Red Sword-grass moth sitting on wooden plank
Red Sword-grass not a rare moth nationally, but very rare on the Dungeness peninsular, 1 in2021 was the first since 1963, my one today is I believe the second. No doubt SC will put me right if necessary.
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Oak Beauty
Brindled Pug
Dotted Border
23 moths of 8 species in my little actinic trap last night. Amazingly, 3 of these - Oak Beauty, Brindled Pug and Dotted Border - were all new for the garden! #KentNature #KentMoths #moths
Hebrew Character. A grey moth with a characteristic dark mark on the forewing.
Small Quaker. A greyish moth with few obvious markings apart from the dark inner edge to the kidney spot on the forewing.
Common Quaker. A grey brown moth with a pale outer cross-line and pale edges to the spots on the forewing.
Red Chestnut. A red-brown moth with pale cross-lines.
Popped the actinic trap out in the garden last night. Ten moths of four species: Hebrew Character, Small Quaker, Common Quaker, Red Chestnut. Last garden record for Red Chestnut was 2022. #KentNature #KentMoths #Moths
First moth of the year at the kitchen window. A Dotted Border I believe. A lifer. #kentmoths #kentnature
Of a total of 6 moths of 6sp. Radford's Flame Shoulder & Olive Tree Pearl were the pick in my north Kent Garden last night. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #teamoth #kentmoths
Scarce Bordered Straw
A Delicate trying to hide under the rim of the trap.
Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate and 3 Ferrugalis were the only possible migrants in my VC15 trap last night. Tonight is probably the last chance for migrants here. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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I wonder if any UK moth-ers out there recognise this Moth larva .I found it back in May ,it was around 25mm in length and appeared to be more or less fully grown ,and possibly a Sedge/Grass/Rush feeder. Any ideas/opinions much appreciated ! @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #kentmoths #mothsmatter #ukmoths
Crimson Speckled Moth sitting on a Bramble leaf.
I was very pleased to find this Crimson Speckled as wandered along beside the railway at Dungeness this afternoon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social My VC15 trap was as expected very poor.
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Streak Moth on one of an egg box.
Streak is fairly common moth on the peninsula, I think I was the only trapper here not to have caught one, so I was delighted to find one in my VC15 trap this morning.
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Merveille du jour moths
0n 15/10/2014 I trapped my first Merveille du jour, 11 years later to the day I found my second on the wall by the trap and my third inside the trap🤩
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Vestal has been scarce in my VC15 trap this year. These 2 were welcome in a busy trap this morning that lacked quality.
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Palpita vitrealis a relatively common visitor to my trap, a lovely looking moth.
Bloxworth Snout a very rare visitor to my trap
A rather worn Clancy's Rustic
A pristine Delicate
A generally disappointing autumn so far in my VC15 trap, though a few nice bits in there this morning. best of all was the
Bloxworth Snout a very rare visitor to my trap. Also Pulpit's vitals, Clancy's Rustic. and a Delicate.
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Spiked Shieldbug. A dark brown shieldbug with pointed projections on the 'shoulders' of the pronotum.
Lime-speck Pug. A small moth with long, outstretched wings. The wings are mainly white with some black markings.
An Ivy Bee, with furry brown thorax and striped abdomen, seen side-on, on Ivy flowers.
Some insects at Doddington Churchyard today. Spiked Shieldbug, Lime-speck Pug, & Ivy Bee. First two are new records for the site. @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social #Hemiptera #Shieldbugs #KentMoths #bees #KentNature
...while the pick of some of the micros included the stunning Cosmopterix pulchrimella (Pellitory Beauty), Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), Ancylosis oblitella (Saltmarsh Knot-horn) & a new moth for us, Teleiopsis diffinis (Common Grounding).
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Home again after a terrific week at Sandwich Bay Bird Obs with some great bird days & some great moth nights too. Despite the moon glow, we managed 891/111 through the week. Favourite macros included Striped Hawk-moth, Vestal, Blackneck & Dark Sword-grass...
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1/2
...and there were moths too. The monster September moon lit up the night sky but we were never worried after the first peep inside the MV early Friday morning...the 1st Striped Hawk-moth in our trap! Very happy about that and it was absolutely pristine too.
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A Striped-Hawk Moth
After a night of strong winds and rain I wasn't expecting much in the VC15 trap, so to find this Striped Hawk-moth in the trap was a great surprise this morning. It looks pristine so probably hasn't come far. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Star-wort Moth
Acrobasis tumidana moth
Male Four-spotted Footman
Rosy Wave
A fairly good night in in my VC15 trap, Best for me was a Star-wort not annual in my trap, Another Acrobasis Tumidana, a Male Four-spotted Footman, 3 Rosy Wave, 6 DSG, 3 Scarce Borders Straw, a Bordered Straw, many Ferrugalis, Noctuella among the Common Wainscots .S.S.Darts
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Striped Hawk-moth
Scarce Bordered straw (4 in the trap today)
Portland Ribbon Wave
Prasinaria form of Barred Red
Not a bad night in the VC15 trap, not sure whether these are migrants they look to pristine, wouldn't think they've come far. Species in the Alt. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Marsh Mallow Moth
It's a few years since one of these Marsh Mallow Moths graced my VC15 trap, but probably hasn't come far. #Teammoth #MothsinKent #KentMoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
My first Bedstraw Hawk-moth in my VC15 trap today. 😀 @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Dark Spinach
Palpita vitrealis
Oak processionary
Orthotelia sparganella
The first ever Dark Spinach in my VC15 trap this morning was the undoubted highlight. Vitrealis, Oak processionary and Sparganella were some of the padders. #Teammoth
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Male Gypsy Moth
A worn Acrobasis tumidana.
Scarce Chocolate-tip
Dark Sword-grass
Fairly quiet in my VC15 trap last night. probably due to the torrential rain very late evening. Gypsy Moth, a rather worn Acrobasis Tumidana, another Scarce Chocolate-tip, one of 6 Dark Sword-grass. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Lace Border. A white moth with a line of brown patches along the wing margins.
Rufous Grasshopper. A small, brown grasshopper sitting on a scramble leaf. The antennae have white tips. The wings are not fully developed, as this is a nymph.
A very small cockroach nymph. Not well focused, meaning that its features are hard to make out.
A good day joining the Bioblitz at the new North Kent Woods & Downs NNR. Some good finds, inc. Lace Border, Rufous Grasshopper (here, a late instar nymph), & (probably Tawny, but too tiny to be certain) Cockroach nymphs. #KentNature #KentMoths #Orthoptera #Dictyoptera @naturalengland.bsky.social
And the second individual #teammoth #kentmoths @baldbirder.bsky.social @joebeale.bsky.social
The first of two (apparent) Langmaid’s Yellow Underwings caught in a Lee Green (SE London/NW Kent VC for recording purposes) last night. Records nearby so perhaps not surprising - but pleasing, nevertheless! @baldbirder.bsky.social #KentMoths @joebeale.bsky.social #teammoth #MuchAdoAboutMothing
A pale purple-pink pompom of a thistle on which a large bee with absolutely splendid fluffy bright orange pantaloons perches. She is otherwise quite chunky, with a black and white striped abdomen and golden hairs on the thorax and she contrasts quite nicely against the flower.
A yellow cluster of ragwort flowers, a little bit tatty, on which a skinny, weird-looking moth with orange-scaled almost waspy wings sits. Its body is black with some white markings and its wings are narrow so it looks more like a wasp than a normal moth really.
A brown/orange patterned butterfly sitting among dry grass.
Some photos from today, all at or close to home: Pantaloon bee (Dasypoda hirtipes), Fiery clearwing, Wall brown. #insect #entomology #KentMoths #KentNature @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
A fairly plump green caterpillar with a white stripe all down its side, and a tail-horn (what is it called?) that is blue with an orangey-yellow tip. Sitting on hedge bedstraw (tiny white flowers).
Hummingbird hawkmoth caterpillar in North Kent, in a wildflower patch allowed to grow tall on a new housing estate! @kentfieldclub.bsky.social #KentMoths #UKMoths
This pair of Light Crimson Underwings the best out of the Observatory traps last night, amongst a flurry of migrants and over 210sp caught in the recording area. Otherwise, Elegia similella was new for the Obs and Agonopterix kaekeritziana second record and first since the 1960s. #kentmoths
