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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 1d

You might see the wonderful work we have done for the Small Blue if you click on the links below. Even though the project ran 2009-12 weeks are still actively managing those sites & working hard at ensuring the butterfly continues to thrive in Warwickshire 😀🦋

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 2d

Together with partners, we've managed 8,510 hectares of habitat for butterflies and moths across the UK over the past year - that's equivalent to over 12,000 football pitches!

Find out more about our conservation projects 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/con...

📷: Iain H Leach

Northern Brown Argus butterfly on Common Rock Rose

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Steven Wright @stevenwright58.bsky.social · 4d

A few finds on our Leaf Mine ID workshop at Bubbenhall Wood and Meadows this morning.With @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

Instructional material showing 4 types of leaf mine to help us to key out finds on the day

Moth Stigmella aceris on Field Maple Leaf

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Migrant Lepidoptera (GB & Ireland) @migrantmothuk.bsky.social · 3d

There may be an arrival of moths tonight (6/10) and tomorrow night from Iberia/Canary Isles. Very little wind, cloud cover and generally mild temperatures along the south coast of England, so it should at least be a good couple of nights for mothing. #teammoth

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 4d

A few of the many leaf mines looked at this morning on our leaf mine event at Bubbenhall Wood & Meadow. (Hopefully I got the names right!) #leafmines

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 4d

We braved Storm Amy this morning to delve into the world of Leaf Mines! Local expert Martin showed a keen small group how to spot & identify #leafmines 🔍 #events #workshop

People stood at a woodland edge looking at a id guide and leafs

A group deep in the woodland edge looking at leaves

A person studying a leaf and looking at a guide sheet

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 6d

Event Alert! This Saturday we are running a Leaf Mine Workshop event at Bubbenhall Wood! The excellent Martin Kennard will be leading this session which is perfect for beginners 🍃🐛🔍 #leafmines Details here: butterfly-conservation.org/events/leaf-...

Leaf Mine Workshop at Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow

Join us for a Workshop at Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow Nature Reserve.Please note the change of date because of a clash with the UKBMS Annual Conference.Discover all there is to know about Leaf Mining.M...

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 5d

Leaf mines! Volunteer Scott found 37 leaf mines on Tuesday work party in between the raking. Found on Oak, Hazel, Elm, Dog Rose, Hawthorn, Blackthorn & Apple. Looking forward to seeing how many were found today! #leafmines

Random pic took of a leaf mine 📷 Tara Higgs

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 5d

A very wet Practical work party at Ettington this morning! Steady progress being made at this site. We will be back here next Tuesday. #volunteer #warwickshire

Volunteer Mike mowing the grassland banks by the roadside at Ettington. Other volunteers raking.

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 6d

The weather is looking challenging! 🤞 it improves. We do have Bubbenhall Meadow to explore if the wood proves unsafe.

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 6d

Event Alert! This Saturday we are running a Leaf Mine Workshop event at Bubbenhall Wood! The excellent Martin Kennard will be leading this session which is perfect for beginners 🍃🐛🔍 #leafmines Details here: butterfly-conservation.org/events/leaf-...

Leaf Mine Workshop at Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow

Join us for a Workshop at Bubbenhall Wood and Meadow Nature Reserve.Please note the change of date because of a clash with the UKBMS Annual Conference.Discover all there is to know about Leaf Mining.M...

butterfly-conservation.org

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 8d

Common Blue, Peacock, Speckled Wood & Green-veined white butterflies all seen yesterday by the volunteer work party at Ettington Cutting. Though the highlight was a Clouded Yellow! #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Clouded Yellow butterfly nectaring on a yellow hawkweed. Photo by Tony Penycate.

Clouded Yellow butterfly perched on a dried flower heads. Photo by Tony Penycate.

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 8d

Our Practical Conservation volunteers are at Ettington Cutting this week cutting and raking the grassland banks. We started management of this site in 2016 & it’s great to see how much it has improved since then.

Volunteers cutting and raking the sloping grassland banks

The grassland slopes down to the left with trees in the background. Several volunteers can be seen working on the banks.

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 8d

Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋

With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.

Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in October: Speckled Wood, Brimstone moth, Comma, Frosted Orange, Peacock, Angle Shades, Red Admiral, Light Emerald, and Wall.

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 9d

Check out our new website, packed with new features, including updated project and EU policy pages + butterfly species pages with all known hostplants courtesy of Harry Clarke and downloadable country lists. Big thanks to Peter Eeles @ukbutterflies.bsky.social for all his help www.bc-europe.eu

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 9d

😀Lovely photo 🦋

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 9d

Have you got this flower in your garden yet? A lovely blast of purple to brighten up Autumn plus a butterfly & pollinator magnet! 🧲 🦋🐝🪰

National Trust - Midlands & East @midsandeastnt.bsky.social · 10d

Asters or Michaelmas daisies provide vibrant, colourful blooms well into autumn and are a vital source of nectar for bees and butterflies at this time of year. Named after the Christian feast of St. Michael (Michaelmas), celebrated on 29 September, look out for them flowering near you.

tens of purple flowers with yellow centres

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 9d

Well done everyone! Another year of important butterfly recording done ☑️

UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 10d

....and thats a wrap!

Today is the last day to carry out a survey for the 'core' UKBMS survey weeks. 🤞 the weather has been good enough to fit in your final survey.

Don't forget to get all your data entered by the END OF OCT, otherwise it may not be included in the analysis 📋 📊 Thank you!

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 10d

The Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) knows how to make a statement 🤩

Keep an eye out for this flashy moth in woodland, parkland, scrub, riverbanks and gardens.

📷: Iain H Leach, Will Langdon, David Green
#MothMonday #MothsMatter

A large grey moth with striking red and black underwings, resting on a green leaf

A Red Underwing moth, its wings blurred in action, against a background of red autumn leaves.

A long, grey caterpillar resting on a thin branch

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 13d

Autumnal palette of yellows 💛 #moths

Alan Salter @alandcs.bsky.social · 13d

#TeamMoth
Recently I’ve ticked off a few Sallows for this year but none of the tricky ones I’m afraid.
Centre-barred Sallow. Barred Sallow.
Orange Sallow. Sallow.
Nice orange moths though.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 14d

Moths matter on farmland and we're working with farmers to help track them 🦋

This growing network of #biodiversity monitoring will lead to new insights into how nature is faring in agricultural areas.

🔗 In a new blog post, @abigaillowe.bsky.social explains more:

www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

Gold spot moth sitting on the rim of a container

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 14d

Is this an Autumnal moth or just Halloween moth! 😆 #moths #autumn #halloween

rwhooster @rwhooster.bsky.social · 14d

My second Black Rustic of the year, caught in the trap this morning. There was also a Vapourer moth, but when it came time for a picture, it was anything but cooperative.

#teammoth #mothsmatter #moths

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 14d

Interested in volunteering? We run work parties on Tuesdays & Fridays. Get in touch to learn more. #volunteer #practical #habitatconservation

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 14d

Tuesdays Practical work party was at Newton Five Arches Wildlife site. The volunteers worked hard on the slopes & saw 6 butterfly species on the day. Great to see Large White butterfly eggs on the Garlic Mustard we have sown here 🥚🐛🦋

A view of the 5 arches bridge with several volunteers seen working on cutting and raking the grassland banks. 📷 by Tony Penycate

17 small yellow butterfly eggs in a cluster on the underside of a Garlic mustard leaf. 📷 by Tony Penycate

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Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 14d

Autumn is here! And to prove it we will be sharing all the Autumn coloured moths! 🙂🍂 #Autumn #moths #teammoth

Phil Andrews @pmandrews1973.bsky.social · 15d

In amongst the monotony of Large, Lesser and Lunar Underwings (can you have a monotony of 3 species??) the last moth out of the trap was a NFG in Barred Sallow
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@ruthnewby.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social

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