Another successful moth trapping session at Foxley Wood this week, 193 moths from 38 species. Highlight was another Clifden Non-pareil from the same location as in August #mothsmatter
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@norfolkbutterflies.bsky.socialAnother successful moth trapping session at Foxley Wood this week, 193 moths from 38 species. Highlight was another Clifden Non-pareil from the same location as in August #mothsmatter
@allthewayholmes.bsky.socialA lovely Brindled Green in Billingham this morning VC66 #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter @teesbirds.bsky.social
@gcampbellphoto.bsky.socialGolden-rod Brindle (Xylena solidaginis) Cairngorms Scotland September 2026. Not a species we get in Ireland, and a new one from me. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #gcampbellphoto @savebutterflies.bsky.social #ukmoths @europebutterfly.bsky.social
@crgulsvig.bsky.socialThis Venerable Dart was ready for #MothFaceFriday!
@allthewayholmes.bsky.socialTo go with the Clifden, 5 lifers over the week on NY Moors VC62. Cochylis Molliculana, Oak Hook Tip, Autumnal Rustic, Pale Pinion and Pink Barred Sallow. #Moths #mothsmatter #teammoth
@allthewayholmes.bsky.socialA nice surprise outside our accommodation final morning of a week on NY Moors my 2nd Clifden Nonpareil of the year. #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter
@britishnatureguide.bsky.socialA second new moth for me in the trap in mid Cheshire last night was this Lead-coloured Tortrix. #teammoth #mothsmatter
@britishnatureguide.bsky.socialA new moth for me this morning, a Black Rustic, in the trap in mid Cheshire. #teammoth #mothsmatter
@gcampbellphoto.bsky.socialFlounced Chestnut Anchoscelis helvola Cairngorms, Scotland Sept2026. A reasonably scarce moth in Ireland, and not one I get in North Antrim. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #gcampbellphoto @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social @bchighland.bsky.social
@crgulsvig.bsky.socialThis, the Once-Married Underwing, is the closest I will get to the amazing Clifden Nonpareil ... but I could NOT convince him to show his ruby-red underwings
Any tips, UK moth-ers? All your Clifden Nonpareil photos make it seem so easy!
@dku1000.bsky.socialTwo nice 'new for the year' autumn species found on blackberries last night at Long Melford in Suffolk: SALLOW and PINK-BARRED SALLOW. Also the first Brick for the year and Vestal and Small Mottled Willow to the moth trap.
#mothsmatter
@wildkatdahl.bsky.socialAnyone ever seen a pinker Vestal?! 🩷 Found this tiny stunner in the Amberley Bottoms. #rhodometrasacraria #sussexmoths #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
@losbirder.bsky.socialLydd on Sea VC15, a slight drop in temperature by the sea, resulting in a slight drop to 107 of 28sp.
The first Hedge Rustic in the traps, since September 2024.
@gcampbellphoto.bsky.socialJuniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata) North Antrim August 2026. Great to see this scarce moth again this year on the local cliffs. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #gcampbellphoto @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social
@steveormerod.bsky.socialBrindled Green - and a sure sign we’re in September.
Regular here in small numbers but considered uncommon in Glamorgan.
Dryobotodes eremita (etymology in the post below)
@britishnatureguide.bsky.socialTwo Small Dusty Waves in the the trap in mid Cheshire last night. #teammoth #mothsmatter
@losbirder.bsky.socialLydd on Sea VC15, a further mild night by the sea, and an increase in numbers to 145 of 35.
The standout moth of the night was this Gem, my first of the year, and surprisingly the first since October 2024.
@steveormerod.bsky.socialScarce Silver-lines - more typical for June-August and possibly from a facultative second brood in this hot year
Bena bicolorana
