Does anyone else find themselves cooking and washing up in the near dark in order to not disturb or confuse the moths?
Didn't think so 🙄

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A few more from last night's garden traps in mid Cheshire, Green-brindled Crescent, Merveille du Jour, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Vine's Rustic. I was very pleased to see 30 moths of 22 species. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Angle-striped Sallow (Enargia paleacea) -Cairngorms, Scotland, September 2026. Another new species for me on trip to Scotland last month. A very rare species in Ireland with only one record back in 2002. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social

It may have been a weekday but a warm, humid, and still night was too good not to set the trap out. Rewarded with 109 moths of 34 species, the biggest catch since mid-September. Barred Sallow, Green-brindled Crescent and Barred Red were all new for the year.

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This Silver Y turned up in my moth trap this morning but also can be seen flying during the day. A migrant moth that does breed here but its early stages cannot survive our winter. #mothsmatter

Merveille du Jour (Griposia aprilina) to my #Norwich garden moth trap last night. The first this year of this beautiful species. Translates from French as "Marvel of the Day". Nuff said. #moths #norfolkmoths #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky

A warm and breezy night last night staying at around 14c produced some good moths in my mid Cheshire garden. White-speck, Barred Sallow, Feathered Thorn and Juniper Carpet were four that were either new or new for the year for me. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Handful of moths this morning including Clancys rustic, beaded chestnut (NFY), white points, turnips vines rustics, LYU, rush veneer, Eudonia ang and Palpita vitrealis #mothsmatter #wiltshire

Small (7mm) but perfectly formed, the Small Marbled, an immigrant moth it will breed in the UK in a hot summer #MothsMatter

A second White-point for the autumn here in Cardiff - and third for the garden.

Equally fidgety as the last one.

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Another very good recording day yesterday with the Suffolk Moth Group. A total of 90 species found around Clare and Hundon in the west of the county. A few photos below - see ALT text. #mothsmatter

A couple of late additions to last night's trap. Found on walls near the trap, a Grey Shoulder-knot and a Silver Y. The Shoulder-knot is a new species for me. #teammoth #mothsmatter

A warm night in mid Cheshire (Between14c-16c) brought out the moths. 28 moths of 21 species in the garden traps. The highlight and a new species for me, Yellow-line Quaker, also Figure of Eight, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Black Rustic and Turnip. #teammoth #mothsmatter

A warmer and dry night last night produced an uptick in moth numbers in mid Cheshire. An unexpected find was this Leek Moth, a new species for me. #teammoth #mothsmatter

This moth from the garden trap in mid Cheshire last night has me stumped. Could anyone help out with an ID please? #teammoth #mothsmatter

Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) - North Antrim - October 2026. Some nice examples of these reasonably common moth last night. #moths ##mothsmatter #teammoth #gcampbellphoto @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social

A few from yesterday when we had a bit of the shiny sky ball!

The cherries have started to go wonderful fiery shades

Rusty Dot Pearl moth(migrant)

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Lydd on Sea VC15, after a mild night and an uptick in general numbers, at the bottom of the first trap was this stunning Flame Brocade.

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Cool night delivered just 3/3 Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae) which was NFY, Red-line Quaker (Leptologia lota) & a worn Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum). #Yorkshire #HumberheadLevels #TeamMoth ##MothsMatter

A very late Cinnabar moth in trap Stevenage garden. Also a nice Beaded Chestnut @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #cinnabar #mothsmatter