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Keith Langdon
@keithlangdon.bsky.social
Ecologist ~ Birds ~ Moths ~ Bees ~ all other invertebrates! ~ Mammals
One of six Black Redstarts in the South Beach area of Great Yarmouth yesterday
#birding #norfolkbirding
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
One of six Black Redstarts in the South Beach area of Great Yarmouth yesterday
#birding #norfolkbirding
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A new Ladybird species for me this morning. Adonis Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) found hibernating in some dried beans from the allotment that were being podded.
#bugsky #insects #ladybirds #allotment #beetles
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Nice harvestman on the moth trap this am. AI is suggesting Odiellus spinosus. It is large, but is it large enough? And is the saddle too dark - more like Lacinius ephippiatus? If all the white dots on it are tubercles then I guess it's the former? @vannabartlett.bsky.social can you help? #bugsky
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I've been going through some old pics & stumbled upon this. Caught 8/6/21 and recorded it as Pseudococcyx turionella (Pine Bud Moth). But I'm now wondering if it is actually Pseudococcyx posticana (Dark Pine Shoot Moth). No measurements I'm afraid. Any thoughts @mothiduk.bsky.social? #teammoth
October 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
We spent the day on Portland today. No visit is complete without dropping in at the obs. Not many birds about but some cracking moths still hanging around! Two Convolvulus Hawk-moths, two Striped Hawk-moths & Scarce Bordered Straw. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
August 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Other highlights from the last couple of nights. L-Album Wainscot, Delicate, Olive-tree Pearl (Palpita vitrealis) & Madder Pearl (Mecyna asinalis) #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Highlight from last night's moth trap in Charmouth, Dorset. Only the second Clifden Nonpareil I've caught (and only seen one other!). No words needed. Such a treat. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky #blueunderwing
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Some moth-y highlights from my first two nights trapping in Charmouth, Dorset. Anania crocealis (Fleabane Pearl) is new for me. Sharp-angled Carpet & Portland Riband Wave are both UK firsts for me. And this Jersey Tiger is the first I've trapped in the UK. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
August 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Interesting blastobasis sp.(?) on the fence this am. App is confident it's B.phycidella, I'm not convinced looking online, I think it may look better for B.rebeli (Black-banded Masoner)? Help/opinions welcome! @mothiduk.bsky.social @cambsmoths.bsky.social #norfolkmoths #mothsmatter #teammoth
July 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
5/5: notable "others" (for me). Black V-moth, White-foot Moth, Radford's Flame Shoulder & Phoenix. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
4/5: Final new species encountered in the Loire Valley. A stunning Spotted Sulphur (Acontia trabealis), sadly this was the only pic I managed as it rapidly departed. Idaea rubraria, hat-tip to App AI for flagging this one. Giant Grass-moth (Ancylolomia tentaculella). #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3/5: Here's another nice one. Guernsey Underwing. A worn individual on the night of 11th in the Loire Valley was my first, then these two last night (12th) in Normandy were much more photogenic. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
2/5: From the gaudy to the downright dull! Porter's Rustic, not a "looker" for sure! Eurodachtha pallicornella, as with Willowherb Yellow U/w, not on my radar, identified via App - again, not that fancy! Here are pics of my second Passenger to brighten this post up! #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
1/5: Final update on new moth species encountered in the Loire Valley this week. I think this individual might be my overall favourite. Willowherb Yellow Underwing - completely off my radar, not in the UK field guide - thank you in App AI!! #teammoth #mothersmatter #bugsky
July 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Still a bit quiet trapping in the Loire Valley, but still managed one new species, a lovely Lunar Thorn. Other highlights were a Dark Spectacle & another Dusky Marbled Brown, in much better condition than my first a couple of nights ago. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lots of rain & much cooler nights have made trapping in the Loire Valley tricky over the last couple of nights. Just one new species encountered, but what a stonker!
Plum Lappet (Odonestis pruni). Not one we get in the UK but has a range from central Europe to Japan #teammoth #mothsmattet #bugsky
July 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
6/6 ....and finally, Acrobasis tumidana (Tufted Oak Knot-horn), Dioryctria abietella (Pine Knot-horn) & Synaphe punctalis (Long-legged Tabby) #teammotb #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
5/6: I ignored the many eudonia/scoparia species/individuals - I'm on holiday after all! The slightly easier new micros were; Neocochylis hybridella (Bright Straw), Ematheudes punctella, Ethmia bipunctella (Bugloss Ermine) & Eucosma conterminana (Lettuce Tortrix) #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
4/6: Last of the new macros, Satin Wave (Idaea subsericeata), Marbled Green (Bryopsis muralis), Dusky Marbled Brown (Gluphisia crenata) and Bright Wave (Idaea ochrata). #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
3/6: Next, two lovely moths. Oak Marbled Brown (Drymonia querna) & Tawny Prominent (Harpyia milhauseri). #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
2/6: Next up, another rare migrant to the UK. The Passenger (Dysgonia algira) - one to dream of at home. Sussex Emerald (Thalera fimbrialis), Horse Chestnut (Pachycnemia hippocastanaria) & Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) - probably less welcome at home! #bugsky #teammoth #mothsmatter
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
1/6: Now trapping in the Loire Valley, first night (5th) produced an array of new species for me. The first moth I saw was this exquisite Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica). This species is increasingly seen in the UK as a migrant, one I'd love to see at home. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
4/4: ...and finally some new Micros. Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta), Beautiful Knot-horn (Rhodophaea formosa) & Marbled Knot-horn (Acrobasis marmorea) #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky #France #pollinators
July 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
3/4: Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana) and Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky #France #pollinators
July 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM