22 of 9 in my Plymouth garden last night:
Angle Shades larva feeding on Viburnum tinus
62W actinic/synergetic
10 Rusty-dot Pearl
2 Common Marbled Carpet
2 Mottled Umber
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 December Moth
Red-green Carpet
November Moth agg
Feathered Thorn
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Angle Shades larva feeding on Viburnum tinus
62W actinic/synergetic
10 Rusty-dot Pearl
2 Common Marbled Carpet
2 Mottled Umber
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 December Moth
Red-green Carpet
November Moth agg
Feathered Thorn
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November 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
22 of 9 in my Plymouth garden last night:
Angle Shades larva feeding on Viburnum tinus
62W actinic/synergetic
10 Rusty-dot Pearl
2 Common Marbled Carpet
2 Mottled Umber
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 December Moth
Red-green Carpet
November Moth agg
Feathered Thorn
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Angle Shades larva feeding on Viburnum tinus
62W actinic/synergetic
10 Rusty-dot Pearl
2 Common Marbled Carpet
2 Mottled Umber
2 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 December Moth
Red-green Carpet
November Moth agg
Feathered Thorn
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It's not particularly common here. I've only had 3, but they're just coming on the wing in Devon now, so there's still a chance. Interestingly, there were no Devon records in 2023
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It's not particularly common here. I've only had 3, but they're just coming on the wing in Devon now, so there's still a chance. Interestingly, there were no Devon records in 2023
31 of 9 overnight in Plymouth.
Wine rope: female Chestnut
62W actinic/synergetic:
18 Rusty-dot Pearl
3 Feathered Thorn
3 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 Double-striped Pug
Phyllonorycter messaniella
December Moth
November Moth agg
Palpita vitrealis
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Wine rope: female Chestnut
62W actinic/synergetic:
18 Rusty-dot Pearl
3 Feathered Thorn
3 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 Double-striped Pug
Phyllonorycter messaniella
December Moth
November Moth agg
Palpita vitrealis
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November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
31 of 9 overnight in Plymouth.
Wine rope: female Chestnut
62W actinic/synergetic:
18 Rusty-dot Pearl
3 Feathered Thorn
3 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 Double-striped Pug
Phyllonorycter messaniella
December Moth
November Moth agg
Palpita vitrealis
#teammoth
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Wine rope: female Chestnut
62W actinic/synergetic:
18 Rusty-dot Pearl
3 Feathered Thorn
3 Light Brown Apple Moth
2 Double-striped Pug
Phyllonorycter messaniella
December Moth
November Moth agg
Palpita vitrealis
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My lifelist, incl aggs, is 1079 so far: 644 at home, 700 in work. 44 lifers in 2025, 9 macros, 35 micros. 13 of these by gendet. 732 spp seen this yr: 443 at home, 492 in work.
Some good Devon records, details in the ALT text.
Still a month to go, so still a chance of something new.
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Some good Devon records, details in the ALT text.
Still a month to go, so still a chance of something new.
#teammoth
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My lifelist, incl aggs, is 1079 so far: 644 at home, 700 in work. 44 lifers in 2025, 9 macros, 35 micros. 13 of these by gendet. 732 spp seen this yr: 443 at home, 492 in work.
Some good Devon records, details in the ALT text.
Still a month to go, so still a chance of something new.
#teammoth
Some good Devon records, details in the ALT text.
Still a month to go, so still a chance of something new.
#teammoth
My 2nd ever Slender Burnished Brass arrived sometime this afternoon, between 11am & 4pm, to its own lure. It didn't want to hang around for long!
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November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My 2nd ever Slender Burnished Brass arrived sometime this afternoon, between 11am & 4pm, to its own lure. It didn't want to hang around for long!
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Well done Gavin. Just 17 records up to the end of last year
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Well done Gavin. Just 17 records up to the end of last year
Several migrants at the garden and work traps overnight in Plymouth. At home, 97 RDP, Silver Y, RV & P.vitrealis among 149/19
The work trap had 27 RDP, Radford's, 2 DBM, 3 P.vitrealis, 3 White-speck, White-point & Angle Shades among 90/20. Also a Cosmopolitan found by a security light
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The work trap had 27 RDP, Radford's, 2 DBM, 3 P.vitrealis, 3 White-speck, White-point & Angle Shades among 90/20. Also a Cosmopolitan found by a security light
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November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Several migrants at the garden and work traps overnight in Plymouth. At home, 97 RDP, Silver Y, RV & P.vitrealis among 149/19
The work trap had 27 RDP, Radford's, 2 DBM, 3 P.vitrealis, 3 White-speck, White-point & Angle Shades among 90/20. Also a Cosmopolitan found by a security light
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The work trap had 27 RDP, Radford's, 2 DBM, 3 P.vitrealis, 3 White-speck, White-point & Angle Shades among 90/20. Also a Cosmopolitan found by a security light
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Cosmopolitan was NFY overnight in Plymouth, among 99/18. Also Gem, Vestal, 51 RDP, Silver Y & Palpita vitrealis @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Cosmopolitan was NFY overnight in Plymouth, among 99/18. Also Gem, Vestal, 51 RDP, Silver Y & Palpita vitrealis @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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A rare night off from trapping here in Plymouth tonight, but I still managed to get a lifer as I put out hedgehog food. A Slender Burnished Brass was in its lure trap. Devon's 9th, and the first since 1999. The last one in my 10km was the 1st record in 1943!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A rare night off from trapping here in Plymouth tonight, but I still managed to get a lifer as I put out hedgehog food. A Slender Burnished Brass was in its lure trap. Devon's 9th, and the first since 1999. The last one in my 10km was the 1st record in 1943!
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A Chocolate-tip in my work trap near Plymouth overnight was Devon's latest by over 2 months. 1 of 13 species at this trap. 18 species at home included a female Gem
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November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A Chocolate-tip in my work trap near Plymouth overnight was Devon's latest by over 2 months. 1 of 13 species at this trap. 18 species at home included a female Gem
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Following on from my first for Devon Dichomeris acuminatus on 2nd October, Phil Sterling has dissected the large Phycitodes sp that I also had on the same night in my Plymouth trap. It turned out to be a female Homeosoma nebulella, just the 2nd record for Devon after one in September 1987!
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October 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Following on from my first for Devon Dichomeris acuminatus on 2nd October, Phil Sterling has dissected the large Phycitodes sp that I also had on the same night in my Plymouth trap. It turned out to be a female Homeosoma nebulella, just the 2nd record for Devon after one in September 1987!
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A rather battered gelechid that came to my Plymouth garden trap on 2nd October has been confirmed by gendet as Dichomeris acuminatus. The 4th or 5th (pending a record in Sep from the Scillies) record for the UK. A Phycitodes sp caught on the same night is awaiting confirmation
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October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A rather battered gelechid that came to my Plymouth garden trap on 2nd October has been confirmed by gendet as Dichomeris acuminatus. The 4th or 5th (pending a record in Sep from the Scillies) record for the UK. A Phycitodes sp caught on the same night is awaiting confirmation
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A good evening using wine ropes from our holiday cottage near Oban last night: 17 Angle Shades, 3 Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Square-spot Rustic, Sallow, Red-line Quaker, Chestnut, Dark Sword-grass and a lifer with Red Sword-grass. Much more productive than using lights!
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September 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A good evening using wine ropes from our holiday cottage near Oban last night: 17 Angle Shades, 3 Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Square-spot Rustic, Sallow, Red-line Quaker, Chestnut, Dark Sword-grass and a lifer with Red Sword-grass. Much more productive than using lights!
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At the garden centre where I work near Plymouth, a member of the hardy plants team found this male Convolvulus Hawk-moth this afternoon. Luckily I was in work, unlike in the spring when they found a Striped Hawk-moth
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September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
At the garden centre where I work near Plymouth, a member of the hardy plants team found this male Convolvulus Hawk-moth this afternoon. Luckily I was in work, unlike in the spring when they found a Striped Hawk-moth
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I found this sad remnant of a Striped Hawk-moth hanging by some webbing yesterday morning in my Plymouth garden. Probably a victim of the resident Magpie population that scours the garden most mornings. Fortunately for me, at least, not a year tick.
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September 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I found this sad remnant of a Striped Hawk-moth hanging by some webbing yesterday morning in my Plymouth garden. Probably a victim of the resident Magpie population that scours the garden most mornings. Fortunately for me, at least, not a year tick.
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I had my second Clepsis peritana in my Plymouth garden trap last night, possibly Devon's 3rd after my 1st on 8th July, followed by another caught by a moth-er a couple of days later near Exeter.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I had my second Clepsis peritana in my Plymouth garden trap last night, possibly Devon's 3rd after my 1st on 8th July, followed by another caught by a moth-er a couple of days later near Exeter.
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Antigastra catalaunalis, Palpita vitrealis, Vestal, Small Mottled Willow, 6 Rusty-dot Pearl & 7 Rush Veneer among 70 species in my Plymouth garden overnight. P.purpuralis was new for the garden, plus 2 more Caloptilia honoratella candidates, making 4 this year
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August 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Antigastra catalaunalis, Palpita vitrealis, Vestal, Small Mottled Willow, 6 Rusty-dot Pearl & 7 Rush Veneer among 70 species in my Plymouth garden overnight. P.purpuralis was new for the garden, plus 2 more Caloptilia honoratella candidates, making 4 this year
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116 of 48 to my Plymouth garden trap overnight. A few migrants, with 11 Rush Veneer & a Gem. Also a Caloptilia species that could well be either honoratella or hemidactylella. Honoratella has only 2 Devon records and hemidactylella has yet to be recorded here. Retained for further checks. #teammoth
August 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
116 of 48 to my Plymouth garden trap overnight. A few migrants, with 11 Rush Veneer & a Gem. Also a Caloptilia species that could well be either honoratella or hemidactylella. Honoratella has only 2 Devon records and hemidactylella has yet to be recorded here. Retained for further checks. #teammoth
621/97 at the Brixton (VC3) work trap overnight, with 621/97. Mouse Moth & Crescent were NFY, with Crescent being new for the site. A good number of migrants, with 47 Rush Veneer, 9 Small Mottled Willow, 2 Radford's FS, 5 Silver Y, 2 DSG & a RDP. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
621/97 at the Brixton (VC3) work trap overnight, with 621/97. Mouse Moth & Crescent were NFY, with Crescent being new for the site. A good number of migrants, with 47 Rush Veneer, 9 Small Mottled Willow, 2 Radford's FS, 5 Silver Y, 2 DSG & a RDP. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
524/95 to my Brixton VC3 work trap this morning. Mocha was NFY & new for the site. Ypsolopha mucronella & dentella both NFY. 42 Rush Veneer, 8 Silver Y, 2 Radford's, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl & 4 Small Mottled Willow the migrants.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
524/95 to my Brixton VC3 work trap this morning. Mocha was NFY & new for the site. Ypsolopha mucronella & dentella both NFY. 42 Rush Veneer, 8 Silver Y, 2 Radford's, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl & 4 Small Mottled Willow the migrants.
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Brachmia blandella, Dotted Carpet & Ypsolopha alpella were NFY.
Migrants included a netted Diasemiopsis ramburialis, 75 Rush Veneer, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass, Diamond Back & 2 Rusty-dot Pearl
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Brachmia blandella, Dotted Carpet & Ypsolopha alpella were NFY.
Migrants included a netted Diasemiopsis ramburialis, 75 Rush Veneer, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass, Diamond Back & 2 Rusty-dot Pearl
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July 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Brachmia blandella, Dotted Carpet & Ypsolopha alpella were NFY.
Migrants included a netted Diasemiopsis ramburialis, 75 Rush Veneer, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass, Diamond Back & 2 Rusty-dot Pearl
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Brachmia blandella, Dotted Carpet & Ypsolopha alpella were NFY.
Migrants included a netted Diasemiopsis ramburialis, 75 Rush Veneer, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass, Diamond Back & 2 Rusty-dot Pearl
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Good totals. Is this your trap? We're trapping at Pentillie tonight
July 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Good totals. Is this your trap? We're trapping at Pentillie tonight
551/120 in my work trap nr Plymouth from Wednesday night. 17 NFY included 2 Small Mottled Willow, Sycamore, Rhodophaea formosa & Bordered Straw. Last night, a more modest 217/56. Lesser Yellow Underwing NFY. Of note, Flame numbers went from 75 down to 37 over the 2 nights
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June 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
551/120 in my work trap nr Plymouth from Wednesday night. 17 NFY included 2 Small Mottled Willow, Sycamore, Rhodophaea formosa & Bordered Straw. Last night, a more modest 217/56. Lesser Yellow Underwing NFY. Of note, Flame numbers went from 75 down to 37 over the 2 nights
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Very wet, but busy at my Plymouth garden & work traps overnight. 148/74 at home. Ringed China-mark, 2 Leopard Moth, 3 Buff Footman, Pammene regiana, 3 Box-tree Moth, Lesser Wax Moth & Cloaked Minor all NFY
My camera died whilst processing the work trap moths, but 112 species so far here
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My camera died whilst processing the work trap moths, but 112 species so far here
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June 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Very wet, but busy at my Plymouth garden & work traps overnight. 148/74 at home. Ringed China-mark, 2 Leopard Moth, 3 Buff Footman, Pammene regiana, 3 Box-tree Moth, Lesser Wax Moth & Cloaked Minor all NFY
My camera died whilst processing the work trap moths, but 112 species so far here
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My camera died whilst processing the work trap moths, but 112 species so far here
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