Just found a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Penryn Campus. Presumably arrived with the Saharan dust and probably finding Cornwall a tad nippy! Migrant Lepidoptera
First night trapping at my new home in Hertfordshire produced my first Clifden! Also better migrants than I was expecting this far inland with Delicate, Vestal, Silver-y, and 2 Angle Shades.
10/10/2023, VC20 Migrant Lepidoptera
Lots of migrants in the Falmouth garden trap last night! 1 Dewick's, 1 Cosmopolitan, 3 Palpita Vitrealis, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Delicate, 3 L-album, 1 Vestal, 2 Pale Mottled Willow, 3 White Speck, 3 White Point, 1 Box, 1 Pearly Underwing Migrant Lepidoptera (1/2)
Trapping in ancient woodland at Long Melford in Suffolk last night produced fewer moths than previous nights, but this migrant PALPITA VITREALIS (Olive-tree Pearl) was ample compensation; the first one I have actually trapped myself. #mothsmatter Migrant Lepidoptera
2 Convolvulus, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, also 17 Delicate. Yesterday a different Convolvulus and a Vestal Migrant Lepidoptera
Some nice migrant and local moths to the garden light trap in Falmouth last week 11/9. 2 black banded, Old World Webworm, 2 Delicate, 3 Vestal, 3 Portland Ribbon Wave and Bloxworth Snout the highlights from one evening, with Scarce Bordered Straw netted. Migrant Lepidoptera
Found a Spurge Hawk-moth caterpillar heading to the sea at Landguard today. Moved it back up to the vegetation so hope it stays safe and dry! Neil Sherman Migrant Lepidoptera
Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice, just found a second Vestal in my Manchester garden, after this morning’s first. Migrant Lepidoptera #migrantmoth #moths
Among the migrant #moths last night were Gem (nfg), 2 Olive Tree Pearl, Pearly Underwing, Delicate & Turnip. Also another 2 Merv with Phyllonorycter Messaniella & Agonopterix Scopariella both nfg Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR) Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society BC Norfolk Migrant Lepidoptera
Migrant Lepidoptera found this Yellow Underwing Pearl near Old Town Churchyard, St Mary’s this morning. First I’ve seen and certainly one I’m happy to have found whilst walking down the road. Amazing underwing too!
With a flurry of recent reports in the local area nice to catch my own Watsonalla uncinula last night. UK Moth Identification Migrant Lepidoptera British Moths BC Somerset & Bristol
Another Clifden Nonpareil to add to the growing list. This time at Heysham.
Migrant Lepidoptera #mothsmatter
Stephen Ruttle trapped this magnificent Striped Hawk-moth at Halfway, Carmarthenshire on Sunday. Stephen's upland farm has a history of attracting exciting migrant moths despite being a fair way inland. Migrant Lepidoptera
Twitched my first moth today - an absolutely stonking Oleander Hawk-moth. Llanarth, Ceredigion VC46 Migrant Lepidoptera
Bloxworth Snout, today, in my office in Helston, Cornwall. Migrant or out of hibernation? Office tick. Migrant Lepidoptera
