Mavis Bickle

A test run in a new area- woodland habitat, last night was really for logistical reasons but in 1 ½ hours there were 9 of 5 spp, 5 Cmn Quaker, Dotted Border, Cmn Brindled Brown, Chestnut and this rather lovely fresh Twin-spotted Quaker. Looking forward to a proper session there soon #teammoth

Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

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March Moth

Early Grey

Dark Chestnut probably

02/03/26 VC33
Numbers are up! 24:6, 12 species since new year.
NFYs March Moth & Early Grey
Another Dark looking Chestnut
A record amount for me in early March #teammoth

Aw, thank you ☺️

Oak Spiral 11 x 11”

#BlueSkyArtShow #Round #ArtistsOfBlueSky #WildlifeArt #OakTree

😁

You talkin t’me?
#MothFaceFriday
Hebrew ‘Characters’
#teammoth

Thanks Chris

👍🏼 Thanks Clive. I’ve only ever had a couple or three but last year’s was obviously a Dark - this one I wasn’t so sure about

Ooh I know, I like mine at least 85%.
And the chocolate 😁

Did a quick shufty round the garden just now and found an extra nfy- Twin-spot Quaker
#teammoth

Yeh, y’reckon? Thanks… I was about 70% for dark 🍫

I don’t think I’d be happy leaving mine (same rig as yours) ‘cos the land is public but has recently come into shared community ownership/management and it definitely needs a few moth surveys 😁

Thank you, I was really hoping you weren’t going to say something ridiculous like - overnight 😅

I’ll be surveying a similar habitat soon… how long did you give it Clive?

A pair of Chestnuts, one of which is giving me grief as to its proper ID… 🥴
Too worn to be definite? #teammoth

A small moth, pale green with black markings, camouflaged on lichens and appropriately named Lichen Tortrix, (Acleris literana)

26/02/26
11:4 CQs, Heb Chs, Chestnuts and
bestest- ‘Mini Merv’
Alt text for proper names 😁
#teammoth

Lovely job!

Welcome!

👍🏼

Gorgeous!

A moth that looks like a faery’s coat-hanger On a prunus blossom

One nfy Common Plume amongst 13 Orthosia overnight. Still a bit too breezy I reckon #teammoth

Beautifully done is that

🤔 Bilbo Baggins I think…
at least you can console yourself with the mini merv eh 😁

Grey Shoulder-knot, Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis

Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta

Hebrew Character, Orthosia gothica

I would say that last night’s trap effort was successful in that the Grey Shoulder Knot finally made itself appear in my garden. 6:4 included my earliest Clouded Drab, 2 Heb Characters and 2 Common Qs #teammoth

A hundredaneleventytwelve beiges? Good grief. Nice haul there though 😊

I’d go with C. senilis too, not that I know much about them but those aerials are well lengthy

You write it, I’ll draw it, we’ll make millions… (of people upset probably) 😅

I’ll just stick this here in case anyone wants to see a better picture of Bad Tufty

God I know, I must be obsessed or something