Early Thorn
Twin-spotted Quaker
Oak Beauty
Common Plume
Back in the swing of things with #GardenMothScheme!
20 of 9 species on Friday
Hebrew character 2
Common quaker 7
Small quaker 3
Early grey 3
Twin spotted quaker 1
Common plume 1
Oak beauty 1
Oak tree pug?
Early Thorn 1
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Join us on Saturday for the annual #GardenMothScheme conference! All are welcome at this free online event.
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Join us on 28th February for the annual #GardenMothScheme conference! All are welcome at this free online event.
Book your free space here: tinyurl.com/Moth26
New #OpenAccess work by @rocb-ento.bsky.social, @katatrepsis.bsky.social & W. Kunin in #RESInsectConsDiv explored the effect of bulb type on moth trap catch & composition in UK gardens
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70050
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Merv new to garden last week. Hoping there is something in the trap in the morning, would be my first #GardenMothScheme run with no empty traps 🤞🤞🤞
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If you are not ready to hang up your moth trap for the year just yet, please do consider our winter scheme which runs through until March.
Contact your regional coordinator for more information on the winter scheme: gardenmothscheme.org.uk/info
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It's the final week of our 2025 summer scheme 💔
Please send your results to your local organiser after emptying your moth trap. Thanks to everyone who took part this year, your records are making a real impact on moth research.
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Frosted Orange
Pink-barred Sallow
Red-line Quaker
November Moth agg.
Just a couple more weeks left in the #GardenMothScheme summer scheme!
What was your favourite find this year?
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It's Flyday Friday! Could be an interesting night for #GardenMothScheme traps tonight 🤞
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It's the final week of Quarter 3 of the #GardenMothScheme. Please return your completed spreadsheet to your local organiser after adding your records for this week.
Here's hoping for some lovely full traps in the morning!
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Rosy Rustic
August Thorn
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Copper Underwing agg.
It's Fly Day Friday 🥳
Things are feeling rather autumnal in moth traps at this point of the year! What species do you consider a sign of the season changing?
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Sparrow was determined to capture the moth which was equally determined not to be caught. Sparrow had got it by the left wing but it managed to flutter away
It was exhausted from its ordeal so I brought it inside, kept it cool for a couple of hours and then put it in a very safe place. It's had a tough time.
260725 OM1ii 60mm stacked in camera I wonder if this tired moth that escaped from a Sparrow this morning is a Dark Arches. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #gardenmothscheme #teammoth #muchadoaboutmothing
A very red looking Common Wainscot.
Pink rather than red Wainscot - Common.
Soft beige, the Smokey Wainscot
Just one precious minute with the Humming Bird Hawk Moth today. I've been given permission to go into the garden where the very large Buddleia attracts masses of butterflies and the Hummer too.
260725 OM1ii Definitely a Hummer! 1 &2 Common Wainscot and 3 a Smokey (I hope) @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #inverts #gardenmothscheme #muchadoaboutmothing #york #teammoth
Dark wings with white patch towards the outer edge of the upper wing. I'm reasonably confident about this - says she...
A very pretty very pale green with a darker line running across upper and lower wing and another line just on the upper wing. There's a very slight hook to the tip of the upper wing
Not sure this actually IS a moth but it has impressively long antennae and big brown eyes
From the side the head and thorax look red and the wings quite iridescent. It's a pretty little insect.
260725 OM1ii 60mm stacked in camera @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #gardenmothscheme #york #inverts @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth #muchadoaboutmothing #aureliansI think a Dot, a Light Emerald and I have no idea about this nameless little creature.
Mrs HBHM investigating the Gallium which decided to grow itself in the Primrose, Cowslip and Pulmonaria garden 2 years ago.
I didn't find any eggs in this dense mass of greenery but absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence is it? After all her effort I could only hope.
I had never seen this before, Mrs HBHM actually laying an egg on MY wall while I watched and recorded the event.
I found 4 of these beautiful and tiny pale green globes just inches above the Gallium. Sadly the next day they had been predated. C'est la vie, but I don't have to like it, would have enjoyed raising these little moths.
150725/240723 OM1 Mrs HBHM investigating my wall & self seeded Gallium. SO excited a first ever for me, couldn't stop shaking. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #gardenmothscheme #muchadoaboutmothing #entomolgy #aurelians #teammoth #inverts #naturelovers #york #naturalists
Set off for walkies without a camera and saw THIS. Rushed back home, and the Humming Bird Hawk Moth was still feeding a big Buddliea which is always very popular with butterflies and other insects. I didn't see any Hummers last year so delighted to get a chance to photograph this one. Also counted 1 Holly Blue, 11 Peacock, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and several Lrge White
I am not very happy with the photos. As always the moth was very fast moving as expected but the strong wind added to the usual difficulty associated with this little beauty.
Orange underwings clearly showing, long proboscis probing deep into the Buddleia flower
The moth has flown up from the flowers and the tip of the proboscis is curled inwards. The right antenna is shorter than the left
140725 OM1ii A local Buddleia hosted a HBHM. Hopeless pics, strong wind so hard to hold focus. Hopefully I'll get anothet chance soon. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme #teammoth #inverts #entomology #york #naturelovers #aurelains
Dark with intricate markings and lighter wing edges and head. Quite a large moth
Brown with 2 distinctive marks on each wing
A faded beauty, quite small, white head, inner wings and lower edge of wings
Quite small white and darker creamy colour. Could it be Straw Dot?
120725 OM1ii @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #inverts #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme #york #entomology #teammoth #aurelians No idea at all, apologies, 1&2 may or not be Yellow Underwings & absolutely clueless about the others
Just a few of the Riband Wave moths on the outside if the trap this morning
This one is very dark, not sure if it IS a Wave or something other.
120725 OM1ii @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #inverts #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme #york #entomology #teammoth #aurelians Many Waves of different shapes sizes and colours in the trap today and my first Wainscott, not sure which
I think this is a Fanfoot, I wonder why it is so named. Light brown with 2 wavy lines and a straight one across the wings.
This beautiful little green and white moth is, I believe, a Marbled Beauty and very well named
Grey with black marks, it's either a Miller or a Dagger - or something entirely different. Very pretty though.
Don't know what kind of Pug this is, but I don't think it's Toadflax or Foxglove. It's a bit brown which would eliminate the Green Pug too.
120725 OM1ii moths ? names Fanfoot, Marbled Beauty, Miller, no name Pug. Help appreciated, please. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #inverts #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme #york #entomology #teammoth #aurelians
Sorry, another nameless brown moth
The "Prominence" on the back of what I think is a Coxcomb Prominent brown moth
Big dark eyes, a white tuft on the head, a brown tuft on the back. Cute little thing, my first ever if it IS what I tentatively have named it.
040725 OM1ii TZ200 @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #entomology #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme These are the last, one I'm clueless about & I think the other is my first ever Coxcomb Prominent. Apologies and thanks as ever for all help
One of 3 Scalloped Oak, beautiful and elegant
A Small Ermine, but again I could be wrong I think there is another quite similar. 3 on the trap and on the shed
DEFINITELY not sure about this but looking at my previous trap photos I think it could be The Uncertain. 2 of these
040725 OM1ii Scalloped Oak, Small Ermine and maybe an Uncertain. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #gardenmothscheme #muchadoaboutmothing #entomology #aurelians #uknaturalists Many thanks for all help offered. I try, but can't remember. Blame my bus pass!
A Wave but I'm not sure which, Common or Plain. It's definitely pretty though! Had 3 visit last night's trapping.
A Common Footman, one of 5 3 of which rolled on their backs when I opened the trap
I'm not totally convinced that this is a Heart & Dart, it doesn't look quite right. My apologies as ever for needing help
040725 OM1ii @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #gardenmothscheme #muchadoaboutmothing #entomology A Wave, a Common Footman and maybe a Heart & Dart.
July Highflier
Swallow-tailed Moth
V-pug
Early Thorn
We're halfway through the #GardenMothScheme summer period already 😱 Please send your spreadsheet to your local organiser after you fill in this week's totals.
If you fancy taking part in the scheme, next week is a great time to join in as a new quarter begins!
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It's flyday Friday! Should be a busy one for many participants 🌞🔆☀️ Here's hoping for full traps in the morning.
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Holding hands with a pink Elephant, always a great joy when they sit so calmly and pose for photos. Stacked in camera OM1ii 60mm lens
It flew into the self seeded path blocking Gallium and then further into the depths of my jungle
A profile crop a beautiful deep pink and olive green moth with big brown eyes which clearly states that all moths are NOT dull and grey!
A full face crop. It looks a bit cross, I think. Curled proboscis below the pink area between the eyes. Wings were vibrating as were the antennae as it prepared for flight.
180625 2 EHmoths in the trap 17th. Very friendly as always, perfect subjects for very close photos. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth #gardenmothscheme #muchadoaboutmothing #insectmacrophotography #inverts #lepidoptera #naturelovers
3rd to 4th instar. The caterpillar has walked out of its old, too tight skin. After a short break for a rest, it turned round and ate the skin.
At the top of the image the silken threads which make up the cocoon are visible and are pulling the sides of the Buddleia leaf togther. The caterpillar is bent backwards and a silk thread is visible from the centre left of the leaf to the spinarette below its head. It will attach that thread to the right of the leaf.
The top of the cocoon has been built, a dense thicket of silk and in this shot the caterpillar is beginning to drag the leaf into place. Most of the leaf is in position now.
Job done! The bottom of the leaf has been pulled up and attached to the silk which joins the 2 sides of the leaf. The caterpillar is still slightly visible but soon the chrysalis will be formed enclosing the caterpillar so that the miracle of metamorhosis can occur. The cocoon is now in the coolest part of the house and will be kept safe until the moth ecloses.
180625 Mullein @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #mothsmatter #muchadoaboutmothing #gardenmothscheme #teammoth #york #uknaturalists #insectphotography I've never seen a caterpillar build a cocoon in such detail before, it's an incredible process which took about 24 hours
170625 OM1ii an unknown & haven't found anything in my book for the 1st 2. 3&4 I think are tired Pugs. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #muchadoaboutmothing. #gardenmothscheme My thanks to those who help me with ID. Tomorrow I'll post insects I KNOW!!!
Apologies no real idea what this is but did notice very bright underwings when it flew down
Possible Bright line brown eye, definitely bald, though!
Could be a Spectacle. Once again apologies for my inability to identify these moths
170625 OM1ii sadly no idea with 1 & 2 but underwing very bright orange when it flew to the ground. 3 may be Bright line brown eye and 4th Spectacle. @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #insects #muchadoaboutmothing #teammoth #gardenmothscheme
170625 OM1ii @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @mothiduk.bsky.social #muchadoaboutmothing Again too much uncertainty, my apologies. Cream Wave Riband Wave Willow Beauty & Large Yellow Underwing #gardenmothscheme #york #naturelovers
Poplar Hawk-moth
Peach Blossom
Buff Ermine
Brussels Lace
Week 15 of #GardenMothScheme and looks like it could get rather stormy for many of us tonight! Hope there aren't too many soggy egg boxes in the morning.
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