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Yep, been there, done that! Then done it again....and again.... 🤪 You do have to wonder! 😂

Stunning! 😍❤️

I had over 60 LYU's this morning & that nearly did my head in - I can't imagine what 200+ would have done! I keep telling myself that I should try to appreciate their variations, but really... 🤬😂

Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)

Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum)

Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)

Mother of Pearl (Patania ruralis)

My own mini-herd of 8 Elephant HM in my latest, along with the 2nd Swallow-tail of the week. Sycamore, Blackneck, Mother of Pearl, Rivulet, Scalloped Oak, & Chinese C. amongst the best of the rest. A Least YU made a nice change to the DOZENS of LYU!
27 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Never any doubt in your case, Tim! 😂 But I'm going to have to remember to pay more attention! 🙄😃

For those of us who might not find it easy, here's a useful guide to identifying (distinguishing!) Riband Wave and Plain Wave:

www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds...

Lovely photo! I had the first 3 on Wednesday as well, but didn't think about trying to do a group shot! 🙄😂

Lovely photos of a beautiful & special moth! 😍 I don't live far from Hilbre Island, so....🤞😂

11th June, not the 12th! It's been a very distracting month! 🙃

Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)

Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)

Dark / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)

Argyresthia brockeella (Gold W)

156:47 on Weds night, but plenty to enjoy before I'd even started on the traps! Sitting on the fence: Brimstone Moth, Garden Carpet, Tortrix viridana, Peppered Moth, Green Pug, Clouded Silver, Grey (Dark?) Dagger, and a lovely Argyresthia brockeella.
11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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😂 From now on that's all I'm going to see!

Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata)

A Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata); another one from Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #beetels #inverts

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #inverts #dragonfly

Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata). An attractive, somewhat lavender-pink, hawk moth; when disturbed it will flash it's hindwings and display a pair of intense blue & black eyes. Beautiful, but quite startling!

Generally speaking, I don't enjoy being watched; but in this case I didn't mind at all!
Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Oh go on then one more photo of the Lobster Moth. 😅😅 #teammoth

They really are masters of disguise!

A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...

Wow, what a beauty!

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia). I almost missed this one hidden away in a corner of the garden fencing. I love how moths so often know the best places to hide in plain sight!
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)

Small Magpie (Anania hortulata). One of the larger micro-moths, they're certainly easier to spot & identify than many of the smaller examples! Quite common, but my first for this year; I think they're beautiful.
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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You've definitely earned some smugness there - you must have been thrilled! 😍

Only 10 in my last trap - it must have been a subcommittee meeting!

definitely this!

It's always a joy to visit Ness Botanic Garden, we live just a few minutes away and we call in there most days. But today the weather conditions must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest I manged to snap a photo of (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still pretty tiny!

The weather conditions today must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows at Ness were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest moth I manged to snap (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still absolutely tiny!
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Celypha lacunana (Common Marble)

Celypha lacunana (Common Marble). Another one from this morning's walk around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Arms at full stretch, trying to hold my phone steady whilst attempting to take a photo of this Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata). Not easy, or entirely successful - but it was nice to see anyway!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)

Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata). It was a joy to watch several of these gorgeous moths flying around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens this morning!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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#beetles

Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata)

A stunning Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) was one of the highlights of this morning's walk along the Dee Estuary at Ness.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)

Thank you for another beautiful & fascinating thread, Lin!