56 moths of 29 species on Sunday including a lovely pink Vestal, and four new for the year - Pink-barred Sallow, Feathered Ranunculus, Black Rustic and Vetch Moth #mothsmatter #teammoth
Geoff Miller
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Great to see a Bloxworth Snout out and about during the day, feeding on ivy in one of our hedges. #mothsmatter #teammoth
A modest 102 moths of 39 species last night in high winds and a bit of rain, but I did get a nice moody shot of a Vestal and of a Red-barred Tortrix examining its own shadow. #mothsmatter #teammoth
Amongst a whole host of pollinators on the water mint in our douit (small Guernsey stream), the common blues really stood out today. The drought may not have been good for most plants and animals but the ants, on which common blue larvae depend, have been very happy this year.
107 moths of 43 species a couple of days ago, including this Vagrant Piercer, new for the year, in the morning dew. #mothsmatter #teammoth
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Cosmopolitan? I don't mind if I do! Out of 106 moths and 45 species the Cosmopolitan was the only new for the year last night, with a Spectacled Berry Fly the cutest of the by-catches. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Only 53 moths of 27 species last night. The picks of the bunch were Canary-shouldered Thorn, Cream-bordered Green Pea, both new for the year, and 3 Ox-tongue Conch. Orthops campestris with a heart on its back and a Common Candy-striped spider were the best of the by-catches. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Another chance to give the moth trap a foreign excursion, in East Norfolk. A total of 113 moths of 48 species included Turnip Moths, a Chequered Pearl, Gypsy Moth, Marbled Clover, a bunch of Footmen, an Italian Tubic, a Pale Lettuce Bell and a couple of Ringed China Marks #teammoth #mothsmatter
A lovely 62 moths of 30 species whilst visiting VC27. Two Toadflax Brocade (rarely recorded in East Norfolk), Pearl Veneer, Pale Water-veneer and Inlaid Grass-veneer, as well as a Mystacides azureus all of which we’d never had in the trap in Guernsey. #teammoth #mothsmatter
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A total of 200 moths of 78 species last night, including the first Jersey Tiger of the year and a lovely Goat. #teammoth #mothsmatter
A little windy last night, so only 58 moths of 33 species in the trap but these did include this beautiful Swallow-tailed moth. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Over three nights of the weekend, 485 moths turned up in the trap, exactly 100 different species, of which 25 were new for the year, with rarely reported for Guernsey being Bordered Beauty, Round-winged Muslin, Bird Cherry Ermine, Webb’s Wainscot, Dusky Pearl, Acorn Piercer and European Corn-borer.
My 13-year-old daughter's self-organised fundraising challenge: swimming a marathon distance in the sea over 30 days (1.4km a day) for Paws For Support, a Guernsey charity that trains dogs to help improve people's lives. If you would like to support: tinyurl.com/4d77xwd7
A total of 167 moths of 60 species last night, with 13 new for the year, including the weirdly named Lackey, literally named White-triangle Slender and unnecessarily verbose named Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Happy Father’s Day, all those who commiserate. Gift from a daughter, designed by herself and based on four of my favourite moths. Any guesses which ones they are? #mothsmatter #teammoth
A bumper night of 179 moths, 69 species, including two Privet Hawk-moths, two Pine Hawk-moths and eight Poplar Hawk-moths. #teammoth #mothsmatter #crowdpleasers
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Warmer days mean Hummingbird Hawk-moth visits. A slow motion video shows just how long its proboscis is relative to its body, and how it curls up between flowers. Great example of convergent evolution. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Calmer weather means more moths - 127 of 45 species last night, with five new for the year, including the very Goth-like Oak Nycteoline. #mothsmatter #teammoth
Drizzly mist and fairly strong winds but still a decent night of 85 moths, 31 species, one new for the year, a Buff Footman, which sounds like it has just stepped out of a Jilly Cooper novel. #mothsmatter #teammoth
Last night had 132 moths of 53 species in and around the trap; prettiest definitely the Orache and the flashiest the Common Emerald
Love of the Common People in the moth trap last night. Normally there’s two or three “Common”s, but last night was ten, amongst 46 total species within 122 moths there was the Common Footman, Grass-veneer, Lutestring, Marble, Pug, Common Swift, Wainscot, Wave and White Wave. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Poplar Hawk-moth undergoes its final flight checks before taking off. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Decent night, of 156 moths of 65 species but this was the stand out for utter cuteness, a Puss Moth. #teammoth #permaculturegarden #biodiversity #mothsmatter
The most interesting thing in the moth trap last night was a wasp - an Enicospilus wasp to be precise. The larvae of these wasps feed on moth caterpillars, and the adults, like most moths, are nocturnal. The weird and wonderful, invisible world happening in our front garden…
A box full of moths this morning; 156 moths and 64 species, of which ten were new for the year, including a Common Yellow Conch and a Crescent Bell. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Green Day: temperatures and moth counts both rising. Last night we had 38 species and a total of 91 moths including three shades of green - a Green Silver-lines, a Light Emerald, a Green Pug, and a Hawthorn Shieldbug for good measure. #mothsmatter #teammoth #biodiversity
