At Crystal Cove State Beach yesterday, surprised to see this female Autographa californica (aka Alfalfa looper) noctuid moth furiously nectaring on Deerweed. Only the second observation there on iNaturalist. #noctuid #moths #mothing #lepidoptera #nature

Lead author, Freerk Molleman, inspecting one of the traps used in the study. Credit: Urszula Walczak.

New work in #RESAgForestEnt

Larger & polymorphic #noctuid moths tend to show less inter-annual #abundance variation in the canopy of a temperate #forest
doi.org/10.1111/afe.70000

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Photo credit: Urszula Walczak

When you leave a weed to grow…. www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cucu... it supports n=9 noctuid moths. Common in England not so much in Wales. #moths #noctuid

Four fuzzy moth faces. Mostly tans, grey and browns and some with fern like antennas. One reminds me of a bison with white horns.

This old compilation of a few fuzzy moth faces is prompting me to get the lights out! The time is nigh.
#moths #noctuid

One moth in the trap
I am pretty sure it's a Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula, but am happy to be corrected
#TeamMoth #darkchestnut #noctuid #moths