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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 21h

Another Ephestia elutella (Cacao Moth) candidate potted up from inside the garage a few nights ago! No idea why my garden seems to produce so many weird & wacky micros. I think there must actually be a micro moth factory somewhere in the garage…. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

After 5 years effort, and 330+ species of micro, Ypsolopha parenthesella finally decided to show up last night 😅 The 8th species of Ypsolopha for the garden. Very quiet otherwise. #Teammoth

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Andy Close @birds-and-me.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1. Fair Isle Day-3 and Day-4: day three was a write-off due to poor conditions. Began day-4 the day with a wee twitch to North Light for the Short-toed Lark. Didn’t see it. But we did manage to find Lanceolated Warbler in the compound. Scenes. 📷 @kevinshetland.bsky.social #UKBirding

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A nice calm evening out there, and already an interesting selection of micros in to the traps: Beet Moth, Rusty-dot Pearl, Caloptilia stigmatella, Gypsonoma dealbana and Carcina quercana. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hi Rob Hoping these are Stigmella samiatella on Sweet Chestnut. Another ‘new for SJ84’ if correct! Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hi Rob Today I went and found the only known Cornelian Cherry in my area (at least I think that’s what it is anyway!). Found some intriguing cut-outs and leaf damage. Don’t think it’s treitschkiella, but thought I’d run it by the you anyway! Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A few bits & pieces from last night included a long overdue NFG Acleris rhombana, plus NFY Scrobipalpa costella and an unexpected Beautiful Hook-tip! #Teammoth

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Andy D. Nunn @andydnunn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I potted a tiny micro off the outside of the 40-W actinic trap in my garden last night and it turned out to be Anatrachyntis badia, the first record for Yorkshire (VCs 61-65). I must admit I'd never heard of it! #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some nice moths from last night, including one of the best-looking Mervs I’ve ever had! Hopefully more to come tonight…one of those Pesky-lemon Sallows would do nicely 😄 #Teammoth

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The White Falcon @markgolley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Three more of the Dusky-lemon Sallow from the weekend. This smart & understated moth reminds me of the upperpart colour scheme of a particularly well-marked, darker looking (dark-breasted) Barn Owl: such a neat & distinctive look 👌 @linnetincley.bsky.social #cleymothobs #norfolkmoths #teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An abundance of Phyllonorycter pastorella mines found today. 60+ quickly counted on the lower branches of the massive Willow, along the River Trent in Stoke. Must be hundreds more out of sight on the rest of the tree! #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Temperature dipped into single figures last night, but that didn’t stop this Clancy’s Rustic from arriving! Think it might be the first for VC39, but been expecting it to arrive sooner or later. Also a hulk of a Clifden, my 4th garden record. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hi Rob Found these today; no ‘practice’ puncture marks and holes ~4.5mm so I guess must be petryi?! Just double checking as it would be new for VC39! Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Deep-brown Dart the best from last night, just the second record for my garden. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs (VC39) #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thanks to a tip off from another local moth-er, today I was able to enjoy finding some nice examples of Phyllonorycter comparella mines at Westport Lake, North Staffs. Over 20+ mines counted of this uncommon, but increasing species. Also several mines of Phyllocnistis unipunctella. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hi Rob What do you make of this large Phyllonorycter mine on (I think) Lombardy Poplar? Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hi Rob - not sure what to make of this on Grey Poplar? Looks a bit like a Parornix but is it even Lepidopteran?! 😅 Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A stressful morning, with domestic chaos, rain & getting stung by a wasp whilst processing the trap 😑 Anyway. Finally got myself a NFG Straw Underwing. Worn and battered but I’ll take it. A sadly moribund Clifden on the ground by the trap. Another Pearly Underwing in much better nick. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Some nice moths from last: Palpita vitrealis, Dewick’s Plusia, Cypress Pug, Lobesia littoralis and two very different Ancylis badiana. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hi Rob - hoping I’ve found sexguttella with this one?! Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Amongst the masses of brown this morning, I was pleased to see a far more interesting piece of brown, with this NFG Pearly Underwing! #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A stunningly fresh Autumnal Rustic the best from last night. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs (VC39) #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hi Rob Just wanting to confirm this on Alder is Heliozela resplendella. A nice new one for SJ84 if correct. Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A very nice Cypress Pug the best from last night. Just the second record for my garden, with the first last year. #Teammoth

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Liz Goodyear @lizgoodyear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

THE MOTH WAS DISSECTED THIS AFTERNOON BY COLIN PLANT, AND CONFIRMED AS A MALE CRESCENT DART - OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN, NOT THE UK SUB SPECIES @migrantmothuk.bsky.social #teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ran a trap in the rain last night, under shelter of a fold-up camping table. A good number of moths included a surprise Marbled White Spot, which seems to have a very small partial 2nd generation. Also 180 LYUs, 60 Vine’s, 3 Angle Shades, 2 Light Emerald, Oak Hook-tip & 3 Rush Veneer. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

From last night’s trap, this monochrome Dioryctria caught my eye. I think it might be simplicella, which would be a nice record. I’ll have it ‘checked out’ to confirm… #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hi Rob - do these all look OK for Stigmella luteella? Thanks again @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Best from last night was a lovely Orange Sallow. Just about annual here. An interesting Depressaria might be daucella, which would be new for SJ84. Still lots of LYU (125) and wasps (~40) 👿 #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A nice example of a Phyllonorycter pastorella mine found in town today, with several others visible on the tree. Seems to be quite an easy mine to find in my local area. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hi Rob Found this mine on sapling Grey Poplar today. Stigmella assimillella would seem the only thing that fits? Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I found this mine of Phyllonorycter pastorella in Scarborough last week. Quite a small one (early stage?) but confirmed as pastorella by Rob Edmunds (thanks!). Probably more widespread in Yorkshire than current records suggest, and perhaps this record is the furthest north yet in the UK?! #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hi Rob I found this mine on some sort of Willow last week in Scarborough. I initially dismissed it as being too small for pastorella, but looking at it again, it has a nice strong central crease. So now wondering if it’s just a small, early mine of pastorella?! Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Nasty wasp-infested traps this morning. My first Feathered Gothic for a few years just about made it worthwhile. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hi Rob Not sure if this is something or nothing! Phyllonorycter comparella maybe?! Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I spotted these mines of Phyllocnistis citrella on Lemon at a garden centre in Howden 😅🙈 No sign of any live larvae, so I guess not permissible to submit as an official record?! Interesting to see nonetheless. @andydnunn.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Another new site for Phyllocnistis xenia found today, down at the Italian Gardens, South Cliff, Scarborough. And my son spotted a beaten up Orange Sallow on the path! I think his moth training/brain washing is almost complete 😄 #Teammoth

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Andy Symes @andysymes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Beautiful Plume pursued by small shadow dragons - dramatic scenes on my kitchen wall last night #TeamMoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yet more leafmining today in Scarborough, with a shed load more mines of Phyllocnistis xenia found! More than 50 mines counted on this small clump of Grey Poplar!! Clearly they do like to be beside the seaside 😄 @doublekidney.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Leafmining today in Scarborough produced several mines of Ectoedemia heringella on Holm Oak. Appears to be a new record for the whole of the Yorkshire coast if my ID is correct! @vc28nature.bsky.social @doublekidney.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Managed just one Pied Fly at Ravenscar this morning on family walk. A miracle I could see or hear anything over the constant whining/moaning/chatting from various family members 😆🙄 Also excellent views of Canary-shouldered Thorn in the public lavs 😄 #Teammoth

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Steve Nash @stevenash71.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A disappointing night for migrants in St Mellion, with no obvious new arrivals, however this spectacular Vestal (R. sacraria) aberration made it worth the effort in the torrential rain and thunderstorms. I've never seen anything quite like it. #teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

From the Scarborough garden MV last night, Twin-spotted Wainscot the best of a lacklustre catch. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Very pleased to find my very first mines of Phyllocnistis xenia this evening here in Scarborough, with at least 9 counted. A very attractive-looking mine in my humble opinion. @doublekidney.bsky.social #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Only trapped for an hour and a half last night (a regrettable decision 🤦‍♂️) but of interest, a late Sycamore and a Lathronympha strigana. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Evening Rob The Phyllonorycter mine has progressed a bit now. What do you reckon? Hopefully an adult will emerge anyway to confirm! Cheers @vc28nature.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NFG Heath Rustic from last night. Just the second record for SJ84. Best of the rest Small Ranunculus, 2 Sallow, 2 SMW, 40 Vine’s Rustic and 8 Beet Moth. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

40 species from last night, with Angle-barred Pug the highlight. Also a nice male Treble-bar, Maiden’s Blush, 3 SMW, 50 Vine’s Rustic, 8 Beet Moth and 3 Aspila funebrana to the FUN lure. #Teammoth

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Steve Turner @sj84turner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hi Rob An old mine on Grey Poplar: am I looking at Phyllonorycter comparella?! Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social

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