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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Female Nigma walckenaeri spinning her specialised silk on an Ivy leaf near the doctors this morning. I'd never seen this before. I also found another female with a web & a male walking across a leaf. @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Does this look ok for Anyphaena numida? Would be new for me. Off Ivy in the lane behind the house in Filton, South Glos. @britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @chalkspring.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another Scarce Silver-lines was the best moth from the trap y'day. 'Intruders' were better, with 2 new additions. After finding Tremulicerus vitreus in my neighbour's garden recently, it was nice to find one on the rain shield of the trap & Spotted-w Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) was in the trap.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

'Pretty in Pink'. This beautifully marked Vestal was 1 of 5 to my 20w actinic moth trap last night. A record count for the garden, and I've never seen one as pink as this before. #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This Scarce Silver-lines was a nice surprise last night. Stunning moth! Other than that, it was a bit disappointing. I did have 4 Oedemera femoralis on the walls of the house. I've definitely not seen that many together before, anywhere. #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tremulicerus vitreus off Japanese Red Cedar in my neighbour's garden this a'noon. New for me. @britishbugs.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Heath Potter Wasps collecting clay for making their exquisite pots. Amazing! A superb day with Rog Musgrove & @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What a superb day! A trip to south Devon with my mate Rog Musgrove to look for Heath Potter Wasp, and it was great to meet up with @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social in the a'noon. Thanks again, John, for the info and your expertise with these amazing insects!

Heath Potter Wasp (Eumenes coarctatus) taking off with clay collected for making it's pot.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think it's safe to assume that this year has been my best year ever for Spitting Spider Scytodes thoracica, incl. seeing 2 at the same time and my first juv. I've still only seen them in 2 locations - here & once in Bristol Museum when I worked there in the late 80s. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Spitting Spider Scytodes thoracica on a wall in the kitchen this morning.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Acanthiophilus helianthi to the moth trap last night was a nice addition to the 'intruders' list. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Freshly moulted Pyrochroa coccinea (Black-headed Cardinal Beetle) larva I found under bark on a log pile in Lord's Wood at the Bristol & District Moth Group field meeting last night.

Freshly moulted Pyrochroa coccinea (Black-headed Cardinal Beetle) larva found under bark.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Opilio saxatilis that I found fairly low down on the back wall of the house after I'd gone through the moth trap this morning. In fact, it's still there now.

Opilio saxatilis low down on the back wall of the house.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Playing catch-up. This Alloeotomus germanicus was a nice surprise in the moth trap on 3rd August. A great addition to the 'intruders' list. Thanks to @raybarnett.bsky.social for confirming as well. It was the same night I had the Mosaic Leafhopper Orientus ishidae. @britishbugs.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Asilus crabroniformis (Hornet Robberfly) a long overdue lifer for me y'day at a site just up the road in South Glos. We saw two. Photo of this splendid beast taken by my friend & neighbour Darrin McQuaid. @dipteristsforum.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I found this tiny juvenile Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica) on the kitchen ceiling this morning. I've never seen a juv before. I'm so glad my eyes still work! @britishspiders.bsky.social

Spitting Spider (Scytodes thoracica) - juvenile.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just when I thought it wasn't hungry! Hopefully, on it's way to the Nicotiana.

Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Last min decision to put my trap out has paid off already! #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Clifden Nonpareil from the trap this morning. My 3rd in the garden. I gotta be honest, I jumped a little when I turned over the egg tray. Two Catocala spp, as there was a Red Underwing on my neighbour's back wall as well. #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This Horse Chestnut was also from last night.

Horse Chestnut (Pachycnemia hippocastanaria)

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Maple Prominent from my portable actinic trap that I put in my friend's garden on Exmoor last night. I was long overdue seeing the adult moth. I found a larva while looking for leaf miners with my old friend John Robbins, but that was 22+ yrs ago.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I wasn't expecting this Mosaic Leafhopper (Orientus ishidae) in the moth trap on Mon night. It's new to the Bristol region as far as I know. The 'intruders' list for the year now stands at 123 spp. @britishbugs.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You wait ages for one, and.. Lovely surprise this morning. I did see 1 of them in the trap during the early hrs. Also, 2 Tree-l. Beauty, Cydia amplana (a long overdue lifer for me), 9 SMW & 30 Jersey Tiger.

Two Striped Hawk-moth (Hyles livornica) from the trap this morning.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

1 of 5 Lesser Earwig (Labia minor) from the trap this morning. I've not had that many before.

Lesser Earwig (Labia minor) from the moth trap.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This Hummingbird Hawk-moth was a nice surprise in the garden just now.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'm so glad I checked the trap around 2.40 this morning! This Apodia martinii was at rest on the funnel. New for me.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A male Gypsy Moth doing it's best Brown Long-eared Bat impression in the trap this morning. My 2nd in the garden. I also had my 3rd Tree-lichen Beauty & 3rd Blastobasis rebeli.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A moult from Segestria florentina, which I found at the base of the back wall of the house before I went through the moth trap this morning. @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Well, this was a first for me last night. Scytodes thoracica (Spitting Spider) on the walls, both sides on the stairs in the house. I've never seen two at the same time. Both female. @britishspiders.bsky.social

Scytodes thoracica (Spitting Spider) - female.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm playing catch-up. This Four-spotted (a long overdue lifer for me) was one of many highlights on the @britentsoc.bsky.social weekend at @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social with @raybarnett.bsky.social. Once again, many thanks to all!

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Scytodes thoracica (Spitting Spider) - female. Once again, walking across the ceiling in the front room. Last seen on 22nd Feb. @britishspiders.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Myrrha octodecimguttata (18-spot Ladybird) from the garden moth trap this morning. A superb addition to the 'intruders' list. My first locally.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This male Sinodendron cylindricum (Rhinocerus Beetle) landed on my back (attracted to dead wood! 😂) towards the end of the field meeting at Aust Reserve on Sun. It's the biggest I've seen.

Sinodendron cylindricum (Rhinoceros Beetle) - male.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Also, new for me at the BNS invertebrate field meeting at Aust Reserve on Sun. Pseudovadonia livida (Fairy-ring Longhorn). At least 24 were seen along the same side of one track, incl multiple pairs in cop.

Pseudovadonia livida (Fairy-ring Longhorn) - pair in cop.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This Red Sword-grass larva was a nice surprise at the BNS invertebrate field meeting at Aust Reserve on Sunday. Well done @howardtaffs.bsky.social for sweeping it. A long overdue lifer for me and I didn't expect it to be larval stage first.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Crabro cribrarius (Large Shield Wasp) on Exmoor today, while looking for Heath Frits with my mate Rog. At least 3 (1 male & 2 female) with the female here carrying a probable Tabanus bromius as prey.

Crabro cribrarius (Large Shield Wasp) with a probable Tabanus bromius as prey.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Tenthredo livida new for me on Exmoor today, while looking for, and failing to find (rare for me), Schiffermuellerina grandis. @andymus.bsky.social

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Demetrias imperialis (pair in cop) from Duchess Pond, Stoke Park on Wed. New for me and as far as know, 2nd record for the Bristol region.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My neighbour handed this to me across the fence this morning and said he thought it might be something of interest. Wharf Borer Nacerdes melanura. He found it under a stone by his pond. In fact, he handed me the stone as well!

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I'm pretty sure there's an even smaller one than the one that appears out of a garden in this footage, which also from this morning. #FoxOfTheDay

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Two mornings ago, I realised there are cubs! This footage is from earlier this morning. #FoxOfTheDay

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A nice addition to the 'intruders' list from last night. Ocetis ochracea. New for me. Note the extremely long antennae.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Urophora quadrifasciata new for me nr Bristol Parkway today.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Ivy in the lane behind the house just keeps giving. Minettia longipennis. A fly I'd previously only seen on Exmoor in the garden of my old friend John Robbins, where I run my moth trap when I'm down there.

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Andy Pym @exmoormothman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Episinus sp, which I thought showed some features good for maculipes? It definitely has a white patch on the sternum. Beaten off of a large patch of Ivy growing down over a wall in the lane directly behind the house in Filton, S. Glos. @britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social