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@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:12 PM

Part 3 - Moth-trapping at - Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 24th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Lobesia bicinctana & Hoyosia codeti - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

This brightly coloured small tortrix moth had to have pride of place in this set - as it was a new species for me! - Lobesia bicinctana - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

But a close second was Hoyosia codeti! - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

And what a sunrise from the trap! - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 1:52 PM

Part 2 - Moth-trapping at - Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 24th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Grammodes stolida & Tawny Prominent - Harpyia milhauseri - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

The beautiful Grammodes stolida was in my first trap on the coast! - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

A lovely Tawny Prominent - Harpyia milhauseri - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

Sunset in the dunes casting long shadows - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 1:45 PM

Part 1 - Moth-trapping at - Punta Paloma, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 24th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Spurge Hawk-moth - Hyles euphorbiae & Scarce Bordered Straw - Helicoverpa armigera - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

Hawk-moths are always favourites in the traps - here is a Spurge Hawk-moth - Hyles euphorbiae - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

his Scarce Bordered Straw - Helicoverpa armigera was next to the moth trap in the morning and affected by a heavy overnight dew! - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

The site is also good floristically - here with a Dune Daffodil - Pancratium maritimum - moth trapping at Punta Paloma, near Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 24th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:52 PM

Part 3 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 22/23 August 2026 - moth highlights are - Clepsis dumecolana & Pseudosophronia exustellus - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

Clepsis dumecolana - moth trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 23rd of August 2026.

A very fresh looking Pseudosophronia exustellus - moth trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 23rd of August 2026.

And another walk into Tarifa - there is a busy night-life there in August! - moth trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 22nd of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:00 PM

Part 2 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 21/22 August 2026 - moth highlights are - Anthracia ephialtes & Eublemma pura - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

A damaged Anthracia ephialtes - another scarce moth for me - only my 4th seen in Iberia! - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 21st of August 2026.

Eublemma pura - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 22nd of August 2026.

And looking further west from the same place, looking across the Straits to Tangier, - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 21st of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:34 PM

Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 21st August 2026 - moth highlights are - Araeopteron ecphaea & Xenotorodor stygioxanthus - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

Araeopteron ecphaea is a tiny and scarce moth in the Erebidae family and I had seen 3 before this autumn. But this was the first of 5 that I have seen this autumn! - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 21st of August 2026.

Of course, my favourite had to be in here! - Xenotorodor stygioxanthus! - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 21st of August 2026.

How is this for a mid-afternoon view from your apartment! - trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 21st of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:36 PM

Part 3 - Moth-trapping - Casa Athene, Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, 20th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Oxyptilus laetus, Stomopteryx detersella & Porter's Rustic - Athetis hospes - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

This is a Plume moth and I believe it is Oxyptilus laetus - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

The attractive Gelechid moth that is Stomopteryx detersella - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

Porters Rustic - Athetis hospes is a major rarity in Britain, so it is always good to see here for me! - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:59 PM

I had to do this post - Levant Blackneck - Tathorhynchus exsiccata - actually my 23rd ever but they are all stunning. What a star moth!? My 2nd time this autumn, moth-trapping at Casa Athene, nr Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on 4th October 2026. #teammoth #spanishmoths

A stunning Levant Blackneck - Tathorhynchus exsiccata - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 4th of October 2026.

Stephen Knapp checking moths at the moth trap with morning drizzle! - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 4th of October 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:17 PM

Part 2 - Moth-trapping at - Casa Athene, Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 20th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Passenger - Dysgonia algira & Pseudopostega crepuscula & Chameleon - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

Passenger - Dysgonia algira is always welcome in the trap! - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

Pseudopostega crepuscula - might be tiny, but its beautiful up close! - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

So, in my last post, I showed you a Chameleon - Chamaeleo chamaeleon - disappearing into the bushes and they are good at hiding, but you can get a close-up if you are lucky! - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:58 PM

Part 1 - Moth-trapping at - Casa Athene, Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 20th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Egyptian Bollworm - Earias insulana & Chevron Snout - Hypena lividalis - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

The beautiful green version of the Egyptian Bollworm - Earias insulana - quite common in this area in autumn. - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

The great looking Chevron Snout - Hypena lividalis - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

A great sunset, whilst setting up traps on the hill above Stephen Knapp's house. - moth-trapping at Casa Athene, near Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 7:55 AM

Only 2 nights ago - Moth-trapping at - Bolonia, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 30th September 2026 - Sadly, I found these remains of a Death's Head Hawk-moth - Acherontia atropos - see alt button for photos - Oh and about 200 enormous black crickets!!! - #teammoth #spanishmoths

Moth-trapping at - Bolonia, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 30th September 2026 - I found these remains of a Death's Head Hawk-moth - Acherontia atropos

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:47 PM

Part 5 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 18th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Xenotorodor stygioxanthus & Idaea fractilineata - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

I had to show you a photo of Xenotorodor stygioxanthus of course! It has had a late summer flight period of 18th August to 14th September this year with 161 seen and peak numbers of 34 on the 2nd of September. The first record of the species was on the 18th of May 2020 and it is a new species and genus to science! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 18th of August 2026.

$The tiny Geometrid moth - Idaea fractilineata - only found in Iberia in the far south of Spain and Portugal, but can be quite common, moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 19th of August 2026.$

What a view - across the Straits to Morocco, just after dawn! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 5:04 PM

Part 4 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 16th/17th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Caloptilia coruscans & Coenochroa ablutella - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

The tiny, but stunning Caloptilia coruscans! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 17th of August 2026.

Coenochroa ablutella - a Pyralid moth - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 17th of August 2026.

And here's that dramatic sunrise again from the Straits! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM

Part 3 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 16th/17th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Passenger - Dysgonia algira & Crimson Speckled - Utetheisa pulchella - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

The Passenger - Dysgonia algira looking very fresh! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 16th of August 2026.

A Crimson Speckled - Utetheisa pulchella - up close! - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 17th of August 2026.

Another sunrise from the apartment at CIMA - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 20th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 5:03 PM

Part 2 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 15th-17th August 2026 - moth highlights included - Metallostichodes nigrocyanella & Euchromius ocellea - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

And starting with more micro-moths again! - The tiny Metallostichodes nigrocyanella - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 15th of August 2026.

Euchromius ocellea can be a long distance migrant - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 16th of August 2026.

Early morning view from the CIMA apartment - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 17th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:55 PM

Part 1 - Moth-trapping at - CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 15th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Etiella zinckenella & Achyra nudalis - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

This has always been one of my favourites! With its 'jaunty' stance and the long 'nose' (palps) - it looks to have real character - Etiella zinckenella. - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 15th of August 2026.

And another micro-moth - this time not a Pyralid, but instead, a Crambid moth. Achyra nudalis - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 15th of August 2026.

Here is the view on the excellent evening walk into Tarifa, which i was keen to do on my first night back! - it was all part of returning back to my second home. - moth-trapping at CIMA, Tarifa, Cadiz Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 15th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 2:04 PM

I've posting photos of Sierra Nevada & Baza Desert in Granada, Andalucia, Spain.
I am back there again now! So, to keep you in the loop, here are a few more photos from this fantastic area, but from this week! #teammoth #spanishmoths

A taster of what i have done this week! - On the night of 21st of September 2026, i was up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain - and you can see the peak straight below the moon. This photo was taken at 2,300 metres as i switched on the moth trap in the foreground in the shelter of this rock face as the sun was setting.

And on the 24th of September 2026, I was checking the trap in the early morning light in Baza Desert, Granada, Andalucia, Spain.

And this was one of my finds in the trap - Lasiocampa serrula - a scarce moth found in this habitat. - on the 24th of September 2026, at Baza Desert, Granada, Andalucia, Spain.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 8:16 PM

Part 25 - Moth-trapping at - Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 14th August 2026 - moth highlights are - Chloprothalpa graslini & Oiketicoides sp. - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

Chloprothalpa graslini is a great looker when fresh! - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

Oiketicoides sp. - if only the species was as easy to detect as its antennae!? - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

So, this is at Hoya de la Mora car park with my little red van parked there! The sky looks threatening and guess which direction the weather is coming from!? And i still have 2 more traps to check here before getting back in my van!! - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:55 PM

Part 24 - Moth-trapping at - Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain, on 14th August 2026 - moth highlights are - the scarce Commophila nevadensis & much commoner Marbled Beauty - Bryophila domestica - see alt button for photos #teammoth #spanishmoths www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...

One of 4 that I saw at 2.500 metres among scree, rocks and cliffs - probably my favourite Sierra Nevada moth - Commophila nevadensis! It's isolated to only a small area in Spain and is daft enough to live in this imhospitable place! When I trapped these 4, the weather was strong wind, heavy rain and even hail - not ideal for counting moths and photographing them for me - even harder for a tiny moth like this!! - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

Marbled Beauties - Bryophila domestica can be very dark grey or very pale near white in colour, but also can vary to this yellowish form. This is a moth that i share with 2,500 metres in the Sierra Nevada and my urban garden in central Birmingham, England! - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

And the traps were busy and varied in their inhabitants - can you spot any that you know!? - moth-trapping up on the ridge to Pico Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Granada Province, Andalucia, Spain on the 14th of August 2026.

@davegrundy.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:35 AM

And wrong again! - Oh no!! - I got this wrong! Of course the location is Sierra Nevada mountains on 14/09/26 and nNOT Baza Desert on 13/09/26 - sorry!!!! #teammoth #spanishmoths