#NatureWithin
November 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
One of the best wasp mimics:

Raspberry Clearwing (a moth) 🤩

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November 4, 2026 at 7:23 AM
A pair of mazily meandering leaf miners 🍂
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November 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Nature’s patchwork
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October 31, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I’ll take ‘mind-blowing revelation’ any day of the week! 🤯

Thank you @profbillmcguire.bsky.social 🙏

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November 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A Crimson Speckled-inspired poem
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November 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Synchronised swishing 😍
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October 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A Chocolate-tip-inspired poem…
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November 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Short-necked Oil Beetles have been found once again in Pembrokeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

In celebration, here’s a closely related species from Crete earlier this year 🇬🇷

#NatureWithin
November 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Who says you can’t teach an old moth new tricks? 😆

Paw…now both paws 🐾

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October 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Same species. Different angles.

Pine-tree Lappet 🇪🇸

#NatureWithin
October 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Yesterday’s Lappet post reminded me of a few other lappets I’ve seen in Spain over the years 🇪🇸

Pine-tree Lappet
&
Cypress Lappet
&
Cork-oak Lappet

#NatureWithin
October 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Wattle, dewlap and lappet.

All refer to the flap-like fold of certain animals.

Including this Lappet moth 😃

#NatureWithin
October 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Violet Ground Beetle 🪲

Reaching new heights 🪾

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October 24, 2026 at 8:06 AM
October 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Hungry for insect photos? 🦋🪲🐝

Good! Because here is my #insectimore series 🐛🐞

Time to eat your greens 🥬
#NatureWithin
October 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Moths sustain us… ♥️

Blood-vein 🩸

(Essex, June 2025)
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October 21, 2026 at 7:29 AM
UK’s largest resident moth…

🩷 🖤 🩷 🖤 🩷 🖤 🩷 🖤

Privet Hawkmoth

(Essex, June 2025)

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October 20, 2026 at 7:42 AM
October 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Mint Moth in mint condition ♥️

(Essex, June 2024)

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October 18, 2026 at 8:23 AM
#NatureWithin in numbers:
📃 229 pages
🧬 70 species
📕 9 chapters
🙋‍♀️ 7 experts
🔤 2 new words
🌍 1 message
October 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
June in her sleekest of suits 🖤 🤍

Aka: Ringlet 💍

#NatureWithin
October 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
The moths are listening…

Ear Moth 👂

(Aug 2024, Cairngorms 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

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October 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Hungry for insect photos? 🦋🪲🐝

Excellent! Because here is my #insectimore series 🐛🐞

Today: Emeralds 💎
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October 14, 2026 at 7:20 AM
From a summer past…

Ghost Moth 👻

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October 13, 2026 at 7:24 AM