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Over 1000 moths to my Lepi LED in Superga (Nr Turin) Italy on Sunday night. Most of them Small Mottled Willows, with just a handful of individuals of the other 50 species - Antigastra catalaunalis, Dumeril's Rustic, Idia calvaria and Tiliacea sulphurago of note #teammoth

I battled through the Wasps and Hornets for 30 species in my little nature reserve (VC29) a very nice selection of sallows #teammoth

Light Emerald NFY and an odd-looking (uncertain?) Uncertain in Dagenham last night #teammoth

185/31 last night in Hunstanton, NFY P vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl)*

Also Vestal*, D/back, Sm M Willow, a late Scarce Silver-lines*, Wax moth*, 57 Beet, 32 Lge YU, 18 Lunar UW etc #teammoth #norfolkmoths.

Lots of Pinkfoot geese flying over the grazing marsh at Holme, disturbing 1 lone Spoonbill.

A new moth for me from a couple of nights ago, Many Lined trapped in an actinic trap in my Dibden Purlieu garden, a migrant with few Hants records. #teammoth @hantsbic.bsky.social

35/18 last night, which included my first Autumnal Rustic. A little worn but still a nice individual. Black Rustic and Deep-brown Dart were both nfy. Also, BBYU. Gold Triangle. Light Emerald. 3 Lunar Underwing. Riband Wave. 3 Shuttle shaped Dart. 2 SDusty Wave. SMottled Willow & Wax Moth #teammoth

Did not expect Beautiful Hook-tip last night. #teamMoth

Banstead, Surrey: the garden’s second ever Clifden Nonpareil graced the MV last night - not the pristine moth that the first was (23/08/17) but welcome all the same #TeamMoth

Look who came to check out the moth trap last night :) #TeamMoth

🍂 Happy Autumn Equinox! 🍂 (although it still feels like summer here) Here’s my first Autumnal Rustic of the year, snuggling up on my fleece #teammoth

Feathered Thorn in the Balephuil garden moth-trap last night - the first record for Tiree #Teammoth
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Seemed to buck the local trend in VC20 last night with 294:48. Highlight Scarce Silver-lines (missed summer gen so NFY), Lunar Yellow Underwing (hindwing checked), 2 Plumed Fan-foot (hiding in greenhouse as usual) + 42 Small Mottled Willow, 4 Vestal also NFY Sallow & Brindled Green #teammoth

Busy traps last night in Marbury VC58 31/282 but 180 of them were LYU or Lunar Underwings. Also garden record of 24 Black Rustics! 3 NFY’s: Green-brindled Crescent, Brown-spot Pinion and Double-striped Tabby Hypsopygia glaucinalis. Also Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Brindled Greens etc! #teammoth