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Rob Edmunds @vc28nature.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Caloptilia fidella - mines hop and new to Norfolk this year. An adult has emerged today #norfolkmoths

Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tebenna micalis Beautiful Twitcher New for VC28. Day-flying migrant with only 3 Norfolk records, first recorded in 2016.

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Mike McCarthy @mikemccarthy1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jersey Mocha from night of 15th September - think it’s the 5th for Norfolk #teammoth #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Shining Marbled (Pseudeustrotia candidula) 2nd Norfolk at Neatishead 11/08/2026 Jon Kelf. (1st recorded last Sept) #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Caloptilia fidella (Hop Stilt) First for Norfolk. Feeding signs, mines and larvae found in several south Norfolk sites by J. Dothie 07/08/2026. Likely to spread wherever Hop can be found. #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Banana Moth Opogona sacchari - New for Norfolk Trapped by David Bratt at Fakenham 2025, but not verified until a second specimen trapped by Steve West at Walpole Highway in July 2026. (Gen. Det. Male. D. Appleton) #norfolkmoths More Info… applewildlife.co.uk norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?bf=2780

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Apologies if Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambs moth websites are running slow. It’s very busy on the websites at the moment, and unfortunately the CPU on one of the server banks has had enough! Not helped by Googlebots spamming the site (now blocked) hopefully things should improve. Thanks for your patience.

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Porter's Rustic (Athetis hospes) Only 6 Norfolk records from 2008 - 2024 (S. Clifford, 22/07/2026 - Burnham Deepdale) #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Moth Species per Hectad in Norfolk map. Fun fact: Norfolk officially covers (or partially covers) 74 Hectads, however moths have only ever been recorded in 70 Hectads. There are 4 unrecorded tiny bits of land on the border! (VC27 and VC28 only, aggregates not included) #norfolkmoths

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

*MEGA MICRO* A brilliant morning & this is Eucosma lacteana (Grey Saltern Tortrix), the rarest moth we'll have this summer (Norfolk's 4th in 21 years). A coastal species, the NE'ly must have dropped it into CMO. Map from @norfolkmoths.bsky.social @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Been sent these wonderful photos of a Humming-bird Hawk-moth caterpillar being predated by a Sand Wasp on Holman Dunes by J Golding. Any wasp experts confirm the species please? #norfolkmoths

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Liz Goodyear @lizgoodyear.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This was a surprise! At Horning this morning hiding on the balcony door frame & a bit frisky. Confirmed by @norfolkmoths.bsky.social a total lifer & Norfolk rarity Splendid Brocade @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #teammoth

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This was a surprise in the daily batch of photos, re-identified as the rare migrant Lamoria anella - New for Norfolk and 4th(?) British! Well done to @annterrys-7.bsky.social #norfolkmoths #migrantmothuk

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JAMoth @jamoth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

03/07/26. 356/82. Nationally Rare Fenn's Wainscot, L-album Wainscot, Small Mottled Willow (at long last), Hemp Agrimony Plume, BBYU and Single-dotted Wave NFG! 2 Fen Wainscot, 1 Reed Veneer, 6 Old Lady, Black Arches, Coxcomb Prom, 5 Box-tree, 2 Buff Footman.. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Silver Barred (Deltote bankiana) former resident in Norfolk now just a rare visitor... or is it?! Strumpshaw RSPB - Ben Lewis #norfolkmoths

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Rob Edmunds @vc28nature.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The garden keeps giving - Sallow Clearwing to SAL lure this evening 6:25-6:45 4th Norfolk record! Just a phone shot for now #norfolkmoths

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Rob Edmunds @vc28nature.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

After many hours at several sites I’ve finally got a Dusky Clearwing!! In our garden this evening between 6:30-7:00 Fifth record for Norfolk

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Dave Appleton @applewildlife.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This little Cosmopterix scribaiella (Reed Beauty) was a nice surprise in my garden moth trap on Tuesday night. They’re spreading but not many record in Norfolk yet. There are no reed beds in my little garden so presumably it wandered here from somewhere else. #NorfolkMoths #TeamMoth

Cosmopterix scribaiella (Reed Beauty).

A very elongated moth with a red eye and long palps curved up and back. The wings are mostly dark brown but there’s a broad orange band crossing them at about two thirds of the way along. This orange band is bordered both sides by thin bands of shiny silvery-white scales. The orange spoils through the rear silver band (which is characteristic of this species) and continues in a line until it meets a fine white line that carries on to the apex. There are also several fine silvery-white lines through the base of the wings.

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Keith Langdon @keithlangdon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

1/13: My mind was well & truly blown by an incredible moth-ing session (Fri pm/Sat am) with next level moth-er Mick A'Court in the #Norfolk #Broads. So many #moths, so many new-for-me species....but only one place to begin - Oecophora bractella #mothsmatter #teammoth #norfolkmoths #bugsky

Oecophora bractella (Beautiful Bark Moth).

A small micro moth, the front half yellow, the rear half mostly black with a yellow spot at ¾ on the leading edge of the forewing. The black areas have blue iridescent lines/blotches in the right light. Resting on an egg tray facing right.

This is the species I was hoping to see, I could barely believe it when Mick spotted one on just the third egg tray of the morning!!! Such an amazing encounter, I spent 45 wonderful minutes watching it and taking far too many photos! And would you believe it, in the last (5th) trap of the morning Mick revealed another individual in the bottom of the trap on one of the last trays to come out. 🤯

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy to get Paranthrene tabaniformis - Dusky Clearwing to the garden lure for 3rd year running! (VC28) Managed a mini photoshoot! #norfolkmoths

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Laura King @bodminking.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The first Marsh Carpet of the year in my Lower Hellesdon garden this morning. #Norfolkmoths #teammoth

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annterrys-7.bsky.social @annterrys-7.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

We have a Purple Marble this morning here in Hunstanton!!

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annterrys-7.bsky.social @annterrys-7.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

31/5 Two traps out in Hunstanton, 545/61! New for Norfolk a Purple Marble*. Nfg May High-flyer & Iso. rectifasciana. 12 nfy incl 2 Puss Moth*, Varied Coronet, Sm Mottled Willow, Ostrinia nubilalis, 2 Delicate*. and this well marked Burnished Brass* #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Purple Marble, an immigrant, first for Norfolk. Nearly lost it whilst trying to pot it!

Our 1st Delicate of this year, pretty moth.

Burnished Brass, don't think we've had this dark pattern before.

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Portland Ribbon Wave - 2nd for Norfolk. ( N Bowman, 24/05/26, Eccles) #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Banded Pine Carpet - 2nd for Norfolk. ( B Pummell, 23/05/26, North Tuddenham) #norfolkmoths

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Liz Goodyear @lizgoodyear.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Lifer day! 3 Large Red-belted Clearwing to 6 yr old Cul lure. Put lure out at a Norfolk site at 2pm. 2.02pm 1st arrived followed by 2 more. Not even sunny but 17c. Record shots on phone. @norfolkmoths.bsky.social #teammoth

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Dave Appleton @applewildlife.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Sweeping birch under oak this morning provided two new insects: the Nationally Scarce Pammene splendidulana (Shining Oak Tortrix) & the commoner Anaspis fasciata. Later 4 Wood Sandpipers with the local Crane #NorfolkBirding. Green Hairstreak & Pammene rhediella (Fruitlet Mining Tortrix) there too.

Shining Oak Tortrix (Pammene splendidulana), side view.

A small grey-brown moth covered in pale vermiculations, stronger towards the apex of the wing. Through these are a number of curved fascia that appear grey in the photo but are reflective and silvery in life. There is a large black discal spot and two smaller black subterminal spots.

#NorfolkMoths

Shining Oak Tortrix (Pammene splendidulana), dorsal view.

This species has a white diamond-shaped dorsal blotch which appears quite prominent in some photos of the species, but on this individual this blotch is quite indistinct.

#TeamMoth

Anaspis fasciata.

A black beetle with four large orangey-red blotches on its wing cases. The base of the antennae are the same colour.

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

...this morning. The lure went out & instantly, there was a Bluebell Conch. I took photos. I looked at them & one of Monday's moths. The same moth! Amazing given I watched it launch itself into the air & away over the churchyard. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth 3/3

I'm pretty sure that, maybe the odd scale or two aside, that this is the same moth, with photos taken 48 hours apart.

Monday's moth flew off so high & off, way off, over the churchyard & funnily enough, it did the very same thing today.

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

10's of 1000's of Common Bluebells today (heady scent on the breeze 👌) & we headed to a spot where we found Bluebell Conch (Small Bluebell Beauty) - Hysterophora maculosana - in 2025. After an hour, we finally found one. Archive 2025 shot too. @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths

Bluebell Conch - the only one we could find today - buried in dry bracken & quite unlike our previous encounter in the same spot last spring.

Bluebell Conch from the same spot this time last year.

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Ollie Richings @mundfordmoths.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

33/19 here in Mundford VC28 overnight with Gravitarmata margarotana NFM and Seraphim, Red-green Carpet, Oblique Striped, V-pug, Pale Tussock and Least Black Arches NFY #teammoth #norfolkmoths

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

White-marked (Cerastis leucographa) The only Norfolk recorded in Norfolk was formerly at Hethersett in 2019 (S. Youngs, 02/05/19) Record just in at Hempstead-by-Holt (A. Wallis, 08/04/2026). #norfolkmoths #teammoth norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=21400

White-marked (Cerastis leucographa) A. Wallis 2026

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David Norgate @davidnorgate.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Norfolk’s 2nd White-marked (this time id’d quickly!) was trapped by Andy Wallis! I’m sure the record will be incoming shortly

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Best moth night of the year so far here in West Norfolk. Early Thorn in trap not recorded here since 2013. How did you do?

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Andy Symes @andysymes.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Common Heath flying on Kelling Heath yesterday morning - potentially the earliest ever Norfolk record #TeamMoth

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Ollie Richings @mundfordmoths.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Just found what I believe is a Dewick's Plusia caterpillar whilst pottering in my garden in Mundford VC28 #teammoth #norfolkmoths @norfolknats.bsky.social

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Tim Holt-Wilson @timholtwilson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Supported by an excellent monograph @norfolknats.bsky.social edited by Mark Collins with input @vannabartlett.bsky.social @norwichbirder.bsky.social @danhoare.bsky.social @andymus.bsky.social @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social @robyaxley.bsky.social & many others. To buy via norfolknaturalists.org.uk/.

The cover of a book 'The Nature of Broadland Country Park' published Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society, 2025. A photograph shows a lot of natural history enthusiasts in a pine wood.

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Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society @norfolknats.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

NNNS members will shortly receive two publications, our annual journal "Transactions..." along with a full length supplement detailing our research project at Broadland Country Park. Thank you to the many people who have contributed to both. A thread follows with some detail about the articles...

Cover of the Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society, Volume 58 part 1, 2025. The cover is green with a photo of Yarrow Broomrape.

The contents page of the Transactions of the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society, Volume 58 part 1, 2025. There is an articles list and weather & widllife report list.

Cover of a book "The nature of Broadland Country park" - green with a photo of a group of people within the woods.

The inner contents page of the nature of Broadland Country Park.

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Just published... Phyllocnistis triandricola (Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

If I may make one request this year please do NOT use iNaturalist for recording moths in Norfolk. Please record directly on the website norfolkmoths.co.uk Thank you! #norfolkmoths #teammoth

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Norfolk Moths

The Moths of Norfolk. In association with the Norfolk Moth Survey.

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Two additional notable Norfolk 2025 records recently sent in... Cadra cautella (Dried Currant Moth) last recorded 100 years ago (Stephen West) and Platyedra subcinerea (Mallow Seed Moth) Post Victorian VC28! (Ric Sandifer) #teammoth #norfolkmoths

Stephen West, Walpole Highway 15/11/2025 (Gen. Det. Female)

Ric Sandifer, 30/05/2025 - Terrington St Clement

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new year all, thanks for all the records in 2025, a record breaking year , looking forward to all the 2026 goodies! 🥳 norfolkmoths.co.uk #norfolkmoths

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The Moths of Norfolk. In association with the Norfolk Moth Survey.

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Best of 2025:24. And finally... Eastern Nycteoline (Nycteola asiatica) at Terrington St Clement, 19/09/2025 by Ric Sandifer — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24231 Merry Christmas :) 🎄 🎄 🎄

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Best of 2025:23. Shining Marbled (Pseudeustrotia candidula) at Strumpshaw, 18/09/2025 by Jonathan Farooqi & Dan Monk — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24131

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Best of 2025:22. Zelleria oleastrella (Olive Spinner) at Dersingham by Jim Hodgkinson — one of only two Norfolk records (photo D. Norgate). #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Best of 2025:21. Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) at Walpole Highway, 26/08/2025 by S. West — Only record since 1992! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=19450

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Best of 2025:20. Notocelia incarnatana (Scarce Rose Shoot Moth) at Holme, 12/08/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28. (photo H. Bantock) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Best of 2025:19. Dotted Border Wave (Idaea sylvestraria) — Sidestrand record in 2024 by M. Townsend, confirmed 2025 (P. Hall) new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=17010

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Best of 2025:18. Phyllocnistis extrematrix — Downham Market, 29/07/2025 by Rob Edmunds, new for Norfolk; and Repps-with-Bastwick, 03/08/2025 by Stewart Wright, new VC27. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Best of 2025:17. Grapholita delineana (Hemp Tortrix) at Shotesham, 24/07/2025 by Andy Musgrove & Mark Lawlor — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) @norfolkmoths.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Best of 2025:16. Blastobasis rebeli (Black-banded Masoner) in Norwich, 20/07/2025 by Keith Langdon — only the 2nd Norfolk record! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...

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