wheatearlp
@wheatearlp.bsky.social
Worcestershire-based birder & moth-er.
Agree, shape looks good, but I have only ever seen one, so not much experience to go on!
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Agree, shape looks good, but I have only ever seen one, so not much experience to go on!
A dark Mottled Umber on the wall under the kitchen window brings this morning's total to 6/3 & is nfy, which brings me to 278 for the year VC37 SO96 #teammoth
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A dark Mottled Umber on the wall under the kitchen window brings this morning's total to 6/3 & is nfy, which brings me to 278 for the year VC37 SO96 #teammoth
Not sure there are any BHG darvic schemes with Z as the first character. Could this have been a 2 as for the other two rings? Four digit codes starting with 2 are all UK schemes for BHGs.
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Not sure there are any BHG darvic schemes with Z as the first character. Could this have been a 2 as for the other two rings? Four digit codes starting with 2 are all UK schemes for BHGs.
Cheers. Didn't recognise the common name, thought it was Hemlock Moth?
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Cheers. Didn't recognise the common name, thought it was Hemlock Moth?
Slim chance of two micros for me, as far as I can see. Perhaps more chance of one of four macros 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Slim chance of two micros for me, as far as I can see. Perhaps more chance of one of four macros 🤔
There were also 87 on 20/12/22, so still a record by a fair margin 👍
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There were also 87 on 20/12/22, so still a record by a fair margin 👍
Is that A.alstromeriana?
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Is that A.alstromeriana?
113 Cormorant!! That's got to be a reserve record count, and by some margin I'd imagine 👍
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
113 Cormorant!! That's got to be a reserve record count, and by some margin I'd imagine 👍
That still gives you plenty of scope for new ones... hopefully.
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
That still gives you plenty of scope for new ones... hopefully.
There is that 😂 Only missing about 1,000 from the county list, but how many of those 1k are likely in my garden is another matter 🤔
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There is that 😂 Only missing about 1,000 from the county list, but how many of those 1k are likely in my garden is another matter 🤔
That's more than my new macros/micros combined for my garden thus year! I have seen none of the 'featured' nine, although I did have Y.alpella, which is 'close' 😉
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
That's more than my new macros/micros combined for my garden thus year! I have seen none of the 'featured' nine, although I did have Y.alpella, which is 'close' 😉
Seasonally, what is flying changes considerably. You can trap year-round, although with far greater success in the warmer months (UK perspective). If you want to trap you can buy purpose-built traps, basically a box with a light to attract the moths. Some just note what is attracted to house lights.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Seasonally, what is flying changes considerably. You can trap year-round, although with far greater success in the warmer months (UK perspective). If you want to trap you can buy purpose-built traps, basically a box with a light to attract the moths. Some just note what is attracted to house lights.
To see what's present through the seasons. Species noted & numbers of each are generally forwarded to the County Moth Recorder at the end of the year for addition to each county's on going moth data.
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
To see what's present through the seasons. Species noted & numbers of each are generally forwarded to the County Moth Recorder at the end of the year for addition to each county's on going moth data.
Cheers Sean. I know it's a rubbish picture, so thanks for looking 👍
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Cheers Sean. I know it's a rubbish picture, so thanks for looking 👍
@mothiduk.bsky.social
Hi Sean, can you shed any light on the attached? Any suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers
Hi Sean, can you shed any light on the attached? Any suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@mothiduk.bsky.social
Hi Sean, can you shed any light on the attached? Any suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers
Hi Sean, can you shed any light on the attached? Any suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers
Christmas lights... in mid-November 😱
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Christmas lights... in mid-November 😱
I've been trapping since 2019 (part year) in suburban n.e. Worcs. I never intended to do much with micros at first, but found some colourful ones in my first few traps (June/July '19), so I've counted both for pretty much all the time I've trapped. Currently 462 overall (208 mic/254 mac).
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I've been trapping since 2019 (part year) in suburban n.e. Worcs. I never intended to do much with micros at first, but found some colourful ones in my first few traps (June/July '19), so I've counted both for pretty much all the time I've trapped. Currently 462 overall (208 mic/254 mac).
Delete the photo & pretend you never saw it 😉
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Delete the photo & pretend you never saw it 😉
So, what did you buy?
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So, what did you buy?