh.bsky.social
3rd Zoology with Entomology student at Harper Adams University. Placement Student Assistant Curator of Entomology at Liverpool World Musuem. Moth Enthusiast.
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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

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

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

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

#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

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

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

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

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

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

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!

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

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!)

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

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

submitted 65 days ago • 4 comments

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.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

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)

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

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

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

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)

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment