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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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A good night last night with 4 NFY, Early Thorn, Twin spot Quaker, Diurnia fagella (Spring Harbinger, like this as the common name 😊) and a gorgeous fresh Brindled Beauty. Plenty of Quakers common and small . A very pleasant morning 😊

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

A much better garden night with 2 Oak Beauties, 2 Early Grey and a Small Quaker with 6 CQs and a couple of Hebrews, Roll on tonight 😊

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I got A moth 😊 Small Quaker.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Oak Nycteolines messing with me this morning! Let's look as different in shape and colour as possible 😁

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

A good morning in the trap with Yellow Horned Clouded Drab and this dark Dotted Border (I think). Plenty common Quaker, Dotted Borders, Hebrew Character a March Moth and an Early moth 😊 #teammoth

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

And in other mothy news Shoulder striped, 1st record since 2006, Satellite Common Quaker, Hebrew Character. 18 moths of 7sp at baggeridge and even moths in the home trap 😃

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

This is coming up as Acleris umbrana, can anyone help on this one please. Would be quite a record if it is ? @lesevanshill.bsky.social is photo good enough, I'll go and see if it's still there and pot it. #teammoth

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

8 March Moths last night to the actinic 0 to the MV but tonight, well! All lit up ready for flocks and it's a FUN night too. Trying the fun lure for the first time so expecting giants 😊😊😊😊

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Woohoo!! First garden moth of tge year and it's a beaut. Oak Beauty 😊

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Just a single Hebrew Character last night but 1st for the year 🙂

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Staffs invert science fair. Another brilliant day

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

I still can't predict them. Yesterday 3-4° , 1 moth. Clear and frosty last night and 5 Dotted Border, 1 March Moth and this superb Oak Beauty 😊

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Just the one moth this morning, Beautiful Plume. You'll have to take my word for it, this really is a beautiful Plume in this one of my classic pics.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

StaffsInvertScience The final piece of the jigsaw is complete - the talks. We have a busy schedule of talks next Saturday (March 1st). Something for everyone including the Young Verrall Lecture presented by @benclunie from @HAU_Entomology You can find out more on our Facebook page (@staffsbugfest)

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Nice little Acleris ferrugana/notana this morning 😊

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Still no moths at home but another fair night 5 DB 3 PBB 2 March moth and an Agonopterix heracliana 😊

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Not a bad night, the MV only pulled in 3 moths but had the 20w actinic had 4 Pale Brindled Beauties, 5 March moths, 3 Chestnut 3. Dotted Borders and an Agonopterix 😃

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Small Brindled Beauty!!! to the mv at Baggeridge. Looks like very few recent records for Staffs on west mids moths. Certainly a new record for the park and for me. #teammoth

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

Last night turned cloudy and mild resulting in a swarm of one Pale Brindled Beauty. Tonight however will be different,there'll be loads of moths, really loads and loads,of course there will..... I might even put the home trap on. Or am I just trying to convInce myself 😀

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment