Oxmoths
@oxmoths.bsky.social
Still feel like a very novice moth-er
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social . Drawing a blank with the moth below. Is it too faded to tell?
Any help gratefully received!
Any help gratefully received!
October 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social . Drawing a blank with the moth below. Is it too faded to tell?
Any help gratefully received!
Any help gratefully received!
After an autumn largely filled with lunar, but not blue or red, underwings. The mild night with no moon brought a very welcome visitor!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
#mothsmatter #teammoth
October 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
After an autumn largely filled with lunar, but not blue or red, underwings. The mild night with no moon brought a very welcome visitor!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
#mothsmatter #teammoth
20/47, chilly and a bit windy. Macros were all tatty summer leftovers, except a fresh pale mottled willow. Some nice micros though:
Scythroppia crataegella, Phyllonorcyter genicullela and Agriphila tristella
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Scythroppia crataegella, Phyllonorcyter genicullela and Agriphila tristella
#teammoth #mothsmatter
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
20/47, chilly and a bit windy. Macros were all tatty summer leftovers, except a fresh pale mottled willow. Some nice micros though:
Scythroppia crataegella, Phyllonorcyter genicullela and Agriphila tristella
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Scythroppia crataegella, Phyllonorcyter genicullela and Agriphila tristella
#teammoth #mothsmatter
37 sp last night. Not as many as hoped but I guess the moon was near full and up all night.
Still, managed to get a nice triple clay lines and jersey tiger(lifers) and an interestingYpon plumbella (normally I just agg Ypon)
Nice 2nd generation poplar HM too.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Still, managed to get a nice triple clay lines and jersey tiger(lifers) and an interestingYpon plumbella (normally I just agg Ypon)
Nice 2nd generation poplar HM too.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
August 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
37 sp last night. Not as many as hoped but I guess the moon was near full and up all night.
Still, managed to get a nice triple clay lines and jersey tiger(lifers) and an interestingYpon plumbella (normally I just agg Ypon)
Nice 2nd generation poplar HM too.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Still, managed to get a nice triple clay lines and jersey tiger(lifers) and an interestingYpon plumbella (normally I just agg Ypon)
Nice 2nd generation poplar HM too.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Only 15/46 with this small wainscot the highlights from last night.
So instead here is a herald and rush veneer i came across in my holiday in cornwall (wasn't allowed to bring the trap with me!) 😔
#teammoth #mothsmatter
So instead here is a herald and rush veneer i came across in my holiday in cornwall (wasn't allowed to bring the trap with me!) 😔
#teammoth #mothsmatter
August 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Only 15/46 with this small wainscot the highlights from last night.
So instead here is a herald and rush veneer i came across in my holiday in cornwall (wasn't allowed to bring the trap with me!) 😔
#teammoth #mothsmatter
So instead here is a herald and rush veneer i came across in my holiday in cornwall (wasn't allowed to bring the trap with me!) 😔
#teammoth #mothsmatter
35/111 Nice rosy rustic and iron prominent. I think the micros is Cochylis molliculana which is not widespread but definitely a colony in Oxford.
Finishing up with gypsy moth which is having a good year, but I only catch males!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Finishing up with gypsy moth which is having a good year, but I only catch males!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
35/111 Nice rosy rustic and iron prominent. I think the micros is Cochylis molliculana which is not widespread but definitely a colony in Oxford.
Finishing up with gypsy moth which is having a good year, but I only catch males!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Finishing up with gypsy moth which is having a good year, but I only catch males!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
A damp 28/73. Highlights being Udea fulvalis, seems to be a colony in Oxford...I'd forgot I trapped one last year! 😅 a common carpet that ain't that common for me and Evergestis forficalis.
Forficalis and fulvalis trapped mid August here last year.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Forficalis and fulvalis trapped mid August here last year.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A damp 28/73. Highlights being Udea fulvalis, seems to be a colony in Oxford...I'd forgot I trapped one last year! 😅 a common carpet that ain't that common for me and Evergestis forficalis.
Forficalis and fulvalis trapped mid August here last year.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Forficalis and fulvalis trapped mid August here last year.
#teammoth #mothsmatter
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youtube.com/watch?v=g9XJ...
Another YouTube web site that moth people will find interesting
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
Another YouTube web site that moth people will find interesting
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
Moth trap July 21st 2025
YouTube video by Maxwell’s marvellous minibeasts
youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=g9XJ...
Another YouTube web site that moth people will find interesting
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
Another YouTube web site that moth people will find interesting
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
Interesting bycatch this morning that is apparently Ephemera lineata. NBN doesn't have many sightings and nicely tracks the Thames (I'm just north of Oxford)
Is there a mayfly enthusiasts group?
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Is there a mayfly enthusiasts group?
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Interesting bycatch this morning that is apparently Ephemera lineata. NBN doesn't have many sightings and nicely tracks the Thames (I'm just north of Oxford)
Is there a mayfly enthusiasts group?
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Is there a mayfly enthusiasts group?
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social
Can you check a few samples for me please?!
1. ObsId says tree lichen beauty but its very dark
2. Ethmia quadrillela
3. Cabbage
4. Argyresthia goedartella
Many thanks for any help!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Can you check a few samples for me please?!
1. ObsId says tree lichen beauty but its very dark
2. Ethmia quadrillela
3. Cabbage
4. Argyresthia goedartella
Many thanks for any help!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social
Can you check a few samples for me please?!
1. ObsId says tree lichen beauty but its very dark
2. Ethmia quadrillela
3. Cabbage
4. Argyresthia goedartella
Many thanks for any help!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Can you check a few samples for me please?!
1. ObsId says tree lichen beauty but its very dark
2. Ethmia quadrillela
3. Cabbage
4. Argyresthia goedartella
Many thanks for any help!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Er....just discovered what I think is an oak processionary in the trap this morning. Advice on what to do? Have potted it. #teammoth #mothsmatter @mothiduk.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Er....just discovered what I think is an oak processionary in the trap this morning. Advice on what to do? Have potted it. #teammoth #mothsmatter @mothiduk.bsky.social
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Reposted by Oxmoths
What determines your moth catch? More or less what you might think, with a bit of rain being a good thing on a warm night. #TeamMoth
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Moth communities are shaped by season, weather, elevation, and landscape composition
We analysed an unusually large moth community dataset from Switzerland, which was collected with light traps by a single expert and contains data on 2.8 million moth individuals (1045 species). Reco...
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July 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
What determines your moth catch? More or less what you might think, with a bit of rain being a good thing on a warm night. #TeamMoth
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Crikey, never expected to see moth enthusiasm in the FT! #teammoth #mothsmatter
www.ft.com/content/850e...
www.ft.com/content/850e...
Dancing in the moonlight: time to enjoy the magic of moths
From the subtle patterns of an elephant hawkmoth to the clever camouflage of a shaded fan foot, these complex nocturnal insects are best admired at this time of year
www.ft.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Crikey, never expected to see moth enthusiasm in the FT! #teammoth #mothsmatter
www.ft.com/content/850e...
www.ft.com/content/850e...
Mostly processed Mondays moth madness. 72/152 with previous garden record being 51.
Highlights are the micros:
1. Gypsonoma aceriana (oy 2 iRecords for Oxon?)
2. Cameraria ohridella
3. Strathmopoda pedella (only 3 iRecords for Oxon)
4. Blastobasis lacticolella?
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Highlights are the micros:
1. Gypsonoma aceriana (oy 2 iRecords for Oxon?)
2. Cameraria ohridella
3. Strathmopoda pedella (only 3 iRecords for Oxon)
4. Blastobasis lacticolella?
#mothsmatter #teammoth
July 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mostly processed Mondays moth madness. 72/152 with previous garden record being 51.
Highlights are the micros:
1. Gypsonoma aceriana (oy 2 iRecords for Oxon?)
2. Cameraria ohridella
3. Strathmopoda pedella (only 3 iRecords for Oxon)
4. Blastobasis lacticolella?
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Highlights are the micros:
1. Gypsonoma aceriana (oy 2 iRecords for Oxon?)
2. Cameraria ohridella
3. Strathmopoda pedella (only 3 iRecords for Oxon)
4. Blastobasis lacticolella?
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Before this year, my garden record was 42 species.
I stopped at 60 this morning as I had to go to work and just took loads of photos for the rest!
Simultaneously wondrous and intimidating!
Highlights below:
#teammoth #mothsmatter
I stopped at 60 this morning as I had to go to work and just took loads of photos for the rest!
Simultaneously wondrous and intimidating!
Highlights below:
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Before this year, my garden record was 42 species.
I stopped at 60 this morning as I had to go to work and just took loads of photos for the rest!
Simultaneously wondrous and intimidating!
Highlights below:
#teammoth #mothsmatter
I stopped at 60 this morning as I had to go to work and just took loads of photos for the rest!
Simultaneously wondrous and intimidating!
Highlights below:
#teammoth #mothsmatter
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Another image of Saturday's Drinker moth.
I'm unsure if I'll be adding any more shots today because I don't know how fast I can get through the pots in my fridge. Overnight, the quantity of micros was nuts. And now there are twelve Lunar Hornet Moths that have just arrived!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
I'm unsure if I'll be adding any more shots today because I don't know how fast I can get through the pots in my fridge. Overnight, the quantity of micros was nuts. And now there are twelve Lunar Hornet Moths that have just arrived!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
July 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Another image of Saturday's Drinker moth.
I'm unsure if I'll be adding any more shots today because I don't know how fast I can get through the pots in my fridge. Overnight, the quantity of micros was nuts. And now there are twelve Lunar Hornet Moths that have just arrived!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
I'm unsure if I'll be adding any more shots today because I don't know how fast I can get through the pots in my fridge. Overnight, the quantity of micros was nuts. And now there are twelve Lunar Hornet Moths that have just arrived!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Is there a more photogenic moth than a fresh buff arches?
Also interesting small ranunculus that's a #migrantlepidopetera ?
and Crassa unitella that seems to be a bit of an Oxon moth
Broke 50 species for the first time!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Also interesting small ranunculus that's a #migrantlepidopetera ?
and Crassa unitella that seems to be a bit of an Oxon moth
Broke 50 species for the first time!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
June 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Is there a more photogenic moth than a fresh buff arches?
Also interesting small ranunculus that's a #migrantlepidopetera ?
and Crassa unitella that seems to be a bit of an Oxon moth
Broke 50 species for the first time!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Also interesting small ranunculus that's a #migrantlepidopetera ?
and Crassa unitella that seems to be a bit of an Oxon moth
Broke 50 species for the first time!
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Pick of a garden record 49 was this Schoenobius gigantella who seemed to be lost but very friendly (only 1 iRecord in Oxon).
Also a last minute spot of Elachista utonella (only a dozen iRecords and not in my reference book!)
There is no water near me!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Also a last minute spot of Elachista utonella (only a dozen iRecords and not in my reference book!)
There is no water near me!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
June 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pick of a garden record 49 was this Schoenobius gigantella who seemed to be lost but very friendly (only 1 iRecord in Oxon).
Also a last minute spot of Elachista utonella (only a dozen iRecords and not in my reference book!)
There is no water near me!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
Also a last minute spot of Elachista utonella (only a dozen iRecords and not in my reference book!)
There is no water near me!
#teammoth #mothsmatter
The lull before the Yponomeuta tidal wave. 41/84 with highlights being lifers including a tatty brown scallop, reddish light arches, dark arches and a rarish Bactra furfurana that must be lost as there's not much water near here! #teammoth #mothsmatter #naturephotography
June 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The lull before the Yponomeuta tidal wave. 41/84 with highlights being lifers including a tatty brown scallop, reddish light arches, dark arches and a rarish Bactra furfurana that must be lost as there's not much water near here! #teammoth #mothsmatter #naturephotography
When you go camping and the shower block lights attract a while raft of lifers (and a bonus white plume roosting in my tent)!
Included are a shy buff arches, lilac beauty and tawny barred angle. #mothsmatter ##teammoth #naturephotography
Included are a shy buff arches, lilac beauty and tawny barred angle. #mothsmatter ##teammoth #naturephotography
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When you go camping and the shower block lights attract a while raft of lifers (and a bonus white plume roosting in my tent)!
Included are a shy buff arches, lilac beauty and tawny barred angle. #mothsmatter ##teammoth #naturephotography
Included are a shy buff arches, lilac beauty and tawny barred angle. #mothsmatter ##teammoth #naturephotography
A changing cast list with new for me silver-ground carpet and a nice variety of lackeys. I have thrown in a posed buff tip because....well it's a cliche for a reason! #teammoth #mothsmatter #gardenwildlife
June 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A changing cast list with new for me silver-ground carpet and a nice variety of lackeys. I have thrown in a posed buff tip because....well it's a cliche for a reason! #teammoth #mothsmatter #gardenwildlife
Lots of nfys and a few lifers like the dingy shell and figure of 80. Always nice to see the privet hm and scorched wing. #teammoth #mothsmatter #wildlifegarden
May 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Lots of nfys and a few lifers like the dingy shell and figure of 80. Always nice to see the privet hm and scorched wing. #teammoth #mothsmatter #wildlifegarden
Helloooo summer! There's astronomical and metereological summer, there should also be mothing summer when the first elephant tramps through your door!
Nice to also get a fresh toadflax brocade and lifer mottled rustic. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Nice to also get a fresh toadflax brocade and lifer mottled rustic. #teammoth #mothsmatter
May 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Helloooo summer! There's astronomical and metereological summer, there should also be mothing summer when the first elephant tramps through your door!
Nice to also get a fresh toadflax brocade and lifer mottled rustic. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Nice to also get a fresh toadflax brocade and lifer mottled rustic. #teammoth #mothsmatter
Oh dear, mothing before work. Does that make you an addict?
Rewarded with nfy fresh common swift and wainscot. Bonus lifer white spotted pug on the wall at work! #puglife #teammoth #mothsmatter
Rewarded with nfy fresh common swift and wainscot. Bonus lifer white spotted pug on the wall at work! #puglife #teammoth #mothsmatter
May 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Oh dear, mothing before work. Does that make you an addict?
Rewarded with nfy fresh common swift and wainscot. Bonus lifer white spotted pug on the wall at work! #puglife #teammoth #mothsmatter
Rewarded with nfy fresh common swift and wainscot. Bonus lifer white spotted pug on the wall at work! #puglife #teammoth #mothsmatter