NFY Large Longhorn (Nematopogon swammerdamella) netted, Lymm 26/04/2025
NFR Dark-barred Tortrix (Syndemis musculana) to light, Spud Wood 26/04/2025
NFY Maiden's Blush (Cyclophora punctaria) to light, Spud Wood 27/04/2025
NFR Common Marbled Straw (Aethes smeathmanniana) to light, Spud Wood 27/04/2025
26th: NFY Cyclamen Tortrix, NFY Common Gorse Moth, NFY Yellow-tail, NFY Large Longhorn, NFY Angle Shades, NFR Dark-barred Tortrix, NFY Waved Umber
27th: NFR Caloptilia sp., NFR White-spot Mompha, NFY Pebble Prominent, NFY Pale Tussock, NFY Maiden's Blush, NFR Common Marbled Straw
#entomology #moths
28.04.2025 08:54 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NFY Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) found on rest on fence post, Lymm 22/04/2025
NFR possible Common Cloaked Tortrix (Gypsonoma dealbana) larva found in folded leaf on Salix caprea, Spud Wood 25/04/2025
NFY possible Common Emerald larva (Hemithea aestivaria) found on garden Prunus, Lymm 25/04/2025
NFR Feathered Cutter (Incurvaria masculella) found indoors, Lymm 25/04/2025
#Moth hi'lights from past week:
22nd: NFY LBAM indoors, NFY Lime Hawk-moth on fence
23rd: NFY Water Carpet netted, NFR Garden Stilt swept from Lilac
25th: NFR Common Cloaked Tortrix larva, NFY Common Emerald larva, NFR Feathered Cutter indoors, NFR Oak-tree Pug to light, NFY Golden-rod Pug to light
28.04.2025 08:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Jokes on me as I only got two #moths this morning, a Common Quaker and a Lunar Marbled Brown
21.04.2025 08:10 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who needs a fun new woodland #moth when you have an NFY White-shouldered House Moth?
20.04.2025 20:43 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
NFY Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) caterpillar on Formby Beach, 17/04
NFY Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) on Formby Beach, 17/04
NFY Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) in Lymm, 18/04
NFY Muslin Moth (Diaphoria mendica) in Lymm, 18/04
Past few days given some nice NFY #moths; on Formby Beach we found a Garden Tiger #caterpillar and a few Ruby Tiger adults, and a #MothTrap last night gave a Lunar Marbled Brown and a Muslin #Moth. Maybe tonight's trap in the woods will add to the list?
#entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth
20.04.2025 19:04 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ah cool thank you! I've got some 10% KOH for moth dissections, would that work for this Wesmaelius too?
14.04.2025 11:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
No worries, best of luck!!
10.04.2025 13:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nice to see my first Sulphur Bark #Moths of the year while in #vc13 for a couple days!
#entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth
10.04.2025 12:09 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also seen quite a few of Pteromalid wasps
09.04.2025 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's the EMP lure from angleps.com. I'd recommend first going to areas where they are known to occur, which tend to be open areas with lots of Heather. Deploying it for a max of 30 mins in these areas on a warm & slight breezy day should net some (although that day was incredibly windy!). Good luck!
09.04.2025 16:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Best of luck!!
09.04.2025 16:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you 😄😄
09.04.2025 16:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool and there are biblical-level swarms of Meligethes pollen beetles. Anyone know why this could be? Also worried people might mistake them for flies and think I smell bad 😆😆
09.04.2025 16:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Nearly emerged adult
? Female anal plates
To anyone who knows about #Neuroptera: I reared this #lacewing from a cocoon I found under a log. I've used Plant's key to get to #Wesmaelius and then saw it was a gen det job. Firstly, am I looking at the anal plates of the female, and if so is it W. subnebulosus? Thanks!
#entomology #insects
08.04.2025 17:34 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yep, key it out under the microscope and it is indeed scutellaris
06.04.2025 07:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've found two...
05.04.2025 09:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yep, it took me a while to find all of them. Not sure if I even *did* find all of them!
04.04.2025 20:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
😄😄
04.04.2025 20:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you!! Very happy that mothing season is finally upon us
04.04.2025 20:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
NFY:
Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata), typical form
NFY:
Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreivata), slightly melanic
Ophion ?luteus - specimen retained and to be examined
There are two Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) in this image - see if you can spot them!
Another nice #MothTrap in the woods last night; 23/8 with 1 NFY from Brindled Pugs, as well as my first ichneumonid of the year to light (Ophion ?luteus), and quite a few Engrailed which I'm growing fond of because of their amazing camouflage!
#entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58
04.04.2025 08:26 — 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
NFY:
Common Spring Jewel (Dyseriocrania subpurpurella), Spud Wood 31.03.2025
NFY:
Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria), Lymm 31.03.2025
NFR:
Early Oak Gall Moth (Pammene giganteana), Lymm 31.03.2025
NFY:
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata alternata), World Museum Meadow 01.04.2025
This week has been great for #moths! Monday in the woods gave NFY Common Spring Jewels, a #MothTrap in the garden had 28/7 with NFY Early Thorn & NFR Early Oak Gall Moth. The small meadow at World Museum also had NFY Common Carpet the next day!
#entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth
03.04.2025 20:13 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
What a haul!!
11.03.2025 07:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thank you! All I need now is an Acleris literana and I'm set for this month 😉😉
09.03.2025 16:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yep, took me a while to see it this morning 😆😆 best of luck with your trap!!
09.03.2025 16:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
![NFY:
Common Plume (Emmelina monodactlya)
[I barely saw this in amongst all those tiny roots!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lqtvv3k4utqdioaaknqkxxnf/bafkreicbdxp2n7dxy5l6cdxbzhe6fqezwfdo7q2yi2wxxlk42hi4sheqse@jpeg)
NFY:
Common Plume (Emmelina monodactlya)
[I barely saw this in amongst all those tiny roots!]
![NFY:
Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
[Spot the moth! The camouflage on this is amazing!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lqtvv3k4utqdioaaknqkxxnf/bafkreie5me24nzwhlbshiuxaj34uelzznoo6mwidktgwymibsfq5v4q6t4@jpeg)
NFY:
Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
[Spot the moth! The camouflage on this is amazing!]
NFY:
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
![NFR and wishlist species:
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
[I gasped very loudly when I saw this on an eggbox! Super happy to finally have one!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lqtvv3k4utqdioaaknqkxxnf/bafkreidrzakgf2hcidqv7tsufgvaddp2c3ysdk4urhpnn4gvgfkpii7csi@jpeg)
NFR and wishlist species:
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
[I gasped very loudly when I saw this on an eggbox! Super happy to finally have one!]
Amazing #MothTrap last night! 12/8, 3 NFYs; Common Plume, Engrailed (great camouflage!), & Small Quaker + an absolutely beautiful NFR Oak Beauty (a wishlist species!). Weather looking good again tonight, so might as well put another one out!
#entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58
09.03.2025 16:38 — 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Yes, a lovely looking thing!
08.03.2025 14:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've just discovered this Double-striped Pug, presumably from the trap, several hours later! Another NFY
#entomology #insects #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58
08.03.2025 12:33 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)
#Moth season is starting to commence - 9/4 in last night's #MothTrap with 2 NFYs; Clouded Drab and some Common Quakers. The weekend looks to be decent conditions, so I'll hopefully be seeing some more #moths!
#entomology #insects #mothsmatter #teammoth #vc58
08.03.2025 08:52 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Oak Beauty and Tufted Tortrix both wishlist species of mine! Nice going!
06.03.2025 11:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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