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jameslowenwild.bsky.social
Stars of the mothtrap morn. #teammoth #muchadoaboutmothing
May 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
bernoid.bsky.social
Seven Frosted Green in the #MothTrap this morning. Stunning. #DevonMoths
April 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
saloplarus.bsky.social
Figure of 72 on the wall by the mothtrap just now! (that's 9 x Figure of 8!) #salopmoths #teammoth
Two of the NINE Figure of Eight moths on the wall by the mothtrap this evening
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
gremlingraeme.bsky.social
That’ll do…

Clifden Nonpareil

#clifdennonpareil #blueunderwing #moths #mothsmatter #mothtrap
October 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
saloplarus.bsky.social
Vestals have taken on the baton from SMWs in terms of daily occurrence in the #salopobs mothtrap, although there were two of each today in the sea of Lunar Underwings #salopmoths #teammoth
A smart pink-tinged and very pink-striped Vestal perched in the grass
September 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
Meagre 18 sp and 36 moths last rainy night in Corfe Castle #mothtrap. This Lilac Beauty stole the show @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
bernoid.bsky.social
Three firsts for me from the #mothtrap this morning, always exciting... Alder Moth, Marbled Minor & Scalloped Hazel. #DevonMoths
May 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
stewchat.bsky.social
Last nights #mothtrap catch 51 of 12, Angle Shades and Shoulder Stripe NFY.

#teammoth #Northumberland
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
saloplarus.bsky.social
Merveille du Jour playing dead by the mothtrap this evening. Natural selection at its best #salopmoths #teammoth
Merveille du Jour lying on its back in response to an attempt to lift it into the safety of the mothtrap
October 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
chrisjacksonlrps.bsky.social
Mothtrap this morning. Buff Ermine, Cockchafer and Vine's rustic. @willowglass12.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social #teammoth
May 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
Nothing to see here, just a bird dropping in my #mothtrap
A moth that looks like a bird dropping, called Chinese Character
May 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
sibe4me.bsky.social
And so it begins...the magic trap is out once more 😁 #mothtrap #teammoth
Actinic moth trap
February 22, 2026 at 4:58 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
23/45 in Corfe Castle #mothtrap last night. NFY were 3 Poplar Hawks, Waved Umber, Pale Prominent and Pale Tussock @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
May 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
martinswarren.bsky.social
Best #mothtrap of the year with 295 moths of 84?sp in Corfe Castle. Thrilled to catch this increasingly rare Grass Eggar. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
August 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
111 of 60 sp in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap was the most this year. Without doubt the star was Lilac Beauty, aptly named stunner #teammoth @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
dannygibson.bsky.social
A nice Pine Beauty moth to brighten up the dull mornings at the traps

#moths #teammoth #mothsmatter #insects #lepidoptera #mothtrap
April 18, 2026 at 9:44 AM
saloplarus.bsky.social
Figure of 24 and a cheeky Merv around the #mothtrap already this evening #salopmoths #teammoth
Collage of a Merveille du Jour and three Figure of 8s
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
19 of 10 sp in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap last night. Lots of furries inc Lunar Marbled Brown, Nut-tree Tussock, Brindled Beauty, and Muslin. @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
April 24, 2026 at 8:57 AM
saloplarus.bsky.social
A quick scout around a friend's mothtrap as I was leaving after dinner produced seven species including this cracking Oak Beauty 😍 #teammoth #mothsmatter
Oak Beauty on a wall
March 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
saloplarus.bsky.social
A good day for what our kids call flat moths, resting on the shed around the mothtrap. Super smart #teammoth
Scorched Carpet Waved Umber Streamer Shoulder-stripe
April 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
17 sp + 44 moths in my Corfe Castle #mothtrap yesterday. Inc 24 Lunar Underwings. Other lovelies were Centre-barred Sallow, Sallow, Feathered Brindle, and Frosted Orange @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social #teammoth
October 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
First #mothtrap of the year yielded 10 moths of 7sp in my Corfe Castle garden. Two stunners this Oak Beauty and Dotted Chestnut. Good to be up and running for 2026 season. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Oak Beauty moth Dotted Chestnut moth
February 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
martinswarren.bsky.social
67 of 13 sp in #mothtrap at Corfe Castle. Some beauties were Early Thorn, Dotted Border, Oak Beauty and Pale Pinion. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social #teammoth
Early Thorn Dotted Border Oak Beauty Pale Pinion
March 9, 2026 at 10:23 AM
saloplarus.bsky.social
Another mothtrap full of interest this morning, with a @migrantmothuk.bsky.social Small Mottled Willow, a nationally scarce beetle Oedemera femoralis, and some photogenic micros #teammoth #vc40
Small Mottled Willow Oedemera femoralis, a nationally scarce species of false blister beetle Black-tipped Ermine (Yponomeuta plumbella), one of three at the mothtrap A tiny Parornix sp.
July 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
lenahallesaale.bsky.social
First successful mothtrap of the year, at 6°C during the night, after weeks of frost and snow: 2/2 #teammoth
Weißgrauer Breitflügelspanner (Agriopis leucophaearia) Schneespanner ( Phigalia pilosaria)
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM