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The Buffering Frankentrappers. VC28 - NW Norfolk
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03/06/25. 69/26. A stunning Barred Yellow and Elephant Hawk-moth NFY. Latticed Heath, Broad-barred White, Green Pug, Straw Dot, Common Swift, Dark Spectacle, White-point, Flame Shoulder & Small Dusty Wave. Great to put names to faces at the Titchwell moth morning today. #teammoth #norfolkmoths.

02/06/25. Although it didn't much feel like it, 73/26 wasn't too shabby. 2 Uncertain/Rustic agg. the only NFY. Nothing spectacular but Light Brocade, Straw Dot, Freyer's Pug, Mottled Rustic, Waved Umber, White-point, 5 Dark Arches & 21 H&D to name but a few... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

31/05/25. 87/40. Sandy Carpet (2nd ever garden record-2021), Pebble Hook-tip, Timothy Tortrix (Zelotherses paleana) & Garden Grass-moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella) NFY. Brown & Mottled Rustic, Freyer's Pug, Spectacle, Angle Shades, 3 Green Carpet, Marbled Brown, Small Magpie... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

30/05/25. 73/31. Orange-tipped Nest Moth (Tinea semifulvella) & Cypress Tip Moth (Argyresthia cupressella) NFG. Marbled Brown, Brown Rustic, Foxglove Pug, Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea), Lychnis, FoxMiddle-barred Minor, Heart & Club & Small Magpie NFY. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Any suggestions for this please? Totally stumped. About 15mm from nose to wing tip. @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth #norfolkmoths

29/05/25. 10/5. Just a few hours of UV Blacklight produced this superb Iron Prominent. 3 Common Straw (Cochylimorpha straminea), Brimstone, Heart & Dart and a LBAM.

28/05/25. 45/22. Bird's Wing, Freyer's Pug, Hoary Tortrix (Eucosma cana), Twin-barred Knot-horn (Homoeosoma sinuella), Blushed Knot-horn (Ephestia woodiella - probably), & Snout NFY.

27/05/25. 27/16 on a rather soggy night! Single-dotted Wave the only NFY. Cinnabar, Sycamore, Common Swift, Pale Mottled Willow, White ermine, Common Straw (Cochylimorpha straminea) & LYU.

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25/05/25. 68/33. Buttoned Snout NFG. Double Square-spot, Broad-barred White, Green Pug, LYU & Bright-line Brown-eye NFY. Burnished Brass, Bee Moth, Privet HM, Pale Mottled Willow, Garden Pebble, Riband Wave, Buff Ermine, White Point, Pebble Prom, Waved Umber, Mottled Rustic. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

24/05/25. 77/33. Rivulet NFG. Sharp-angled Peacock, Pebble Prominent, Light Emerald, Straw Dot, Common Swift, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Silver Y & Lime-speck Pug all NFY. Pale Mottled Willow, Buff-tip, Pale Tussock, White Ermine, 2 White-point, 2 Mottled Rustic & 21 H&D... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

23/05/25. 89/29. Pale Oak Beauty, Comon Straw (Cochylimorpha straminea), Riband Wave, 2 Small Dusty Wave & Dark arches NFY. Waved Umber, Pale Tussock, 4 Brimstone, Mottle Rustic, Rustic S-Knot, Brindled Pug, Buff-tip, 17 H&D, 14 Tr. Lines, 12 Marbled Minor agg. F. Shoulder. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

21/05/25. 25/10. Marbled Minor agg the only NFY. Privet Hawk, Garden Pebble, 2 Vine's Rustic, Common Wainscot & Flame Shoulder.

20/05/25. 48/14. Privet Hawk-moth NFY. 2 Pale Tussock, Light Brocade, White Ermine, Willow Beauty, 13 H&D & 14 Treble Lines making up the numbers. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

After last nights quite unremarkable 33/10, tonights pristine Privet Hawk-moth was a breath of fresh air and NFY. #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Appaling images but anything here to suggest anything other than Nematopogon swammerdamella (Large Longhorn)? @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth #norfolkmoths

18/05/25. 41/14. A much coveted Toadlax Brocade was NFG. Pale Mottled Willow NFY. Waved Umber, Spectacle, Flame Shoulder, Cabbage Moth, Coronet, Mottled Rustic, 14 Treble Lines, 10 H&D and Rustic Shoulder-knot... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

17/05/25. 37/9. Puss Moth & Heart & Club NFY. Buff-tip, Green Carpet, Flame shoulder to name but a few... #teammoth #norfolkmoths

13/05/25. 25/13. Not the best of nights but salvaged by our earliest and mesmerising Burnished Brass NFY. Other than that, Great Prominent, Green Carpet, Spectacle, Willow Beauty, Muslin, Turnip, 6 Treble Lines, 4 H&D, Common Pug and LBAM. #teamoth #norfolkmoths

12/05/25. 46/25. Pale Tussock, Common Marbled Carpet, Cinnabar, Eyed Hawk-moth, White-point & SHC NFY. 2 Rustic Shoulder-knot, Waved Umber, Coronet, Vine's Rustic, Spectacle, 5 Mint Moth & Brimstone amongst the by now, insignificant others..

First Wall Brown for the garden this morning.

Can't help feeling that this is one of those "We all make stupid mistakes" said the Dalek climbing off the dustbin', moments... 🤭 #teammoth #norfolkmoths #rideemcowboy

11/05/25. A more respectable 36/25. Hawthorn Shoot Moth (Notocelia trimaculana) & Ribwort Stilt (Aspilapteryx tringipennella) NFG. Coxcomb Prominent, Common Wainscot, Garden Pebble & Red Twin-spot Carpet NFY. Least Black arches, Bee Moth, Waved Umber, Green Carpet, Spectacle, Flame Shoulder, Coronet

Would these two be Aspilapteryx tringipennella (Ribwort Stilt). Both again from last night and a potential NFG.. @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Staring down the barrel of a micro NFG from last night. Hoping for Notocelia trimaculana (Hawthorn Shoot Moth) @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth #norforlkmoths

10/05/25. 18/13. Stil lacklustre numbers. However, Light Brocade, Buff-tip, Dark Spectacle & Willow Beauty NFY. Spectacle, Great Prominent, Flame Shoulder, Treble Lines, Chinese Character, H&D, Turnip, Muslin, SSD & LBAM also ran... #teammoth #norfolkmoths