Harry Witts

Thanks!

Pyralidae : Hypsopygia nostralis - mothdissection.co.uk mothdissection.co.uk This website presents images of British and European Lepidoptera preparations. It is designed as a reference tool to augment information provided in literature.

While you’re here Andy, do you reckon you could add Hypsopygia nostralis to the PSL website please? Found it new to Britain exactly a year ago, although surely imported mothdissection.co.uk/species.php?...

Cheers

How did you find them please, Rob?

And has there been any confirmed breeding in Essex before?

Thanks very much, what’s the feature you’re using to clinch the ID please?

@britishbugs.bsky.social Hi Tristan, what’s this shieldbug nymph please? Swept a few from a ruderal site in Essex. I’m wondering about both Peribalus strictus and Neottiglossa pusilla

Snap! Had one in my Hackney moth trap on the 8th. Your post helped me ID, cheers!

Cool, thanks very much

@britishbugs.bsky.social Hi Tristan, can Stictopleurus punctatonervosus have an unbanded connexivum like this please?

The site seemed to have vegetated with Sea Milkwort quite rapidly from last year’s visit and I found it on a low west-facing bank (bottom right of photo) at the very east of the site in the evening sun @britishspiders.bsky.social

The other week saw me locate Attulus distinguendus at West Thurrock at the second time of asking - I watched it hunting from the tops of rocks protruding from ash for half an hour while I played it England’s first test victory

Yep, Wall Lizard

Netted Pug found my Hackney trap last night, probably dispersing from the chalk around Hertford, more than ten miles away @wlangdon12.bsky.social
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Don’t think I have much chance of getting that 😭

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This species is very common in Bialowieza, Poland. The males fly around like madmen like Emperors do back home but finally cold weather and sun yesterday allowed me to see one stationary! @richardkbroughton.bsky.social

Lifelong ambition realised when I *finally* saw Wolves. And my camera was in my backpack. Record shots, but the views beforehand were crippling as three adults walked through the forest at ~50 m distance. One stopped to stare at me & @hwitts.bsky.social for a good 5 seconds. #Białowieża Nat. Park.

A nice problem to have!

This is Andrena cineraria, still a lovey bee!

Correct ID but the scientific name is Andrena fulva, Osmia are the mason bees

I’ve not seen vaga, but am looking out for it in the Lea Valley. But have noticed the tibia feature stands out from photos

Nice! They look to have the hind tibiae dark-haired, ruling out vaga

I think he included it every time I trapped one, definitely did the first time anyway

I send all my records to Colin Plant and email him straight away with exciting news like this!

Wrong file type apparently, I’ve got some of the right file type on my laptop from last year. Might take a while as I’m v busy at the moment but I’ll get round to it at some point 👍

Sure, do I just submit an online record?

Plenty of poplars a short distance away!

Dorset Cream Wave freshly emerged 03/04/25 after being trapped at the same location June-September 2024 indicates local breeding, the first time this has been suspected in Britain.

Dorset Cream Wave back in Hackney for another year! Two months earlier than my first record last year #TeamMoth

Hahaha oh no