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Two new moth species for the garden (East Yorkshire, VC 61) last night: Scorched Carpet and Black Arches. Also the smartest Blood-vein I've seen and another Small Mottled Willow. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

More interesting moths in the last few nights, including Bordered Straw (on lavender), Pyrausta despicata (new for garden), Nephopterix angustella, a third Dewick's Plusia (on lavender) and three Small Mottled Willow. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Acrolepiopsis assectella was new for my garden this week. Also a second record of Tree-lichen Beauty, plus Agriphila selasella and Plain Pug. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

Recent moth highlights: two Small Mottled Willow, the second Dewick's Plusia of the year (to Ni Moth lure), Aphelia viburnana (ex larva on creeping willow) and Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (ex mine on snowberry). #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

A few recent moth highlights: Six-belted Clearwing (new for the garden), first Leopard Moth for 8 years, second garden record of Oak Nycteoline, Small Chocolate-tip (ex larva on creeping willow). #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

Really pleased to add Dewick's Plusia to the garden list last night (attracted to a Ni Moth pheromone lure). Possibly only the fifth site for VC 61/East Yorkshire. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

A surprisingly enjoyable visit to a shopping outlet today, with 41 species of moth recorded, including Antispila metallella, Coleophora siccifolia, Stigmella tiliae, Etainia louisella and Roeslerstammia erxlebella. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

A few nice moths from a lowland heath recently: Phyllonorycter quinqueguttella (mine on creeping willow), Small Chocolate-tip (larva on creeping willow), Carpatolechia alburnella and Aristotelia ericinella. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

Blue-bordered Carpet was new for my garden last night, closely following second records of Least Carpet and Dwarf Cream Wave. This aberrant Heart & Dart was also worthy of a photo. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

I've found Etainia sericopeza and E. louisella mines quite a few times over the years, but never E. decentella ... until today. Extremely cryptic mine on a sycamore samara. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

A few recent moth larvae highlights: second VC 61 record of Antispila metallella (mine on dogwood), Coleophora violacea (case on birch), Depressaria radiella (on hogweed) and Stigmella crataegella (mine on hawthorn). #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

Some interesting micros in my garden recently. Possibly the first Yorkshire record of Cydia inquinatana, second VC 61 record of Nemapogon ruricolella, Ephestia kuehniella/Vitula serratilineella to check and Pammene aurana. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @eggboxenvy.bsky.social

I caught two of these Privet Hawk-moths last night. Not many records from my garden. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths

A Coleophora siccifolia larval case on hawthorn, only the fifth VC 61 record I believe, was a bit of a surprise just down the road from my house today. Also a Leucoptera laburnella mine on laburnum. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

A few moths from the woods yesterday, despite persistent rain: Adela croesella, Epinotia demarniana, Coleophora binderella (case on birch) and Perittia obscurepunctella (mine on honeysuckle). #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

Not many moths recently, but a few highlights nonetheless: third garden records of Shears and Epinotia nanana, first (surprisingly) of Chilo phragmitella, and what looks like the fourth VC 61 record of Stigmella sorbi (from the woods, not garden). #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

A video (it was dark!) of midwife toads calling in Woodsetts, South Yorkshire, last night. Could hear them all down the street! #teamtoad @ynuorg.bsky.social

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Just my second garden (VC 61) record of Chamomile Shark in 16 years, from a few nights ago. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social

A miracle has occurred in my garden. After making a complete hash of potting a Ni Moth in the morning, I netted what was surely the same individual nectaring on red valerian last night. Off to buy a lottery ticket now. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

After yesterday's Currant Clearwing, I got a Red-tipped Clearwing today. Both were ~2 weeks earlier than my previous earliest garden record. Also had an early Common Footman recently, apparently only a day later than the earliest Yorkshire record. #teammoth #YorkshireMoths @doublekidney.bsky.social