Stephen Roughley
@stephenroughle3.bsky.social
Coding chemist, Scouser, amateur cornet/trumpet player, @CSDBrass, moths, uses same handle on xwitter. For stuff about KNIME see @DrKnimeNode http://mastodon.world/@SawstonMoth
Had one last time I lit up a couple of weeks back. Turned out it wasn't NFY because I had one on 16th January...
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Had one last time I lit up a couple of weeks back. Turned out it wasn't NFY because I had one on 16th January...
My grandfather's hometown. Not been for many years now, probably wouldn't recognise it
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My grandfather's hometown. Not been for many years now, probably wouldn't recognise it
"Sacrificed in the genetic temple" - lovely turn off phrase! Presumably a feather might provide enough material for DNA? I'm still trying to get any other moth-er to realise that "gen set" (GENitalia DETermination) could equally apply to DNA - GENetic DETermination (for which a moth leg suffices!)
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Sacrificed in the genetic temple" - lovely turn off phrase! Presumably a feather might provide enough material for DNA? I'm still trying to get any other moth-er to realise that "gen set" (GENitalia DETermination) could equally apply to DNA - GENetic DETermination (for which a moth leg suffices!)
Ah, but how tightly is it clinging to that flower?! 😆
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Ah, but how tightly is it clinging to that flower?! 😆
I just read your profile blurb thing - you ain't a fraud
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I just read your profile blurb thing - you ain't a fraud
Would have to check a few of them, but I don't immediately recognise (m)any...
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Would have to check a few of them, but I don't immediately recognise (m)any...
I was so clueless when I started I didn't even try and ignore the micros because that would have involved knowing they *were* micros 😆. I did think your second picture was a bingo card at first... After lots this year by pooting-up anything that looks vaguely like a micro
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I was so clueless when I started I didn't even try and ignore the micros because that would have involved knowing they *were* micros 😆. I did think your second picture was a bingo card at first... After lots this year by pooting-up anything that looks vaguely like a micro
Still got my 2024 records to sort. Original plan was to do them over the May bank holiday. Instead I went to see my dad to try to get a sense of how ill he was (conclusion: very) and things never quite got back on course
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Still got my 2024 records to sort. Original plan was to do them over the May bank holiday. Instead I went to see my dad to try to get a sense of how ill he was (conclusion: very) and things never quite got back on course
... To the extent I now mentally refer to the situation as a "Kate Bush". You heard it here first...!
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
... To the extent I now mentally refer to the situation as a "Kate Bush". You heard it here first...!
He paid a visit to me a couple of weeks back for the first time since I think February, but since then there's always been at least one. Slightly alarmingly, every time there's a singleton December Moth though I find myself hearing this in my head... youtu.be/pZiadb3bpOI?... /1
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again (1979 Xmas Special)
YouTube video by Symphonyofflowers
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November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
He paid a visit to me a couple of weeks back for the first time since I think February, but since then there's always been at least one. Slightly alarmingly, every time there's a singleton December Moth though I find myself hearing this in my head... youtu.be/pZiadb3bpOI?... /1
Yes, I think so - in fact I think you gave two there, although the second one didn't get very far
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Yes, I think so - in fact I think you gave two there, although the second one didn't get very far
There are also the Epirrita species (November Moth, Pale November Moth and Autumnal moth) on the wing in UK at the moment
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
There are also the Epirrita species (November Moth, Pale November Moth and Autumnal moth) on the wing in UK at the moment
Good to put a few faces to names and some stunning micros from @wlangdon12.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good to put a few faces to names and some stunning micros from @wlangdon12.bsky.social
Just don't blame me if you catch nothing more than a cold!
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just don't blame me if you catch nothing more than a cold!
Moth-envy is a thing! 😂
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Moth-envy is a thing! 😂
Go for it. The local moths will be adapted to the local conditions
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Go for it. The local moths will be adapted to the local conditions
Last year was the first year I checked and I had the full set November/Pale November/Autumn (and a Winter moth, which confused me somewhat at first!) - this year so far I've had November, and November, and... Yep - I think I'm on 14 of them so far
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last year was the first year I checked and I had the full set November/Pale November/Autumn (and a Winter moth, which confused me somewhat at first!) - this year so far I've had November, and November, and... Yep - I think I'm on 14 of them so far
Yep, it's to leaf miners what the million different forms of light brown apple moth are to totricidae 😂
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yep, it's to leaf miners what the million different forms of light brown apple moth are to totricidae 😂
I think it's safe to say that when you find yourself at the stage of just happening to find a collection bag or pot in your pockets you are very definitely hooked!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I think it's safe to say that when you find yourself at the stage of just happening to find a collection bag or pot in your pockets you are very definitely hooked!
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana had been a no show for me this year - lovely moth and a totally wild binomial!
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana had been a no show for me this year - lovely moth and a totally wild binomial!
Very few Silver Y at all for me this year. Ni to NI was probably the plusian highlight back in I think September having seen them for the first time in Menorca in the spring. New to VC29 as a bonus
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Very few Silver Y at all for me this year. Ni to NI was probably the plusian highlight back in I think September having seen them for the first time in Menorca in the spring. New to VC29 as a bonus
I've had it out for a couple of months now in South Cambs. Only Dewick's in it so far
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've had it out for a couple of months now in South Cambs. Only Dewick's in it so far
Wow, that's late!
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wow, that's late!