Hummingbird Hawk-moth in Garstang, Lancs this afternoon was a huge surprise. Zoomed off before I could get any pics, unfortunately. #MigrantMothUK

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My friend recorded a Hummingbird Hawkmoth yesterday in south Cambridgeshire. A great birthday surprise for a lepidoptera enthusiast

Chestnut

Rusty-dot Pearl

Still getting something most nights involving the usual fare. Bit too late to stop now 🙂. 4/4 last night with Chestnut, Dark Chesnut, RDP and Mottled Umber. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Pale Brindled Beauty

Varied Tortrix (Acleris hastiana)

16/12/25. 9/6. Pale Brindled Beauty & Varied Tortrix (Acleris hastiana) NFG! 2 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis), Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella), 3 Mottled Umber & Winter Moth #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Just the Diamond-back and 2 Mottled Umber for last night... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

40/10 in SE Hants last night. 21 December Moth. Best of the rest, singles of Brick, and what look likes B. vittata and C. stigmatella. 3 RDP possible signs of migration. A wide array of Mottled Umbers in the 7 trapped. It’s also highlighted that I need to clean my pots 😳
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Dark Chestnut.

Sparrowhawk

08/12/25. 10/6. Star of the show, a smart Dark Chestnut, 2 RDP, 1 Scarce & 3 Mottled Umber, 2 Winter Moth and a November Moth agg. Politely waited for this obliging Sparrowhawk to finish its Goldfinch before inspecting the traps... 🥲 #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

30/12/25. Despite a light frost followed by rain, 3/3. Rusty-dot Pearl, December Moth & Motted Umber. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Large Wainscot

28/11/25. A skin of your teeth 4/3. A surprise Large Wainscot, a Rusty-dot Pearl and 2 December Moth. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Scarce Umber

1 of 9 December Moth's

27/11/25. A surprising 16/7 involving Scarce & Mottled Umber, Feathered Thorn, 2 Dark Chestnut, Diamond-back Moth, 9 December Moth and a LBAM. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

48/18 in SE Hants last night, a bit of a bumper harvest for this time of year. Scarce Umber NFG was a surprise as it’s very (ahem) scarce in this area. Feathered Thorn x9 the most numerous and A. logiana hasn’t been a regular this year. Migrants, 2 RDP + 1 Diamond Back #teammoth #migrantmothuk

A respectable 19/11 last night in SE Hants. Winter Moth NFY and probably the last ✔️ of the year. 2 RDP and 1 Silver Y for the migrants #teammoth #migrantmothuk

December Moth x5

Dew covered December Moth

23/11/25. 10/5. Rusty-dot Pearl, 5 December Moth, 2 Mottled Umber, Nov Moth agg & a Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea). #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Satellite

Double-striped Pug

15/11/25. 17/9. Satellite, 2 Mottled Umber, another late DSP, Yellow-line Quaker, Nov agg. & Dec Moth, 2 SHC, 4 RDP and 4 LBAM. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Mottled Umber

14/11/25. Still gratefully sucking on woganless air with a 9/6 despite the shocking weather! Mottled Umber, RDP, 4 Diamond-back, SHC, Nov Moth agg & Narrow-winged Grey. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

128/24 in SE Hants. Joined in with the major fall of P vitrealis with 2 😆, 7th and 8th records. Nothing new, but a different Golden Twin-spot, 8 RDP, 3 Turnip and a Blair’s mocha for the migrants. 2 Sprawler, Brick and a load of Epirrita were best of along with some Acleris #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Ypsolopha ustella a micro moth trapped overnight in a garden in South East Hampshire. The first time this species has been seen by the recorder.

Rusty Dot Pearl a micro moth trapped overnight in a garden in South East Hampshire - a relatively common migrant moth to the UK

White-point a macro moth recorded overnight in a garden in SE Hampshire. The moth is mortally wounded having been found headless next to the trap.

10 of 8 last night #teammoth #migrantmothuk #gardenwildlife incl. singles of Ypsolopha ustella (NFG) White-point (mortally wounded) and Rusty Dot Pearl VC11 SE Hants #hantsmoths

135/21 in SE Hants. 83 Epiritta agg 🤪
Migrants; 6 RDP, Blair’s Mocha, Silver Y, Golden Twin-spot, 3 Turnip. Others; 8 Feathered Thorn, 3 MdJ and a fresh Satellite the best of the rest. I haven’t been able to search the garden yet for lurkers due to rain! #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Mottled Umber

Great Silver Water Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus(

12/11/25. 17/8. Mottled Umber, 6 Diamond-back, 3 RDP, 2 Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, 2 LBAM & Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea). Super moth trap invader - Great Silver Water Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus)... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK @norfolknats.bsky.social

74/19 in SE Hants. Similar to last night, Diamond Back, RDP, Blair’s Mocha, 3 Turnip the probable migrants. Lesser YU was on the late side and a record 4 Sprawler was nice. Expired Nov Moth male next to trap. An unidentified Blastobasis could be best of rest along with 3 MdJ #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Feathered Thorn

11/11/25. 8/6. Hanging on in there and still no visit from 'yer man' as yet. 3 Feathered Thorn, singles of Nov agg./Dec Moth, White-point, LYU and Narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea) #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Bit surprised at the numbers 95/17 in SE Hants. 55 Epiritta agg was the most common + a garden record. Palpita vitrealis was NFY and only the 6th garden record. 2 RDP, Blair’s Mocha and a Turnip for the migrants. 2 Sprawler and 2 Grey Shoulder Knot were the best of the rest #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Double-striped Pug

08/11/25. 13/8. A rather late, monochrome Double-striped Pug (unless any honourable Pug-meisters have other ideas), 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, Diamond-back Moth, Feathered Thorn, Green-brindled Crescent, December Moth, 5 LBAM & a narrow-winged Grey (Eudonia angustea). #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

White-point

07/11/25. 9/6. White-point, Red-line Quaker & Rusty-dot Pearl best in show... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

White-marked Stilt (Calybites phasianipennella)

06/11/25. 14/5. White-marked Stilt (Calybites phasianipennella) was a totally unexpected NFG! Dark Chestnut, 4 Rusty-dot Pearl, Nov Moth agg. & 7 LBAM... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Rusty Dot Pearl a migrant moth to the UK attracted to the kitchen light. SE Hampshire UK

25W Blacklight Heath Trap set up in the back garden SE Hampshire UK

I wasn’t going to put the moth trap again tonight having only had 5 of 3 last night. However an RDP to the kitchen window has changed my mind! #teammoth #migrantmothuk #mothsmatter #gardenwildlife #HantsMoths

Cypress Carpet

05/11/25. Just 7/5. Cypress Carpet, Marbled Fern (Musotima nitidalis), 3 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis), LBAM & NWG ( Eudonia angustea). #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

Having poked every shrub and plant in the garden 67/27 was the trap total in SE Hants. Migrants; 1 of White point, RDP and a stunning Blair’s Mocha. Large Wainscot was a hoped for NFG. A possible NFG A. notana needs 🪓. A. hastiana and a Flying V Nov moth agg best of the rest #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Diamond-back Moth

04/11/25. 5/4. Feathered Thorn, Diamond-back Moth, 2 LBAM & a Large Pale Masoner (Blastobasis lacticolella). #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

03/11/25. A far better than expected 7/6. 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, December Moth, White-point, November Moth agg, LBAM & Large Pale Masoner (Blastobasis lacticolella)... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK