Diamond-back Moth
Lunar Marbled Brown
Purple Thorn
45/19 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Purple Thorn, Lunar Marbled Brown and Diamond-back Moth nfy. 2 Diamond-backs the only #MigrantMoths #teammoth #norfolkmoths
Another slow moth spell, so here is an Oleander hawk moth I caught in the South Wales valleys in October 2014..
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Satellite, 2 Bricks & Silver Y
Satellite, 2 Bricks, Mottled Umber & Silver Y
Winter Moth
After all my pessimism, it proved a quite productive trap this morning in VC20 with 11:9. I have convinced myself the Satellite is a different individual to the 8th (an advantage of taking photos). I think 1 of the Bricks I saw a few days ago. Also Red-green Carpet & Silver Y #teammoth #migrantmoths
Silver Y
Silver Y
A quiet night in VC20 despite the mild temperatures. Wind and rain until midnight! 8:7 macro (yesterday 5:5) but it did include a Silver Y which normally wouldn't be noteworthy but only my 8th garden record of 2025! 18 year average is 29! #teammoth #migrantmoths
Yellow-browed Warbler
Crimson Speckled
This afternoon at Dungeness, the Yellow-browed Warbler ringed at the Obs, thanks to Charlotte for letting the locals know. Also, the Crimson Speckled found by MC earlier, and still in the same place when I went back with him.
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Palpita vitrealis
Whilst looking for #fungi at Holkham Dunes this bright little thing caught my eye. Palpita vitrealis, taking in some sun. #moths #teammoth #migrantmoths #norfolkmoths
Continuing the run of migrants: added Scarce Bordered Straw to the mix today. Vestal, Pale Mottled Willow and eight Rusty-dot Pearls. VC59
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Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli).
I think I had another Convolvulus Hawk-moth in my garden the other night. I'm not totally sure, though; there may be other hawk-moths that nectar on Nicotiana. The moth's silhouette was visible, and I could hear its wings beating quickly, but it was too dark to identify it.
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Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera).
Yesterday's Scarce Bordered Straw.
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Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli).
Today's Convolvulus Hawk-moth shot...
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Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli).
This morning's Convolvulus Hawk-moth shot. I have a procedure after taking moth photos, and posting the shot online is the penultimate step before putting it in a digital folder where it might never be seen again.
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My 6th garden Scarce Bordered Straw in 16 years last night was the first since the 2022 influx. #teammoth #Northumberland #MigrantMoths
Great night for migrants. Blair’s Mocha (x 2), Rush Veneer, Vestal and Palpita vitrealis.
Happy Hampshire moth-ers. #TeamMoth #MigrantMoths #MothsMatter #UKWildlife
Migrant moths arent a big thing in North #Northumberland but even up here a few were in the trap last night.
1 Diamond Back, 1 Beet Moth, 2 Rush Veneer and best of all my first county Palpita vitrialis. Possibly a VC68 first? There are only about a dozen county records... #teammoth #MigrantMoths
Ear Moth agg.
19/07/25. 98/37. Ear Moth agg. NFY. Pale Prominent, 6 Dingy Footman, Dark Sword-grass & 3 Old lady. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #migrantmoths
Scalloped Hook-tip
08/07/25. A slightly better 68/29. Scalloped Hook-tip NFY. Dark Sword-grass, Elephant & Poplar Hawk-moth, 2 Scalloped Oak, Yellow-tail, Herald, Dusky sallow amongst others. Bingo resumes. Small jackpot, no raffle. 2 Old Lady #teammoth #norfolkmoths #migrantmoths
Eastern Bordered Straw
Lydd on Sea VC15, I almost didn’t run traps last night, due to the wind & rain, thankfully I did.
Eastern Bordered Straw in the double actinic.
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Anania verbascalis
Large Emerald
Light Crimson Underwing
Anania verbascalis was a nice nfy in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, plus difficult to resist posting pictures of Large Emerald & Light Crimson Underwing. 3 Small Mottled Willows were also my first for the year. #teammoth #migrantmoths
Dark-bordered Pearl (Evergestis limbata)
Green Silver-lines
Black Arches
Top left - Oak Knot-horn (Phycita roborella) Top right - White-foot Moth (Epiblema foenella) Bottom Left - Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) Bottom right - Rolled Grass-moth (Pediasia contaminella)
30/06/25. 312/83. Incredible night! Dark Bordered Pearl & White-headed Drab (Paraswammerdamia albicapitella) NFG. 13 NFY including Green Silver-lines, Lunar-spotted Pinion, Black Arches, Common White Wave & Rosy Minor. 15 BBYU, 34 Least Carpet & 11 E. Hawk-moth #teammoth #norfolkmoths #migrantmoths
Oh well... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #migrantmoths
Orache Moth (Trachea atriplicis) Taken from Actinic Trap, Lydd on Sea VC15, 26.06.25.
Lydd on Sea VC15, on what was turning into a disappointing night, an Orache Moth was lurking at the bottom of the second trap.
An absolute stunner, the green colour really is that bright and vibrant
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Buff-tip, a moth that mimics a broken twig, resting on a corner of a cut tip of a branch. The background is out-of-focus pink roses.
Buff-tip posing for camera. Last night’s trap had 173 moths of 53 sp, with 13 year ✅ - nothing rare, but a Dark Sword-grass & Diamondback were #migrantmoths. Durham, VC66. #TeamMoth @teesbirds.bsky.social
European corn borers
Bordered straw
Straw-barred Pearl
Shaded pug
Tawny-fronted straw, bordered straw, nfy included European corn borer x 3, Kent black arches, mother of Pearl, birdcherry ermine. Was going to bring the trap in sooo glad I didn’t #migrantmoths
Sandy carpet, subtly marked with sandy tones on white.
Hurscombe nature reserve West Somerset today: just one very worn Small pearl bordered fritillary (9 found 2/6/25). 10 Silver Y but no other migrant moths found. Sandy carpet a nice find (my 2nd ever) in a long list of common moths. #teammoth #migrantmoths
The Alchymist - New to Norfolk.
Well done to Craig Robson, trapped 14/06/2025 - Norwich norfolkmoths.co.uk/index.php?bf...
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Glaucous Shears J Hodgkinson
Glaucous Shears (Papestra Biren) Second Norfolk and first for VC28 at Dersingham Bog NNR on 20/05/2025. Well done to Jim Hodgkinson. www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/index.php?bf... #teammoth #norfolkmoths #migrantmoths
Checked fence first thing, nothing, walked past it just now, here's an Angle Shades!
Just found an Angle Shades on fence.
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Wasn't expecting a migrant in the trap this morning but this appears to be a dark Diamond-backed Moth (Plutella xylostella). Crathie, Cairngorms #MigrantLepidoptera #MigrantMoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
After a mammoth moving day, which I'm not going to do again, we are installed in NR6. Actinic on and nfg list is just waiting to rev right up! Here we go! #teammoth #muchadoaboutmothing #migrantmoths #moths #norfolkmoths
Rusty-dot Pearl wasn’t really the #migrantmoths that I was hoping for but still a nice December addition, as was Musotima nitidalis (Marbled Fern). Five species appeared that I didn’t record the night before - amazed by the variation each night! #norfolkmoths #teammoth Chestnut, November Moth (agg)
