Anania crocealis & Adaina microdactyla the best of the nfy in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, the latter incredibly tiny & delicate. Aroga velocella also nfy, & 1 Vestal, 1 amplana the best of the sparse migrants #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

I've lost track of the large number of Lesser Broad-bordered YU that I've checked the underside of the termen for Langmaid's YU, but then today in Ashurst, New Forest a nfg where all features fitted! Also my 2nd Apodia martinii, but not a very cooperative one #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Musotima nitidalis is the New Zealand native that is now widespread in southern England, nfy in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, along with the distinctive Acrocercops brongniardella also nfy - the latter is much scarcer for me. Best of the migrants was Dark Sword Grass #teammoth

Ypsolopha sequella is a regular in Ashurst, New Forest, but always great to see. 2 amplana, 1 Vestal & 7 Small Mottled Willow the best of the migrants for me #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

I'm not sure I have caught both male & female Ringed China-marks on the same day many times before in Ashurst, New Forest, but always illustrative to see the dimorphism. Bordered Straw & 2 Vestal the best of my migrants today & the year list nudged up to 541 #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Shark was really nice to see in Ashurst, New Forest this morning - a once every few years moth for me, while yesterday's Anania verbascalis is nationally scarce - we have the Wood Sage just outside the garden #teammoth

Toadflax Brocade was nfy this morning in Ashurst, New Forest - my first records were last year, so it looks like its expansion from the coast is continuing #teammoth

2 Beet Moths (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) were the best of a sparser catch in Ashurst, New Forest, along with 2 Light Crimson Underwing and 2 amplana, 23 SMW, 11 ferrugalis & 15 noctuella as migrants #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Assara terebrella (nationally scarce) & Small Rufous are less than annual for me in Ashurst, New Forest. Cedestis subfasciella is regular but I just think it is a beautiful moth! Palpita vitrealis & 3 Cydia amplana the best of the migrants #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

The great moths keep coming! Cydia amplana nfy & (remarkably) Oak Eggar was nfg (though seen nearby several times before) in Ashurst, New Forest this morning. Further Small Marbled & Ethmia quadrillella. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

The Small Marbled in Ashurst, New Forest, this morning was only my 2nd ever, & likewise the Jersey Mocha & the Ethmia quadrillella. The Band-winged Wingwaver (?) fly in the trap has no previous Hants records on iNaturalist, but I guess it is underrecorded #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Dichomeris alacella was a rarity when I 1st documented it in Ashurst, New Forest 15-20 yrs ago, now more widely recorded. The Sorhagenia is my first; likely janiszewskae but I have no experience with the genus & it will remain sp. unless @wheatersdave.bsky.social thinks it worth gen det #teammoth

Small Scallop is almost annual for me in Ashurst, New Forest, & a lovely, delicate moth. Gem is a more regular but scarce migrant - this one was my second of the year in a less busy trap this morning #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

125/730 (503 for the yr) meant a busy morning in Ashurst, New Forest! Great to join the Acrobasis tumidana club (nfg), plus Delicate, 37 SMW, 34 noctuella, yet another Cr bordered Green Pea. Another Lesser Cream Wave, plus Sallow Kitten difficult to resist a pic! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

117/722 in Ashurst, New Forest, today, with some nice scarcities for me: 2 Twin-spotted, 1 Brown-veined & 1 Southern Wainscots, 3 Plain Wave; 3 different species of Bucculatrix (incl nigricomella). Migrants sparse apart from 29 Small Mottled Willow, 67 rorella #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Sparganothis pillariana is bit of a New Forest specialty that I get in the garden in Ashurst, New Forest, approximately alternate years #teammoth

Sparganothis pillariana is bit of a New Forest specialty that I get in the garden in Ashurst, New Forest, approximately alternate years #teammoth

I'm pretty sure this is Paratalanta pandelis (nfg) from the MV in Ashurst, New Forest, this morning but views welcome! Always nice to see the first Light Crimson Underwing of the year #teammoth

I'm slowly getting a bit more engaged with the beetles that come to my moth trap in Ashurst, New Forest, especially when there are an inch long like this one! I think it is Rust Pine Borer (Arhopalus Rusticus) but any views from those more into #beetles would be appreciated

Ethmia quadrillella & Endothenia quadrimaculana were nfg in a great set of moths in Ashurst, New Forest, this morning, with a nice supporting cast of Lunar-spotted Pinion & my 3rd ever Dewick's Plusia, 5 SMW & Pearly Underwing as migrants #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Lesser Cream Wave was very nice to see in Ashurst, New Forest, this morning - it is quite some years since I last caught one. Coleophora albitarsella was nfg, but escaped in the dining room before I could get a half decent photograph, so just an 'in pot' pic I'm afraid! #teammoth

Any thoughts on this Blastobasis from Ashurst, New Forest this morning greatly appreciated. It doesn't look like any adustella I've ever caught before, & I'm tempted to consider vittata (that I've never had here before), while suspecting that coming off the fence will need gen det #teammoth

Another nice set of moths this morning in Ashurst, New Forest. Pseudopostega crepuscelella is tiny & runs fast, but a bit of a specialty here, while Argolamprotes micella is beautiful & just my 2nd, as was the Fern. Broom Moth is just a great 'look' when fresh #teammoth

Dark Umber was a long overdue nfg in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, while Waved Black is annual, but always nice to see (among over 1000 moths in total!) #teammoth

Evergestis limbata & Common Lutestring were among the nfy that took me over 400 for the year in Ashurst, New Forest, while yesterday's Blue bordered Carpet & Festoon are among my favourite moths #teammoth

Digitivalva pulicariae (Fleabane Moth) was a nice nfg in Ashurst, New Forest, this morning & Least Carpet was my first for several years #teammoth

After being away working overseas for the 11 nights, it was great to have Etainia decentella as a very smart (if tiny!) nfg in Ashurst, New Forest this morning #teammoth

Metzneria lappella was an overdue nfg in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, but it was a pretty sparse other set of moths other than Bordered Straw nfy #teammoth

Palpita vitrealis was a nice nfy in Ashurst, New Forest this morning, along with a couple of Small Mottled Willows #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

It's not a great photo in the evening light, but this Nemapogon koenigi came to the kitchen window in Ashurst, New Forest late afternoon & is way better than anything I had this morning. Just my 2nd one for the garden. #teammoth