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Kat Dahl

@wildkatdahl.bsky.social

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Freelance ecologist & naturalist - mainly insects, nature conservation & restoration, public engagement, Sussex. Wildlife guide @kneppwilding.bsky.social @greenwingstours.bsky.social

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · 14d

FINALLY broke my Clifden Nonpareil duck!! 🥳😅 I almost choked on my gasp when I found this stunning bat-sized bucket-list lifer under one of the eggboxes in my trap 🤩💙 #teammoth #mothsmatter #ukmoths #bugsky

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ooh yes me too - they’re awesome! 🤩🖤💛🖤😁

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 24

Autumn Ladies’ Tresses, like a tiny mediaeval lady’s twisted braid, the last orchid of the year to flower 🤍🍂
📷 at Newtimber Hill @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 23

Wow!! 🤩💜

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 22

Was this recently?! 💜

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Aug 13

Silver-spotted Skipper floof on floof 😍 @nationaltrust.org.uk @southdownsnp.bsky.social Newtimber Hill #ukbutterflies #bugsky

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jul 21

Yes it’s an army! 🐛💂😁

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jul 19

Love them! The larvae are really cool too!

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jul 18

My fave find on a survey yesterday was this awesome pollinator: a beautifully betrousered Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes) twerking on Chicory flowers as she rubs her gloriously hairy legs on her abdomen to gather the pollen she has collected underneath. #BeesNeedsWeek #bugsky

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 19

I like that you wear normal trousers and carry a machete.

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 9

A freshly emerged beauty sitting out a passing storm at a private site managed by @rspb.bsky.social on our fabulous @greenwingstours.bsky.social Swallowtail weekend. #papiliomachaonbritannicus #norfolkbroads #ukbutterflies #bugsky

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Yes it’s very much L5, but unfortunately some males are more coy about their gonads so I can’t be certain it’s female. I do think it might be female, but that’s based on the stage it’s at compared to the others we’ve found.

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 3

Found this magnificent beast @kneppwilding.bsky.social a few days ago. Looking forward to catching up with him/her on the wing next month when leading the Purple Emperor Trail for @greenwingstours.bsky.social #hisimperialmajesty #apaturairis #ukbutterflies #bugsky

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 3

Yes I think so too! They look much more like ghosts than butterflies, but sadly the name Ghost Orchid is already taken!

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · Jun 1

Greater Butterfly Orchid @kneppwilding.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #orchidchallenge

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 19

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 14

Is it nacreous maybe?

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 13

Twiglet moth time 👏😁 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) from my trap in the garden. #ukmoths #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 13

Yup 👍 There aren’t any other Yponomeuta that feed on willows.

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Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 7

My favourite life stage 👍

Kat Dahl @wildkatdahl.bsky.social · May 6

Delighted to get this lifer in the trap: Peppered Moth f. carbonaria (dark form). The speckled white form (typica) regained its dominance in the 1980s and I have caught several of those over the years, but this is my first carbonaria 🖤 #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky

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