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2/2 St Mellion continued - 1 Water Carpet 14 Early Moth 2 March Moth 5 Dotted Border 14 Early Thorn 4 Oak Beauty 4 Dark Sword-grass 6 Hebrew Character 21 Common Quaker 3 Twin-spotted Quaker 1 Grey Shoulder-knot (new for year) 1 Red Chestnut 28 Early Grey #teammoth

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1/2 A mostly cloudy & calm night, with a minimum temperature of 10.5c produced a bumper catch of 117 moths of 18 species in St Mellion last night: 3 Diunea fagella 5 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 1 Acleris hastiana 1 Alucita hexadactyla (Twenty-plume ) 2 Yellow Horned (new for year) #teammoth

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Thrilled to see my first Hummingbird Hawk (M. stellatarum) of the year, nectaring on Primulas at Dodman Point, Mevagissey, Cornwall this afternoon (9/3). #teammoth

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50 moths of 12 species in St Mellion, Cornwall last night: 1 Diurnea fagella (NFY) 2 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 4 Early Moth 1 Dotted Border 8 Early Thorn 2 Oak Beauty 6 Hebrew Character 9 Common Quaker 2 Small Quaker 1 Twin-spotted Quaker 2 Red Chestnut (NFY) 12 Early Grey #teammoth

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St Mellion 5 Agonopterix heracliana agg, 2 Depressaria duacella, Acleris ferrugana agg, Double-striped Pug, Red-green Carpet, 5 Early Moth, Dotted Border, 5 Early Thorn, 4 Dark Sword-grass, Hebrew Character, 9 Common Quaker, Small Quaker, Twin-spotted Quaker, 4 Early Grey, 2 Oak Nycteoline #teammoth

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44 moths of 15 species in St Mellion, SE Cornwall last night (7/3), including 4 Dark Sword-grass (A. ipsilon). This included the first female of the year and there were no marked recaptures from the previous night. #teammoth

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31/15 in St Mellion on 6/3: Depressaria radiella, D. daucella, 2 Agonopterix heracliana agg, Torticodes alternella, Acleris ferrugana agg, 2 Early Moth, 2 Dotted Border, 2 Oak Beauty, 4 Early Thorn, 2 Dark Sword-grass, 5 Hebrew Character, 5 Common Quaker, Small Quaker, Chestnut, Early Grey #teammoth

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27 moths of 11 species in St Mellion, Cornwall on 5/3: 3 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 1 Double-striped Pug (New For Year) 1 March Moth (NFY) 3 Early Moth 1 Dark Sword-grass 4 Hebrew Character 4 Common Quaker 1 Small Quaker (NFY) 2 Clouded Drab (NFY) 6 Early Grey 1 Angle Shades #teammoth

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1 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back), 1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 2 Early Moth, 2 Dotted Border, 1 Early Thorn and 1 Common Quaker, to light on a cold and windy night in St Mellion, SE Cornwall. #teammoth

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Full list from St Mellion, Cornwall on 24/2: 3 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 2 Acleris hastiana, Winter Moth, 5 Early Moth, 2 Dotted Border, Early Thorn, Oak Beauty (new for year), 3 Dark Sword-grass, Hebrew Character, 2 Common Quaker (nfy), Dark Chestnut & Early Grey #teammoth

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A surprising arrival of common migrants between 18:30-18:40 yesterday evening, including 1 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) and 3 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon). The ipsilon were all new arrivals as the previous night's moths were marked & released a mile away. St Mellion, Cornwall. #teammoth

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Yet another Dark Sword-grass last night in St Mellion, Cornwall (the moth on the right in the photo was from the previous night). Also my latest ever (again) Winter Moth. No other moths in the traps. #teammoth

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Among 9 species in St Mellion, Cornwall last night were another Dark Sword-grass, Hebrew Character (new for year), Chestnut (new for year), Angle Shades, Early Thorn and Acleris hastiana. #teammoth

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The Acleris umbrana was the odd plain form, which seems to be fairly regular here. Also a pair Acleris ferrugana/notana in cop on the vane of the actinic trap. #teammoth

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Last night's list from St Mellion. 5 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 3 Acleris ferrugana/notana, Acleris umbrana, Red-green Carpet, Water Carpet, Winter Moth (still going!), 3 Early Moth, Spring Usher, 2 Dotted Border, 2 Early Thorn, Dark Sword-grass, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Satellite #teammoth

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23 moths of 13 species in St Mellion last night - the highest count of the year. The strangest capture was a Setaceous Hebrew Character, which must have got confused as to which Hebrew Character it was! It may have arrived from the south with a Dark Sword-grass or just a freak emergence #teammoth

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5 moths of 4 species in St Mellion, Cornwall last night. Dotted Border and Satellite were new for the year. Winter Moth still going - 10 days short of March! #teammoth

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Hopefully we've seen the last of the cold, barren spell for a while. Just 1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella and 1 Early Grey in 3 traps last night. There was a 3c temperature rise between 6:30 - 7:30, but it was getting light by then. St Mellion, Cornwall #teammoth

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Three of these bad boys turned up in the garden on Valentine's Day night last year. This year I'd just be happy to see a moth, although I'm hopeful we'll see a spell of North African air from the 17th. #teammoth

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Ran the light for a couple of hours yesterday evening, before it got too cold. Early Grey was new for the year. Also, 5 Winter Moth, Early Moth and Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella. St Mellion, SE Cornwall on 4/2. #teammoth

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Only 4 moths last night in St Mellion, SE Cornwall, but 3 new species for the year: 2 Early Moth, 1 Spring Usher (3rd site record) and 1 Angle Shades.

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2 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 1 Acleris ferrugana/notana (new for the year) and 6 Winter Moth, to light yesterday evening in St Mellion, Cornwall. #teammoth

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2 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 Winter Moth, 1 Mottled Umber and a Common Quaker (NFY). Also, a Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) on the inside of the window by the moth trap. St Mellion. #teammoth

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A disappointing night, despite the temperature not falling below 9c until 10pm. Even the bats were out, however the full moon was just too bright for mothing, despite light cloud cover at first. 1 Agonopterix heracliana, 2 Winter Moth and 1 Mottled Umber recorded. St Mellion, SE Cornwall. #teammoth

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Species number 6 for the year yesterday evening - Dark Chestnut. Plus 2 Winter Moth. St Mellion, SE Cornwall. It's looking much milder this evening (9c possible) so I may leave the traps on overnight. #teammoth

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Crept up to 5 species for the year: 4 Winter Moth and Mottled Umber around the trap on 11/1. Found a Double-striped Pug by the porch light morning of 12/1. Driving to Falmouth yesterday and Acleris hastiana appeared on the inside of the windscreen. Finally, Agonopterix heracliana on eve. of 12/1.

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14 Winter Moth braved the gales last night. They were all over the lawn and white sheets but not in the trap! St Mellion. #teammoth

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