Posts by PeregrineF1
Chestnut moth resting on wooden base of a moth trap
8/4 in the actinic last night. 2 d-s pug, 4 c quaker, 1 Hebrew character, and a chestnut hiding in the bottom of the trap was nfy. #TeamMoth
Oak beauty resting in egg carton
9/5 from last night in Kings Lynn. Double-striped pug, 4 common quaker, clouded drab, and Hebrew character. Highlight was 2 oak beauties. #TeamMoth
Had a great day down the patch. 5 buzzards, 2 Red kites, a kestrel, 1 sparrowhawk and a pair of displaying Marsh harriers. Also had my first brimstone, red admiral and peacock of the year.
Little egret fishing in a creek
Fishing little egret at RSPB Titchwell Marsh
A very quiet night last night. The cooler weather only brought in 12/31, with swallow prominent being the only nfy #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths
Burnished brass
Small elephant hawk-moth.
A better than expected catch last night with 101 moths of 26 species. Highlights were 14 nutmeg, 23 common wainscot, straw dot and burnished brass (both NFY) and a small elephant hawk-moth. #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths
2 of 3 pine hawk-moths.
Maiden's blush
A very quiet night for #GardenMoths last night. But it was nice to see 3 pine hawk-moths and a maiden's blush, which was NFY. #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths
Gold spot
Small rivulet
Oak processionary
Dusky thorn
Black arches
A quieter night moth trapping, but did have black arches, dusky thorn, oak processionary, small rivulet, and gold spot NFY. #moths #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths
Rosy rustic
Purple thorn
Good night with the moth trap from last night. 138 moths of 34 species, including rosy rustic and purple thorn nfy.
European corn borer moth on a green egg carton.
Nice to get in on the migrant action from last night, with this European corn borer #TeamMoth #GardenMoths
Had a moth I couldn't ID. Anyone able to point me in the right direction, please?
Brown-line bright eye
Privet hawk-moth
Chinese character
Hawk-moths and a buff-tip
43/23 moths last night. Highlights were 7 elephant hawk-moths and 2 privet hawk-moths. NFY were Chinese character, iron prominent, common white-wave, nutmeg, dog's-tooth, brown-line bright eye, white point, and light arches.
Toadflax brocade catterpillar
One of six toadflax brocade caterpillars feeding on the purple toadflax I planted last year #TeamMoth #GardenMoths
Figure of eighty moth
39/16 for last night's haul. Highlights were six elephant hawkmoths and a figure of eighty NFY. #TeamMoth #GardenMoths
Small elephant hawkmoth
Elephant hawkmoth
Well chuffed with the garden actinic moth trap from last night. Five elephant hawkmoths and a small elephant hawkmoth were the highlights for me!