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Mavis Bickle

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Gloucestershire Artist, illustrator of small wildlife with a ‘weakness for night butterflies’ and wildlife gardening enthusiast. (VC33) Other special interests: Forteana, Archaeology and er..Sheds

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Who dat 😅

06.03.2026 09:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

(The giganteana came to have some FUN) 🤩

06.03.2026 09:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Indeedy!

06.03.2026 09:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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…some micros
Pammene giganteana
Acleris literana
Diurnea fagella

06.03.2026 09:46 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Oak Beauty on a branch

Oak Beauty on a branch

Side view of a Pale Pinion on a twig

Side view of a Pale Pinion on a twig

Brindled Beauty on a fern

Brindled Beauty on a fern

5/6 March VC33 Stroud #teammoth
48:14 was a pretty good haul for early March… for here anyway. Star of my show - an Oak Beauty even though it had bits missing ‘cos it’s my first ever.
As was a Pale Pinion. 2x Brindled Beauty, D.fagella, 4xDS Pug all NFY, 18x Heb Ch, 9 xCmn Q and and and…1/2

06.03.2026 09:43 👍 33 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

It’s a good un!

04.03.2026 15:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A test run in a new area- woodland habitat, last night was really for logistical reasons but in 1 ½ hours there were 9 of 5 spp, 5 Cmn Quaker, Dotted Border, Cmn Brindled Brown, Chestnut and this rather lovely fresh Twin-spotted Quaker. Looking forward to a proper session there soon #teammoth

04.03.2026 10:38 👍 49 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

04.03.2026 07:30 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
March Moth

March Moth

Early Grey

Early Grey

Dark Chestnut probably

Dark Chestnut probably

02/03/26 VC33
Numbers are up! 24:6, 12 species since new year.
NFYs March Moth & Early Grey
Another Dark looking Chestnut
A record amount for me in early March #teammoth

03.03.2026 09:59 👍 40 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Aw, thank you ☺️

01.03.2026 16:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Oak Spiral 11 x 11”

#BlueSkyArtShow #Round #ArtistsOfBlueSky #WildlifeArt #OakTree

28.02.2026 12:46 👍 26 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

😁

27.02.2026 20:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You talkin t’me?
#MothFaceFriday
Hebrew ‘Characters’
#teammoth

27.02.2026 09:36 👍 32 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Chris

26.02.2026 15:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

👍🏼 Thanks Clive. I’ve only ever had a couple or three but last year’s was obviously a Dark - this one I wasn’t so sure about

26.02.2026 14:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ooh I know, I like mine at least 85%.
And the chocolate 😁

26.02.2026 13:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Did a quick shufty round the garden just now and found an extra nfy- Twin-spot Quaker
#teammoth

26.02.2026 13:20 👍 40 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Yeh, y’reckon? Thanks… I was about 70% for dark 🍫

26.02.2026 12:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I don’t think I’d be happy leaving mine (same rig as yours) ‘cos the land is public but has recently come into shared community ownership/management and it definitely needs a few moth surveys 😁

26.02.2026 12:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, I was really hoping you weren’t going to say something ridiculous like - overnight 😅

26.02.2026 12:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’ll be surveying a similar habitat soon… how long did you give it Clive?

26.02.2026 12:02 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A pair of Chestnuts, one of which is giving me grief as to its proper ID… 🥴
Too worn to be definite? #teammoth

26.02.2026 11:59 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
A small moth, pale green with black markings, camouflaged on lichens and appropriately named Lichen Tortrix, (Acleris literana)

A small moth, pale green with black markings, camouflaged on lichens and appropriately named Lichen Tortrix, (Acleris literana)

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26/02/26
11:4 CQs, Heb Chs, Chestnuts and
bestest- ‘Mini Merv’
Alt text for proper names 😁
#teammoth

26.02.2026 11:56 👍 33 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Lovely job!

26.02.2026 09:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Welcome!

25.02.2026 21:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

👍🏼

25.02.2026 18:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Gorgeous!

24.02.2026 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A moth that looks like a faery’s coat-hanger
On a prunus blossom

A moth that looks like a faery’s coat-hanger On a prunus blossom

One nfy Common Plume amongst 13 Orthosia overnight. Still a bit too breezy I reckon #teammoth

24.02.2026 13:17 👍 23 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Beautifully done is that

23.02.2026 16:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤔 Bilbo Baggins I think…
at least you can console yourself with the mini merv eh 😁

21.02.2026 13:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0