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Lovely photos of a beautiful & special moth! 😍 I don't live far from Hilbre Island, so....🤞😂

11th June, not the 12th! It's been a very distracting month! 🙃

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156:47 on Weds night, but plenty to enjoy before I'd even started on the traps! Sitting on the fence: Brimstone Moth, Garden Carpet, Tortrix viridana, Peppered Moth, Green Pug, Clouded Silver, Grey (Dark?) Dagger, and a lovely Argyresthia brockeella. 11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

Dark / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)

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😂 From now on that's all I'm going to see!

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A Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata); another one from Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens. 11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58) #bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #beetels #inverts

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Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens. 11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58) #bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #inverts #dragonfly

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Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Generally speaking, I don't enjoy being watched; but in this case I didn't mind at all! Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata) 12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata). An attractive, somewhat lavender-pink, hawk moth; when disturbed it will flash it's hindwings and display a pair of intense blue & black eyes. Beautiful, but quite startling!

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Oh go on then one more photo of the Lobster Moth. 😅😅 #teammoth

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

They really are masters of disguise!

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BENHS @britentsoc.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...

benhs.org.uk

A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia). I almost missed this one hidden away in a corner of the garden fencing. I love how moths so often know the best places to hide in plain sight! 30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Small Magpie (Anania hortulata). One of the larger micro-moths, they're certainly easier to spot & identify than many of the smaller examples! Quite common, but my first for this year; I think they're beautiful. 30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

You've definitely earned some smugness there - you must have been thrilled! 😍

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Only 10 in my last trap - it must have been a subcommittee meeting!

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The weather conditions today must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows at Ness were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest moth I manged to snap (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still absolutely tiny! #TeamMoth

It's always a joy to visit Ness Botanic Garden, we live just a few minutes away and we call in there most days. But today the weather conditions must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest I manged to snap a photo of (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still pretty tiny!

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Celypha lacunana (Common Marble). Another one from this morning's walk around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens. 24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

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Arms at full stretch, trying to hold my phone steady whilst attempting to take a photo of this Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata). Not easy, or entirely successful - but it was nice to see anyway! 24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

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Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata). It was a joy to watch several of these gorgeous moths flying around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens this morning! 24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

A stunning Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) was one of the highlights of this morning's walk along the Dee Estuary at Ness. 24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)

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Thank you for another beautiful & fascinating thread, Lin!

Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

A Common Carpet on this morning's walk. With a soundtrack provided by Sedge, Reed & Cetti's Warblers; along with Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, and Meadow Pipits. Probably not the safest place to be for a lovely little moth! 11 May, Neston Reed Beds, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth #UKbirding

A Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) resting amongst Buttercups and surrounded by dozens of warblers all looking for little moths!

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Wow, we've just been talking about Tamarisk! There's quite a lot planted around here and it's not a tree we're familiar with. But it's lovely & we're thinking about adding one to the garden.

Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Thanks for the confirmation, that's great! I was pretty sure that it must be a Vine's, but I don't think it's been widely recorded in this part of Cheshire - so there was an element of doubt. I guess it might be yet another indication of the way things are changing.

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Overnight temps went down to 7c & took the moth count with it. 11:9, but 3 other nfy's to add to the Feathered Leaf-cutter, so that's something: Foxglove Pug, an extremely flighty Small Phoenix & possibly a Vine's Rustic? If so that'd be first for me! 4 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58) #TeamMoth

Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) I lost this one twice whilst trying to take a photo & then ended up having to resort to a pot shot!

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

First moth of the night, before I'd even turned on the light! Incurvaria masculella (Feathered Leaf-cutter). Lovely little thing & nice to spot, but I hope it doesn't end up being the star of this session! Though given how cool & clear it is, I wouldn't be surprised! TeamMoth

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Wow, that was well hidden! 😂

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Clare Blencowe @clareblencowe.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Celebrating a major milestone this week. 🎉 My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read. ➡️ fieldmycology.org Please read and share!

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Artiebea @artiebea.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I always love these fascinating & enjoyable threads. Thank you so much, Lin.