@leopyke.bsky.social
Dorset birder, more recently into moths too.
A good variety in last night's trap included two new moths for me, Double Kidney and Marbled Green. New for year included Black Arches and Cochylis molliculana
05.07.2025 15:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Another good trap in VC11 last night produced several new species for the garden, including this Sand Dart. Our soil is sandy, but not a coastal dune in sight!
01.07.2025 16:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
120 of 44 in last night's trap, included 2 new for me, a Small Angle Shades and Anania verbascalis (I think!).
30.06.2025 16:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Recently joined the Small Marbled club! Also several new moths for my VC11 garden, inc Sophronia semicostella, and this pretty (but ineptly photo-ed!) Argolamprotes micella. Unsure of the 4th image? Obsid says Dusky Brocade, but its features are less clear than the only other one I've had.
28.06.2025 17:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Think this is Channel Is Pug. In trap in W Christchurch on Monday am. A bit early, but possibly from Isle of Wight in recent SE Winds? A Glanville Fritillary found at Southbourne 2 days later.
16.05.2025 08:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
After several empty traps, my 2025 mothing year took off with a Depressaria daucella on Sunday. Two more last night, plus a new-for-me Dotted Border. Yay!
25.02.2025 13:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks, Paul. You're right, I did have one 2 night's ago. Must have missed the eggs yesterday.
26.12.2024 16:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Can anyone help with id of the attached please? A dozen were in the moth trap this morning with 1 Acleris hastiana, a Light Brown Apple Moth and a few mosquito-type insects.
26.12.2024 12:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Should be Aproaerema!
30.11.2024 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Aproaema polychromella, a first for me
I thought 1 Aproaema polychromella in last night's trap was good, till I saw @paulupwey.bsky.social had 10 - great stuff! Only got 2 other moths, a Radford's FS and a Rusty Dot Pearl.
30.11.2024 17:15 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Porter's Rustic?
Wasn't expecting much from last night's trap, so surprised to get what I think is my first Porter's Rustic; other immigrants included 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, a Radford's Flame Shoulder, and 7 Rusty Dot Pearls.
15.10.2024 19:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pine Hawkmoth
Barred Straw - again a bit worn
Small Dotted Buff but quite worn
Despite being fairly quiet for the last few days, I've had 3 new moths for the W Christchurch garden, Pine Hawkmoth, Barred Straw, and what I think is a worn Small Dotted Buff (but happy to be corrected!)
08.07.2024 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last night's 63 moths of 24 sp was best trap of the year so far, despite quite a lot of rain. 3 NFY, inc Elephant Hawk Moth, plus 2 NFG: a rather tatty but still impressive Puss Moth and an Alder Moth.
26.05.2024 18:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A better moth night for numbers last night with 25/21. Two NFG - a Pebble Hook-tip and a Treble Lines.
12.05.2024 17:52 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
