Neil Sherman
@neilsmothman.bsky.social
Suffolk county recorder for moths.
Naturalist and conservationist with main interests in moths, butterflies, birds and heathland.
Naturalist and conservationist with main interests in moths, butterflies, birds and heathland.
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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...
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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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Best of 2025:15. Depressaria pulcherrimella (Pignut Brown) at Hempstead-by-Holt, 20/07/2025 by Andrew Wallis — post-Vic Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:15. Depressaria pulcherrimella (Pignut Brown) at Hempstead-by-Holt, 20/07/2025 by Andrew Wallis — post-Vic Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:14. Rest Harrow (Aplasta ononaria) — Beeston, 19/07/2025 by Giles Dunmore, new for Norfolk; and Great Ellingham, 20/07/2025 by Chris Knott, new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16640
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:14. Rest Harrow (Aplasta ononaria) — Beeston, 19/07/2025 by Giles Dunmore, new for Norfolk; and Great Ellingham, 20/07/2025 by Chris Knott, new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16640
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Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society
www.benhs.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Have you checked out our 4th edition of the popular Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland yet? Free to download in 3 digital formats!
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Interested in moth trapping?
Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species?
Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species?
Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Effect of bulb type on moth trap catch and composition in UK gardens
We analyse 10 years of records Garden Moth Scheme (GMS) to estimate the effect of bulb and trap type on the number of moths caught by moth traps. We find that brighter, higher wattage bulbs collect ...
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Interested in moth trapping?
Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species?
Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social
#mothsmatter #teammoth
Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species?
Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social
#mothsmatter #teammoth
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Best of 2025:13. Ground Lackey (Malacosoma castrensis) at Wells, 17/07/2025 by Ben Sale & Leslie Gardiner and 30/07/2025 by Mike Hodgson — new VC28! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16350
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:13. Ground Lackey (Malacosoma castrensis) at Wells, 17/07/2025 by Ben Sale & Leslie Gardiner and 30/07/2025 by Mike Hodgson — new VC28! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16350
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More ecology work at Ipswich Golf Club (@PurdisHeathGolf) assisted by @GreenwaysProj continuing work to open up more fenland habitat along the Mill river valley running through course. Pic on right taken in summer is of valley opened up in previous year showing reedbed
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
More ecology work at Ipswich Golf Club (@PurdisHeathGolf) assisted by @GreenwaysProj continuing work to open up more fenland habitat along the Mill river valley running through course. Pic on right taken in summer is of valley opened up in previous year showing reedbed
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Best of 2025:12. Phyllocnistis asiatica (Asian Maze-miner) — two specimens submitted by Roger Ward, DNA-confirmed 2025 (Univ. Warwick) First confirmed in Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:12. Phyllocnistis asiatica (Asian Maze-miner) — two specimens submitted by Roger Ward, DNA-confirmed 2025 (Univ. Warwick) First confirmed in Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Work continues on the new Surrey Moths website at www.surreymoths.org.uk. It's still lacking images, and some species accont detail (the admin is in place to start writing them), but it's now functioning well and like a good wine will improve with age. #MothsMatter
Surrey Moths
www.surreymoths.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Work continues on the new Surrey Moths website at www.surreymoths.org.uk. It's still lacking images, and some species accont detail (the admin is in place to start writing them), but it's now functioning well and like a good wine will improve with age. #MothsMatter
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Best of 2025:11. Pexicopia malvella (Hollyhock Seed Moth) at NWT Swangey Fen, 30/06/2025 by James Symonds — new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:11. Pexicopia malvella (Hollyhock Seed Moth) at NWT Swangey Fen, 30/06/2025 by James Symonds — new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:10. Dusky Clearwing (Paranthrene tabaniformis) at Upwell, 25/06/2025 by Jim Wheeler — 2nd year in garden, 3rd for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=3720
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:10. Dusky Clearwing (Paranthrene tabaniformis) at Upwell, 25/06/2025 by Jim Wheeler — 2nd year in garden, 3rd for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=3720
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Best of 2025:9. Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Migrant Sable) at Titchwell, 24/06/2025 by RSPB Volunteers — new VC28! (x6 in Norfolk 2025!) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:9. Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Migrant Sable) at Titchwell, 24/06/2025 by RSPB Volunteers — new VC28! (x6 in Norfolk 2025!) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:7. Phiaris micana (Olive Marble) at Swangey Fen, 16/06/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:7. Phiaris micana (Olive Marble) at Swangey Fen, 16/06/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:6. The Alchymist (Catephia alchymista) in Norwich, 14/06/2025 by Craig Robson — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24640
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:6. The Alchymist (Catephia alchymista) in Norwich, 14/06/2025 by Craig Robson — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24640
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Best of 2025:5. Coleophora siccifolia (Keeled Case-bearer) at Weeting, 13/06/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28 (case also found nr Foulden 30/08/2025 J. Swalwell) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:5. Coleophora siccifolia (Keeled Case-bearer) at Weeting, 13/06/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28 (case also found nr Foulden 30/08/2025 J. Swalwell) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:4. Argyresthia arceuthina (White-headed Tip Moth) at STANTA, 25/05/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:4. Argyresthia arceuthina (White-headed Tip Moth) at STANTA, 25/05/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:3. Glaucous Shears (Papestra biren) at Dersingham Bog, 20/05/2025 by Jim Hodgkinson — new VC28! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=21620
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:3. Glaucous Shears (Papestra biren) at Dersingham Bog, 20/05/2025 by Jim Hodgkinson — new VC28! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=21620
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Best of 2025:2. Glyphipterix forsterella (Woodland Sedge-moth) at Lolly Moor, 19/05/2025 by David Norgate — only the 2nd Norfolk record! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Best of 2025:2. Glyphipterix forsterella (Woodland Sedge-moth) at Lolly Moor, 19/05/2025 by David Norgate — only the 2nd Norfolk record! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Best of 2025:1. Acleris umbrana (Dark-streaked Tortrix) at Toftwood, 14/01/2025 by David Norgate — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Best of 2025:1. Acleris umbrana (Dark-streaked Tortrix) at Toftwood, 14/01/2025 by David Norgate — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
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Probably the most nicely marked Mottled Umber I’ve had in the trap in the company of 14 December Moths and a very late Lesser Yellow Underwing #TeamMoth
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Probably the most nicely marked Mottled Umber I’ve had in the trap in the company of 14 December Moths and a very late Lesser Yellow Underwing #TeamMoth
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Ecology work this week at Ipswich Golf Club has included planting out pot grown drought tolerant Fescue plugs + Heather plants from our on site polytunnels on bunker mounds. A successful technique we have used for a few years. x.com/PurdisHeathG...
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ecology work this week at Ipswich Golf Club has included planting out pot grown drought tolerant Fescue plugs + Heather plants from our on site polytunnels on bunker mounds. A successful technique we have used for a few years. x.com/PurdisHeathG...
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Four new species for Dorset (and a belated one for Britain) are among the highlights of the Dorset Moths Annual Report 2024. Free PDF downland from dorsetmoths.co.uk
#teammoth
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
@dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#teammoth
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
@dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Four new species for Dorset (and a belated one for Britain) are among the highlights of the Dorset Moths Annual Report 2024. Free PDF downland from dorsetmoths.co.uk
#teammoth
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
@dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#teammoth
@dorsetmoths.bsky.social
@dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
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New study confirms that short wavelength light (UV & blue) attracts the most nocturnal insects & that intensity increases attraction for all colours. Longer wavelength & lower intensity outdoor lights should reduce biodiversity impacts resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #teammoth 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New study confirms that short wavelength light (UV & blue) attracts the most nocturnal insects & that intensity increases attraction for all colours. Longer wavelength & lower intensity outdoor lights should reduce biodiversity impacts resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #teammoth 🌍
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I thought I had a lot of moth records (with >10,000 from this year still to submit) but that’s small fry compared to what’s already been submitted by everyone else. I don’t envy the moth county recorder’s job! Well done Jim…
WOW! We have just passed 3.5 million records, it is certainly a record breaking year, details to come in December as I attempt a New for Norfolk advent calendar and post a species per day 😅... Yes we have had that many!!! #teammoth #norfolkmoths
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I thought I had a lot of moth records (with >10,000 from this year still to submit) but that’s small fry compared to what’s already been submitted by everyone else. I don’t envy the moth county recorder’s job! Well done Jim…