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Llynfian

@llynfian.bsky.social
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Art and nature. South Wales. UK.

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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Siberian rubythroat in ballpoint pen. #birdart #siberianrubythroat #ballpointpen #inkdrawing
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Moths from the Margam park MV last night. Glamorgan. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Humming bird hawk moth Vestal Small dusty wave Flounced chestnut
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some from the Maesteg garden actinic last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
VestalGreen carpet Lunar underwing Carcina quercana
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A few from the Maesteg garden actinic last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Large ranunculus Rosy rustic Black rustic Turnip moth
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tebenna micalis, photographed by Martyn Hnatiuk in Maesteg. Bringing the Llynfi valley list up to 997. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Micros from the Maesteg garden actinic last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Crocidosema plebjanaNephopterix angustanaGarden pebbleGracillana syringella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Monopis species to the Maesteg garden actinic last night, anyone? @mothiduk.bsky.social
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Beet moth, nfg. Maesteg last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Chinese character from the Maesteg garden actinic this week. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Black tailed godwits, on the Ogmore river today. #glambirds #birding #godwits
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
From the LED trap in Nantyffyllon Tuesday night. I took an actinic as well but the bulb went on strike. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Peach blossom Miller Sallow kitten Cochylis dubitana
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Maidens blush, new for the Maesteg garden. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Struggling with this gelechid from Maesteg last night. 9mm long in shrubby grassland. #UKmoths #mothsmatter #TeamMoth @mothiduk.bsky.social
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Phoenix from the Maesteg garden actinic last week. Less than annual here, so nice to see. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Long tailed shrike. My second helping of this beauty, this time with no heat haze!
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A couple of micros from a dawn walk in Maesteg yesterday. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Grapholita compositellaMompha locupletella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Striped hawk moth wing warming before flying off. Caught by a friend in his Cardiff garden on Monday. Released Tuesday. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Antler moth from the Maesteg garden last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Four from the Glamorgan uplands last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Northern spinach Annulet Small purple barred Tawny speckled pug
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trapping a quarry in the Glamorgan uplands. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
From the Maesteg garden actinic last night. Autumn is coming. #mothsmatter #TeamMoth
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Golden eagle in oils. A large painting I gave to a local nature reserve for auction many years ago. #birdart #goldeneagle #goldeneaglepainting #bitdsofprey #welshartist #scotland
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Actinic and LEDS on at a local upland spot in Maesteg, Glamorgan. Handy benches these 🙂 #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Six belted clearwings from the Maesteg garden on Monday. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A hazy, distant shot of the Long tailed shrike in Glos today #UKbirds
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Six belted clearwings to pheremone lure in the Maesteg garden yesterday. Only a small patch of trefoils there so a nice surprise. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Moths from the Maesteg garden actinic on weds night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Marbled beauty Slender brindle Cydia splendanaMompha propinquella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A few from Monday's garden actinic. Maesteg, Glamorgan. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Marbled beauty Triple spotted clay Grass emerald Red barred tortrix
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
From the Maesteg garden actinic last week. Way too windy to trap last night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Broom mothBordered beauty Garden tiger
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Moths from Abercregan last night. Glamorgan. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Broad Bordered yellow underwing Water veneer Paraswammerdamia nebulellaAproaerema taineolella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
No luck with Star-wort in Maesteg last night, will try again later in the month. 51 species to the LED and actinic traps with very few micros, prob because of the condensation, very wet traps! #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Grass emerald Bulrush wainscot Marsh oblique barredSmall purple barred
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trying for Star-wort tonight in Wales. Found plenty of larvae here four years ago but grass fires have proliferated here most springs since. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Nice to see 3 glow worms at Ogmore down on Monday night. #beetles #glowworms #UKbeetles #insects
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A few micros from the LED trap on chalk grassland at Ogmore down, Glamorgan on Monday night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Merrifielda leucodactyla Ancylis comptanaCelypha rivulana Batia lambdella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Nice eye level Purple hairstreak at Kenfig NNR today. #UKbutterflies #butterflies
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Chalk grassland trapping on Monday night with Jake and Mike. Light crimson underwing to the furthest MV new for Glamorgan and the second for Wales. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
LED and MV traps, Ogmore downLight crimson underwingChalk carpetSmall yellow wave
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Tortrix from the Abercregan LED trap last Thursday night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Rhyacionia pinivorana Rhyacionia buoliana Epinotia rubiginosana Epiblema costipunctana
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Another four from the LED trap at Abercregan on Thursday night. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Small dotted buff Dioryctria simpliciellaPempeleia palumbellaExoteliea dodocea
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Catching up on last week's pics. Four from the LED trap at Abercregan on Thursday. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Tawny barred angleBordered white  Narrow winged pug True lover's knot
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
From the Maesteg garden actinic on weds night, still catching up with photos from this very busy week. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Common heath Small rivulet Wax mothBurnet companion
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My set up from Tuesday night. The safari traps can be a pain to empty on a busy night but all this gear goes into two large carrier bags. This site is a 20 minute walk from my home. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
22W actinic Actinic 2x2W LEDs
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
From a very busy night in the field. Maesteg, Tues night. Still 23 degrees at 2am. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Green silver linesBeautiful carpet Helcystogramma rufescens Argyresthia retinella
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Micros from the Maesteg garden this week. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Eudonia delunellaYpsolopha paludellaEudonia lacustrataHelcystogramma rufescens
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
From the Maesteg garden trap this week. Privet hawk and Obscure wainscot new for my patch. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Privet hawk moth Obscure wainscot Red necked footman Small yellow wave
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
From the Maesteg garden actinic last night. Privet hawk new for the Llynfi valley. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Privet hawk moth Pine carpet Barred Straw Beautiful hook tip
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A few more day moths from the Pico's de Europa earlier this month. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Speckled yellow Satin waveFeathered footmanChimney sweeper
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Nemophora cupriacella on teasel in Margam park today. Lifer #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Some day flying moths from the Pico's de Europa in early June. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Black veined mothMetaxmeste schrankianaTawny waveEurrhypis pollinalis
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Nice bit of hedgerow and meadow on the path to Tinkinswood burial grounds. Tapped 15 yellow shell, Grapholita janthinana and these from the hedges. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
Epinotia signatana Agapeta hamana
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Llynfian @llynfian.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Moths from the Maesteg actinic this week. #TeamMoth #mothsmatter
CampionMottled rusticBuff archesDouble line
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