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Phil Wilkins

@entomologistphil.bsky.social
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Fascinated by everything to do with the natural world, though insects are my main focus. Paint a little. Deep in rural South Norfolk, UK www.youtube.com/@philipwilkins www.peregrineproductions.co.uk

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Did you know lots of the food in our homes is grown using peat? We want to change this with the @peatfree.bsky.social.⚠️ Save peatlands and ask your supermarket what they've been doing to help 👉 peatfreepartnership.org.uk #EndPeatSales
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Also last night a cute-faced Gypsy Moth and NFG Marbled Yellow Pearl #teammoth #cuteface
A beautiful little pale moth called a Marbled Yellow Pearl Fantastic furry antennae on a Gypsy Moth
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hello #teammoth ObsIdentify tells me this is Ancylosis oblitella Is that right? I am in south Norfolk, near Beccles
A cryptically marked Micro moth
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wow!
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Am I being crazy? These look like Scarce Emerald Damselflies to me laying on water mint in our pond in south Norfolk, near Beccles @norfolknats.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
A mating pair of green damselflies laying eggs on water mint
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I think that I am going to declare my pond SSSI - site of special Soldierfly interest Third large Stratiomyid species this summer Beautiful Stratiomys pontamida #soldierfly @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social
A large fly with a flattened yellow and black abdomen. Brightly coloured on wild carrot.
It is a Soldierfly called Stratiomys potamida
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This tiny but stunning bee was in a Teasel inflorescence Hylaeus confusus I believe #bees #yellowface @norfolknats.bsky.social
A tiny bee with a white face - a male White-jawed Yellow-face Bee in the inflorescence of a Teasel
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
So nice to see this beauty by our pond. I am hoping that this means that the caterpillars were munching the violets in our wooded area this year @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social #saveourbutterflies
An orange butterfly with dark markings called a Silver-washed Fritillary
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I have decided to hold the Purple Hairstreak event at our accessible colony on Monday (29th June) We are in south Norfolk (UK) Let me know if you are interested At least 8 butterflies on the target Oak this evening (15 more elsewhere on site)
A delicately marked butterfly known as the Purple Hairstreak
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Butterfly Conservation Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Purple Hairstreak can be difficult to see as they spend most of their time on top of oak trees. We do know an area in Stockton in South Norfolk where they come to ground, but may only have a few days notice of this event. Interested in seeing this email phil.carabus@gmail.com
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
So, #teammoth Are these both 6-belted Clear wings? Netted in a field full of Bird's-foot Trefoil (no lures) Much daintier than previous 6-belted that I have seen @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social
A striped black moth with clear wingsA yellow and black striped moth with clear wings
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I wonder if any dipterists could help I believe that this is Stratiomys longicornis, but this species is supposedly from brackish waters This is in inland south Norfolk near a pond @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social #soldierfly #diptera
A two-winged fly with ginger hairy thorax, long antennae and flattened abdomen
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This delightful little moth was the highlight of a trip to Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire today A Silver barred #teammoth #wickenfen
A delicate little moth with chestnut brown wings and bright white stripes called the Silver barred Moth
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Always nice to find some Orange-tip caterpillars on Jack-by-the-hedge seed pods @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social #caterpillar
A small green caterpillar (of the Orange-tip butterfly) on the seed pods of Jack-by-the-hedge
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
For #worldbeeday, here is part of a watercolour plate I did for my laminated ID sheets www.peregrineproductions.co.uk Available from @nhbs.bsky.social
A watercolour painting of three solitary bees
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
First Scarce Chasers are emerging from our pond in south Norfolk #dragonfly @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
A medium sized orange dragonfly with a black central stripe resting on an alder leaf beside our pond
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk/butterfly/br... Brown Argus
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Brown Argus - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly
A small but smart-looking butterfly, the Brown Argus darts low across warm grasslands and takes in the rays with its chocolate brown wings.
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I was really pleased to find this Soldierfly (the Black Colonel) Odontomyia tigrina on an alder tree by our pond It is apparently rare and localised South Norfolk @norfolknats.bsky.social @norfolkponds.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #flies #soldierflies
A rather flattened black fly with yellow legs, called a Soldierfly (specifically the Black Colonel) sitting on an alder leaf
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
First Brown Argus of the year in our little meadow in south Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social #norfolkbutterflies #brownargus
A small brown butterfly with orange markings and black spots - It lacks one on the forewing to distinguish it from a Common Blue
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
These majestic animals should not be killed for tradition. Share if you agree!
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Always nice to see a streamer #teammoth South Norfolk
A small moth with intricate markings known as the Streamer due to flag like markings on the wing
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Not much in the traps last night in south Norfolk. But this Dewick's Plusia was new for me #teammoth @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @norfolkmoths.bsky.social
A small brown moth with a brassy area and a distinctive white mark - the Dewick's Plusia
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Is it possible to identify this Coleophora case? I think that there are only about five species that feed on rowan. South Norfolk #teammoth @norfolknats.bsky.social
A freshly opened Rowan bud with the case of a tiny caterpillar
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 05/04/2026
The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged
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The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged
Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully
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Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy 🔥🌳 rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! 🦏🐘🐯🦧🧡 @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/w...
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Beefly season has started 😜
A very furry ginger Dark edged Beefly Bombylius major
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Sorry, I need help again #teammoth Is this a Dotted Chestnut? Would be a first for the garden I am in south Norfolk
A yellowish moth covered in small black dots
Possibly a Dotted Chestnut
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This made me smile
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In our meadow today
A large bird of prey, a Red Kite, feeding on a carcass in a field
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Been doing a lot of little sketches to illustrate my journal #birdart
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The history of humans on this planet To destroy the natural world Now they have machines that can log forests in weeks Mega fishing vessels that can millions of fish every day Video from Steve Cutts
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I need some help #teammoth Is this a Scarce Bordered Straw, or am I in completely the wrong ball park? From south Norfolk last night @norfolkmoths.bsky.social
Pale moth with dark markings
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Pleasant surprise on the Bumblebee transect in Wheatfen, Norfolk today #teammoth @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social
The large and beautiful Clifden Nonpareil or Blue Underwing moth on a birch tree
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Just seen this petition I am not sure how the hunt is justified in the light of the avian flu effects on seabirds www.thepetitionsite.com/534/977/314/...
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Sign Petition: BAN THE CRUEL GUGA HUNT
Each year, around August, approximately 10 fishermen from the Island of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides sail from the Port of (1130 signatures on petition)
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
#TeamMoth Can this little beauty from last night's trap in south Norfolk be identified to species? I think it is Parornix @norfolkmoths.bsky.social
A tiny micro moth standing on its long forelegs
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A lovely first for our garden in south Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A beautifully marked orange butterfly - the Silver-washed Fritillary
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Butterfly Conservation Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Purple Hairstreaks are starting to emerge at an accessible colony Stockton in South Norfolk. If you would be interested in taking a look we will be setting a date for a field trip in the next few days. Contact phil.carabus@gmail.com to express an interest. #savebutterflies📷 Bob Eade BC
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
This handsome beast is the Robberfly Choerades marginatus at #wheatfen Surlingham, Norfolk @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
An incredibly handsome fly called Choerades marginatus on a leaf
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Delicate? From South Norfolk last night #teammoth #norfolkmoths
A pale straw coloured moth with delicate markings
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Yesterday's WCBS near Bungay, Suffolk was fairly low on numbers, but it was nice that the second most numerous species (after Meadow Brown) was Small Tortoiseshell. Also nice to find 2 Small Heaths in the field where there is usually a single one 😂 #butterflies #wcbs
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Amazing to find a huge web of Small Eggar caterpillars on a new hawthorn hedge in farmland in South Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @norfolkmoths.bsky.social #teammoth
Smaller brightly coloured caterpillars of the Small Eggar on hawthorn Multiple bright Small Eggar caterpillars on their webNumerous Small Eggar caterpillars on their web
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Nicola Crockford @numenini.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Urgent! Volunteers needed! Live near Ely, Cambridgeshire? Time to make 2 visits (1 in June, other in Sept) to a farm ditch? Why not help ‪@rspbengland.bsky.social‬ survey Water Voles to help farmers conserve them? volunteer.rspb.org.uk/opportunitie... @elystandard.bsky.social‬ ‪#cambirds
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Our first one is out!!!!! This is this year's first in our meadow @norfolknats.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #nomowmay
A small Bee Orchid flower amongst grass
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Thought I would post some pictures for #wildflowerhour Both these species from our fields Our 'meadow' is not a Bird's-foot Trefoil monoculture (honest) I think that the Water Crowfoot is Ranunculus peltatus
Our 'meadow' with large numbers of Bird's-foot Trefoil - a yellow flower Close up of the yellow pea-like flower of Bird's-foot Trefoil Pond surface with the white flowers of a Water Crowfoot (and some pondweed leaves)Closer view of the Water Crowfoot - floating and submerged leaves, and white flowers
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This was the first caterpillar that I identified to species as a child, so it always seems special when I find it. Here it is on birch in my garden, South Norfolk #teammoth #caterpillar #norfolkmoths
A brown caterpillar with distinctive yellow markings along its sides on birch leaves
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Phil Wilkins @entomologistphil.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Please help #TeamMoth Is this a Seraphim, or am I missing something obvious Any help gratefully received @norfolkmoths.bsky.social
Small geometer moth with grey cross lines
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Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 (Admin@antifa.org) @jestastrophy.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Since Donald Trump is freaking out about Bruce Springsteen calling this the most corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration, it would be a shame if this video was shared even more widely...
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Mir @wanderlingworld.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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