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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here is his back, lovely moth

Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The year is more or less finished so a summary of 2025, there was a lot of moth trapping in the field. So… I made 3,466 records 778 different species, 480 of those were moths. 129 species were new to me during 2025. Moths accounted for 74 new species for me so I now have 602 moths on my life list.

Phalonidia affinitana - New to Channel Islands

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The weather isn't looking great. I'm in London most of this coming week so running out of time to get a last cliff trap out for those few moths I seem to only get in the south.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

A few moths last night, cold and breezy this morning, but nice to see Autumnal Rustic, my fist since 2020 and only third ever, not a common moth in my garden. Photo's: Autumnal Rustic Turnip Moth Rusty Dot Pearl Feathered Ranunculus

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Long-tailed Skua. Great bird but not very helpful for photo's staying clear of the boat.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

The Fulmar were very obliging today, really like this shot.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Adult Sabine's Gull out on the #Guernsey #pelagic today, way out there in Hurd Deep. Stunning gulls

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Fulmar were close to the boat... Adore these! #Guernsey #Pelagic

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Low numbers in the trap last night but a Rosy Underwing made up for that. #Guernsey #mothsmatter

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Thank you, I suspected as much

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Two options for this Caloptilia, both nice to get. Questions is, which one is it? @mothiduk.bsky.social @gyrcrakes.bsky.social

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Flying Ants at sunset. Lasius sp. I think. #Guernsey

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Trapped in a wooded valley on the South Coast of Guernsey last night. A small site. 69 species including a few very nice ones. Photo's of some of the new to me moths below. See Alt text for names.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Some moths from a La Societe Entomology Section outing to Grand Pre NR on 12th July. We ran 6 traps and captured 97 species of moth. The bug is one of the Saldidae - Shore Bugs - Chartoscirta cincta and these are a new species for Guernsey. Photo's labelled in Alt Text.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Snout is correct, that's about as far as I go.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

But I do wonder if it's a retention thing with the wide hole on my commercial made mini robinson trap.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

It works fine at home! Maybe these dark places are different. I'll change the bulb next outing.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Most interesting was the moths per trap. The MV just doesn't perform in the field, maybe too easy for moths to escape compared to my homemade skinner style traps. 63+ of 36 to MV, 91+ of 51 to Twin 30w Actinic tubes and 137+ of 54 to the little 20w Wemlite + 20W Black UV (the + is Least Carpets!)

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

It was done quickly due to the midges! Excluding Least carpets (of which I estimate over 100, I stopped counting), 291 other moths, not sure on species count over the 3 traps yet, need to get them all together, but i think 5 new to me species in there, but still no Striped Hawk...

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

This might be interesting. Agdistis sp Plume Moth on the cliffs last night in Guernsey. Will have to investigate the differences @mothiduk.bsky.social

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

However, it's probably italica, which is also rare here.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

@mothiduk.bsky.social looks like this might be Metalampha sp and more like M.cinnamomea with the dark colour. VC113 Guernsey. Heavy migrant night. Any comments or opinions please?

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A few nice oce moths this morning. Not a huge number of migrants but a pair of Feline is pretty special and I assume migrant as I've never had one in 12 years of trapping here. Also Marbled White Spot rare for here, a few Small Mottled Willow, Dark Swordgrass as common migrants.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

33 species in the moth trap this morning, including this fantastic Tawny-barred Angle. New for Garden. VC113. #guernsey #mothsmatter

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

It's very wet out, but hopefully these heavy showers will subside and the gentle F2/3 originating in North Africa and coming across the continent will bring us something nice as well as whatever local moths are about ready for tomorrow's #bioblitz. #mothsmatter

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Gibbaranea bituberculata on the Guernsey cliffs yesterday along with an Alopecosa sp.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

A few things from the big low tide today. Common Spider Crab - Macropedia rostrata Common Squat Lobster Aeolidia papillosa Geitodoris planata maybe or another suggestion of Atagema gibba, waiting for experts

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

First moth trap of 2025, I am a little behind... Moths: 1. Dotted Border 2. Seraphim 3. Acleris literana (new one for me) 4. Caloptilia stigmatella Also had Waved Umber, Hebrew Character, Common Quaker, Rusty Dot Pearl and Bloxworth Snout who didn't stay for a photo. It is still March...

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

It's taken 10 years to get 1, be hundreds by next year!

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

A fine specimen of an Alexander in my garden.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Photos 5 and 6, forgot it's only 4 max on a post...

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A few photo's from a quick visit to L'Eree Shinglebank. 1. Seaweed Flies aplenty 2. Mediterranean Gull 3. Black-headed Gull 4. Wren 5. Wren having a break 6. Meadow Pipit deciding which fly to eat next

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Aplysia fasciata I think. Awesome Sea Hares and massive! Much more friendly than the normal ones who squirt purple liquid if you so much as look at them. #Guernsey #Intertidal #Marine

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

A couple of new species seen yesterday on the lower shore in Guernsey, got to use these big tides and nice weather! Seems like ages since we saw the sun! Liocarcinus corrugatus, the wrinkled Swimming Crab and Jewel Anemone. Both nice to see for the first time! #Guernsey #Marine #Intertidal

arched line on the front of the carapace has three spikes

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A search of leaf litter between Christmas and New Year, to fill in a gap on the map, provided several non-natives including Strumigenys perplexa and the tricky to ID Hypoponera eduardi. Outdoors in #Guernsey, 3rd location for the Hypoponera and 11th for the Strumigenys. #ants #hymenoptera

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Adding another image showing no long fringe hairs on side of pronotum

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Any #beetle #Coleoptera folk around Bluesky? I think this keys towards Melinopterus sphacelatus but I am not certain. Could do better pictures if it wasn't moving so much... Found walking up a wall this morning near open farmland, #Guernsey.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

And many other non natives i should add, due to the garden centre across the road.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

From the same place as that first D.larvatus (which ended up being something like 2 days after the IoW one, gutted!)

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

The local Gin brewed along the road...

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

This species is now plentiful in Guernsey, almost more so than other species combined in places.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Best I can say is that it is sitting like a Swift

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Honestly no idea. Was it a micro?

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Also found these in the same sample. Found 14 sieving litter so likely more I missed. Another new location, they are very much widespread. Strumigenys perplexa.

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Andy Marquis @andym105.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Still have to write that up, seems like hard work though

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