Donna Mallon

Deep-brown Dart (NFY) Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder-knot & Barred Sallow (NFY) Nuneaton VC38 27/9/25 the best of last night with 1 Red-green Carpet,2 Pale Mottled Willow,5 Lunar UW,1 Lssr YU, 5 LYU,1 CM Carpet & 2 BT Moth as backup. #teammoth

Red-green Carpet (Nuneaton VC38 27/9/25) don't get much fresher than that.... #teammoth

I've got this tentatively ID as female Lesser Treble-bar caught last night in less than ideal conditions in my Nuneaton VC38 garden (20/9) Any thoughts?? #TeamMoth

Black Rustic

Dewick's Plusia (4th of the Year) to 125MV that's 3 to light 1 to Lure so far.

Small Blood-vein

Black Rustic (NFY) Dewick's Plusia & Small Blood-vein (Nuneaton VC38 20/9/25) The night promised so much so ran 2 traps 1 in front & 1 in back garden! Delivered little... best of the rest 7 BT Moth,7 Lunar Underwing,1 Dusky Thorn etc #TeamMoth

Dewick's Plusia (3rd of the Year) & Snout the best of a very windy night. Nuneaton VC38 15/9/25 #mothsmatter

Blair's Shoulder-knot

Rush Veneer

Blair's Shoulder-knot (my earliest ever) & Rush Veneer (NFG finally) best of the rest 2 Set HC, 6 Lunar Underwing,6 Box-tree & Pale Mottled Willow. #teammoth

Rosy Rustic

Dewick's Plusia

Dewick's Plusia

Rosy Rustic & Dewick's Plusia x2 (Nuneaton VC38 8/9/25) Thought I'd missed out on Dewick's so purchased another lure & bingo 2 came in. #teammoth

Frosted Orange only our 2nd garden record after the 1st 13 days ago but this being box-fresh

Frosted Orange (Nuneaton VC38 7/9/25) The night promised so much but delivered little untill Donna found this on the Toadflax near the trap... #teammoth

Brindled Green Nuneaton VC38 6/9/25 not many moths in the trap with this being the best others inc Light Emerald, Flounced Rustic & Dusky Thorn. #teammoth

Willow Emerald Damselfly (male)

Willow Emerald Damselfly (female)

Willow Emerald Damselfly (Marsh Lane NR VC38 31/8/25)

Frosted Orange

Frosted Orange

Frosted Orange (Nuneaton VC38 24/8/25) NFG also a lifer for Donna. #TeamMoth

Toadflax Brocade (Nuneaton VC38 19/8/25) Best of last nights trap with CB Sallow,4 Straw Underwing,2 Orange Swift the best of the rest. #TeamMoth

Small Ranunculus (our 3rd this Year & 35th record in garden since 2016)

Ruby Tiger 2nd Gen

Miller

Orange Swift 1 of 4! 3 male 1 female

Small Ranunculus,Ruby Tiger,Miller & Orange Swift (female) Nuneaton VC38 15/8/25 #teammoth

Shark our 3rd garden record & first for 4 Years

Shark (Nuneaton,Warks 16/8/25) #teammoth

Toadflax Brocade (Nuneaton VC38) after trapping our 1st on 4/8/25 we've now got at least 10 caterpillars munching on the Purple Toadflax in the front & back gardens. #teammoth

Toadflax Brocade

Toadflax Brocade

Toadflax Brocade (Nuneaton VC38 4/8/25) My most wanted moth fell overnight! 7th new macro for the garden this Year in whatbhas been a poor Year numbers wise! Quality over Quantity. #TeamMoth

Garden Pebble - Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

Garden Pebble

Garden Pebble - Evergestis forficalis (Oxford BMW Plant) 1/8/25. Although a common micro still new for me found at work last night. #mothsmatter

Gorse Shieldbug

Gorse Shieldbug - Piezodorus lituratus (Nuneaton,Warks 2/8/25) final instar & nice to confirm they're actually breeding in the garden...

Wax Moth

Least Yellow Underwing

Swallow Prominent

Black Arches

Other highlights from the Nuneaton VC38 trap 19-20/7/25 Wax Moth, Least Yellow Underwing, Swallow Prominent & Black Arches.. #teammoth

Oak Processionary

Oak Processionary (Nuneaton VC38 20/7/25) NFG also a lifer for us both... Other highlights inc 10 Dusky Thorn, 1 Black Arches, Swallow Prominent, Maple Pug & Least Yellow Underwing. #teammoth

Yellow-tail

Yellow-tail (Nuneaton VC38 13/7/25) still low numbers here despite the favourable conditions with only 39 macro species over 2 traps....highlights inc Dark-sword Grass (2nd garden record) Leopard Moth, Dingy Footman, Lime-speck Pug & the gardens 1st Ear Moth agg..... #teammoth

Ear Moth agg

Ear Moth agg (Nuneaton VC38 13/7/25) New for the garden but a lifer for Donna! That's the 5th new macro for the garden this Year! Not bad after over 20yrs of garden trapping. #teammoth

Dark Umber

Small Ranunculus

Ethmia dodecea

Dark Umber (NFG + lifer) Small Ranunculus (33rd garden record) & Ethmia dodecea (Gromwell Ermine) ? In with the 100 or so Ermine Sp. (Nuneaton VC38 2/7/25) #teammoth

Scarlet Tiger (Callimorpha dominula)

The Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua)

Scarlet Tiger and The Vapourer just a couple of my favourite Moths over the past week or so, both of these always make me smile, its been a good year for Scarlet Tiger but I could never get fed up of seeing them 😊

#mothsmatter #insects #moths

1 of 2 Vapourer in the trap this morning

Scarce Footman

Vapourer & Scarce Footman (Nuneaton VC38 1/7/25) other highlights September Thorn, Miller, Coronet, Grey/Dark Dagger amongst quite a busy trap. #teammoth

Leopard Moth & Blackneck (Nuneaton VC38 29/6/25) trap saved by these 2 crackers but despite the favourable weather hardly getting any numbers or variety.... #teammoth

It hasn't got a Stinger, its a Clearwing Moth it's a Mimic of a Wasp but totally harmless 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you, such a precious Ladybird 😊

Thank you 😊 There so beautiful I love the transparent edges of the elytra.