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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 8h

Merveille du Jour and Red-line Quaker posing for photos #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just checked the trap one more time and found our first Merv of the year lurking inside #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not a bad haul for a clear night. Red-line Quaker (we rarely get these) Lunar Underwing x4, L-album Wainscot x3, Square-spot Rustic, Willow Beauty, Chestnut, Least Carpet, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Blotched Emerald perched briefly for an outdoors shot #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well, I didn't expect my first ever Blotched Emerald this morning, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just one LBAM in a two hour trap this evening in cloudy, damp, warm conditions. I'm wondering if what some other people have wondered is true, that a lot of the autumn species died as larvae during the drought? #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Satellite, Vestal and a well camouflaged Brindled Green, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Satellite and Brindled Green giving an autumn feel to proceedings #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A Lunar Underwing NFY and a tiny Clancy's Rustic had the decency to stick around after the foxy onslaught 😆 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had an early night last night so set an alarm for 4am as I knew the battery wouldn't last from 9pm to 6am. I stuffed the trap entrance with blue roll then went back to bed. Then an hour later this happened 🙄 #teammoth #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Least Carpet on next doors gate this morning, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A rather wobbly digiscoped video of an Osprey this morning. Two Hobbies and a few Clouded Yellows were also nice #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The trap was very quiet this morning despite what seemed like ideal conditions overnight. Our first Chestnut of the autumn turned up plus Clancy's, Flounced, Square-spot Rustics, Yellow Shell, Small Blood-vein x2, LYU & Willow Beauty, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An unexpected visitor and garden first last night. I'm not sure how he managed to get under the gate #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The trap looked suspiciously quiet this morning. It is waiting in the porch with the opening stuffed with paper towel. The wall above it was a mass of Willow Beauties, Straw Underwings and Cypress Pugs. I don't think it's going to take long to empty it later #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A welcome splash of orange amongst the sea of brown from a brief trap yesterday evening, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just found an Angle Shades hanging up in the garden, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The moth trap was fairly dismal this morning unless you are a big fan of LYU. A walk along the canal was nice. I saw my first Migrant Hawkers of the year. There are still lots of Grayling on the wing and I saw an adult Pike and this little one #teammoth #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dewick's Plusia and Clancy's Rustic from yesterday mornings trap, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I know that one has its wings open and is closer to the camera, but there was a vast difference in size between these two Silver-y #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

2 of the 4 Vestals in the trap this morning after what started as a chilly, clear night. The trap was rammed. Dewick's Plusia, Clancy's Rustic and Rusty Dot Pearl among the highlights. Pale Mottled Willows and Straw Underwings were well represented, VC17 Meanwhile, I'm going back to bed 😴 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Centre-barred Sallow, September Thorn and Angle Shades from the other night, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another indoors shot of yesterday's Vestal #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another morning, another Vestal 😊. The entrance to the trap is stuffed and the trap is waiting in the cool porch ready to be emptied later. I did see September Thorn, Yellow Shell and Garden Carpet in there, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Frosted Orange was quite well behaved in his photo session #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This lovely Frosted Orange was in the trap this morning. Only our third ever record. The other two were both on 16th September, 2023 and 2025. VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This smart Blood-vein was the star of a very sparse trap this morning, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It was nice to see some Speckled Woods out and about today after seeing hardly any back in the springtime #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

20/9 after a clear chilly night. Straw Underwing and Pale Mottled Willow being most numerous. Small Blood-vein was too quick for a photo, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

At last the lure has worked 😊 VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The good news is that there was a Vestal in the trap and after last year's escape at least I've got a pot photo so far. The bad news is there is also a very angry Wasp in there, so I've abandoned the trap for now. Not sure what to do. I'm terrified of Wasps #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Our third ever Dewick's Plusia was in the trap this morning. Also, Orange Swift, Copper Underwing agg, Light Emerald, Maiden's Blush, several Straw Underwings & Pale Mottled Willows, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Orange Swift just hanging around, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Orange Swift NFY, Spectacle and White-point from a busy trap this morning, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Dusky Thorn NFY, Silver-y, Cabbage Moth and a rather lively Small Ranunculus in the trap this morning, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

One of the town centre foxes relaxing in the shade this morning #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Considering it was a clear, chilly night (10°c by sunrise) it was quite a decent trap. Our second ever Alder Kitten was the star. Buff-tip is always welcome, and there was a supporting cast of White-point, Bird's Wing, Cabbage Moth, Nutmeg & Turnip x2, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Burnished Brass reappeared, luckily. Pebble Hook-tip is always very welcome too, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have managed to retrieve the Chinese Character from the enclosed porch. There's now a Burnished Brass loose in the somewhere. I'm feeling incompetent 🤣🤪 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just found a Rush Veneer in the house #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

White-point, Coxcomb Prominent and Straw Underwing from the last couple of days. Our second ever Chinese Character is at large in the enclosed porch. I've no idea where it's landed 🙄, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Blood-vein, Straw Underwing and a rather lively Coxcomb Prominent are all NFY, VC17 #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Two of the four Hedgehogs that are in the garden at the moment #ukwildlife

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Small Red-eyed Damselfly seen during a lunchtime walk. Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Ruddy and Common Darters also seen. It's very warm out there now #ukwildlife

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PL Weng @fievelw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Here's our last moth for #YearOfTheMoth #SciArt challenge. 🥹 . . Here's no. 31 - Drinker moth (Euthrix potatoria) ❤️ #drinker #moth #teamMoth #mothweek2026 #mothweekart26 #mothweek mothing with @dinalab.bsky.social @amnh.org . . Had so much fun since February. Thanks y'all sharing & #followthelight

Drinker moth on lichen growing surface. Orange brown folded wings and hidden eyes from all the fluffy fur.

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Canary-shouldered Thorn from the weekend #teammoth

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Clare @claretaz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Poplar Hawk-moth from last night's trap (top) compared to one's we normally get #teammoth

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