Richard Fox

Lovely moth. Is it not resident on the Dorset coast then? Its resident in Devon

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No the moths don’t die in the trap. It’s just a box with a light to act as a lure. Some of the moths stay inside and are asleep in the morning so can be identified and photographed before being let free

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Very happy to see Ethmia quadrillella (Comfrey Ermine) in my garden moth-trap at the weekend. Very few Devon records of this smashing micro #teammoth

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Yes they’re pretty good aren’t they. Saw quite a few last night but that one was the best

Enjoyable evening’s mothing on the East Devon heaths. Good total of 149 species by 2am, including some nice heathland specialists such as this Chevron, plus migrants incl Gem & lots of Small Mottled Willow. #teammoth

Been and gone James. A flying visit

Afraid not Tim. I was on the East Devon heaths with some folk and we had Gem, Radford’s, Dark Swordgrass and loads of Small Mottled Willow

Some more goodies from c.130 moth species in the Brecks on a cool and misty Monday night: Clouded Magpie, Oblique Striped & Beautiful China-mark. #teammoth

Some stunning moths on a relatively cold night in the Brecks on Monday. Hard to beat a Tawny Wave #teammoth

Some searching of Wild Basil at a local site this weekend paid off when I spotted the potential blotch mine of Stephensia brunnichella (Basil Blotch-miner) and a nearby pupa on the same leaf. The adult emerged today, confirming the identification. It’s a tiny but very beautiful moth. #teammoth

Adult, cocoon & larval feeding damage of Choreutis nemorana (Fig-leaf Skeletoniser) at Dawlish Warren yesterday. #teammoth

Moth of the day for me was this Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata), a lifer, in the garden trap. Not a common moth in Devon and usually coastal. #teammoth

Plenty of Six-belted Clearwings on a Dorset hillside 10 days ago. Several were attracted immediately to a pheromone lure. Such cool little creatures! #teammoth

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Some nice moths by the Cornish coast last weekend: Marbled Green & Garden Tiger, both NFY. Other highlights were Dolicharthria punctalis, Brown-line Bright-eye & Elachista atricomella. #teammoth

Can’t tell for sure from that photo but looks more like Early Thorn to me

Catoptria verellus (Marbled Grass-moth) was a good addition to the garden moth list recently. I’ve recorded this species a couple of times previously in Devon and suspect it may be locally (and maybe temporarily) established. #teammoth

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Lunar Hornet Moth attracted to a pheromone lure at a local Devon site for the species last week. Two moths were attracted to the lure within 5 mins and then I packed it away and left the moths in peace. #teammoth

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Ruby 😉

Couple more nice species from the marshes on Friday night - Olive and Double Lobed. Other highlights were Round-winged Muslin, Southern Wainscot, Clepsis spectrana & Gold Spot. #teammoth

Cosmopterix lienigiella (Pale Reed Beauty) was a new species for me at the local marshes on Friday night. All the previous Devon records have been on the Exe estuary, so this represents an expansion of range for this nationally scarce moth. #teammoth

There’s a fundamental truth there, but that map doesn’t represent the records that have been compiled

Where did you get the map from - there are lots more records on the Devon Moth Group website for example