Two differently coloured Oak Beauties from the other night. One of the smartest spring moths! Seems to be getting commoner around here. Took 8 years to catch my first, and only seven records in the last 14 years, but have already had four this year. #teammoth #MothsMatter #YorkshireMoths
The recording of Charlie Fletcher's review of the 2025 Moth year is now available. Its been another very busy moth year with record number of moths a lots of new earliest and latest recorded dates let alone record abundance for hundreds of species... Phew! youtu.be/-s8RWBO-_nI
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Doh, I didn't know about it, otherwise I would have joined : (
This drab form of Calybites phasianipennella was a bit of a surprise on 25 February. The adult overwinters, but this appears to be the 'earliest' Yorkshire record. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @doublekidney.bsky.social
Blimey! I've caught three moths so far this year. The difference between north vs. south (and garden vs. decent habitat) in the late winter/early spring still surprises me every year!
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Correction, there's one previous record from my 10k square (last year).
The first moth of the year last night and it was new for my garden: Ypsolopha ustella. Not particularly common in Yorkshire and new for my 10k square by the look of it. #TeamMoth #MothsMatter @doublekidney.bsky.social
I've been trapping in East Yorkshire for 16 years and never got one!
It's in Yorkshire, but very patchy. I've been checking numerous holm oaks in East Yorkshire for years, but only found it in four locations.
Today is the official deadline for applications to this lovely freshwater, fishy, eDNA PhD, but the portal will be open throughout the weekend, ready for any last minute submissions! #PhD #PhDOppertunity
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I've been checking holm oaks in East Yorkshire (VC 61) for #leafmines since 2013, but had only recorded Ectoedemia heringella near the Humber Estuary. I found a few near Beverley last year though and loads in Hull today. I last checked this tree in 2022. #TeamMoth @doublekidney.bsky.social
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... the most notable micros were probably Acrobasis repandana, Anania crocealis, Nephopterix angustella and Argyresthia semitestacella. #TeamMoth @doublekidney.bsky.social
I've finally finalised my moth records from 2025 and had a surprising (since I've been trapping here since 2013) 31 species new for the garden. Six were macros: Four-spotted Footman, Mullein, Small Marbled and Bordered Straw, plus Latticed Heath and Purple Bar. #TeamMoth @doublekidney.bsky.social
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Unfortunately, not possible to be sure with vacated mines.
It's best to breed oak Phyllo mines out or check the pupal cremaster.
Yes!
And Bucculatrix ulmella.
Yesterday, @britentsoc.bsky.social published the 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Completely updated and free to download in 3 digital formats: PDF, spreadsheet, and an Android App! Further details at www.benhs.org.uk/publications... #TeamMoth
Some opportunistic leafminering on a family day out produced plenty of species, including Bucculatrix albedinella (elm), Coleophora albitarsella (ground-ivy), Stigmella catharticella (purging buckthorn) and Ectoedemia intimella (sallow). #TeamMoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social
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Yes, it's very satisfying to find cryptic cases like those!
