Migrant Moth

63/21 in SE Hants with 3 NFY. Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow and Deep-brown Dart were new. Surprise moth was a late Least Carpet, migrants/locals were Four-spotted Footman, Turnip Moth and Clancy’s Rustic #teammoth #migrantmothuk

22/09/25. 13/9. Dark Sword-grass, Feathered Ranunculus, Black Rustic & Lunar Underwing worth a mention. #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

46:18 was better than expected from my cold S Hants VC11 garden. The undoubted highlight was a clifden nonpareil, 1 silver Y the other migrant. Others bits included northern deep brown dart 1, black rustic 1, pink barred sallow 1, sallow 3 and L-album wainscot 6. #teammoth #migrantmothuk

#teammoth #migrantmothuk #norfolkmoths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social Six Norfolk records now, five this year.

Migrants overnight 29/08/2025 Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) 1 Palpita vitrealis 2 Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites) 2 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 4 Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) 1 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) 1 Tynemouth. #VC67moths #MigrantmothUK #Teammoth

Away day trapping with 30spp. to MV 29th Aug, Lizard, Cornwall incl. singles of Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Palpita vitrealis, and a handful of Nomphila noctuella, and Udea ferrugalis #teammoth #MigrantMothUK

Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) always brighten up a trap. 28/08/2025 #Teammoth #MigrantmothUK #VC67moths

A cool night reduced numbers to 113/52 in SE Hants VC11. NFY was a Portland Ribbon Wave and NFG was Aroga velocella and the Scrobipalpa ocellatella from the other night. 3 RDP, 1 Four-spotted Footman, 2 O. semirubella, 1 European Corn-borer hinted at migrants on the loose #migrantmothuk #teammoth

12/08/25. 146/26. Dark Sword-grass & Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) NFG. Tawny-speckled & Lime-speck Pug, Least Carpet, 4 Yellow Shell, 11 SHC & 76 Common Grass-moth (Agriphila tristella) at least giving us something to count 😉 #teammoth #norfolkmoths #MigrantMothUK

82:48 to my South Hants VC11 garden last night. Some nice bits - Jersey & Garden Tigers, shaded broad-bar, rosy rustic, four-spotted footman & a diamond back, but this Gypsy Moth was the star, a new moth for me. Great antennae - face on it looks like a brown long-eared bat #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Bedstraw Hawk-moth the absolute star of our trap in Fair Isle last night, about the 15th record for the Isle. Technically the highlight though was Common Carpet; first for Fair Isle and just the 6th for VC112 Shetland. Overall 234/19, dominated by 114 Diamond-back Moths. #TeamMoth #MigrantMothUK

Overnight trap of 261/78 in SE Hants. 2 NFG a long overdue Nutmeg and a new coloniser Uvea fulvalis, which I didn’t twig as a NFG until I’d released it 🤦🏻‍♂️ 2 Light Crimson Underwing, Festoon and Drinker best of rest. RDP, Diamond-back, European Corn-borer hinted at migration #teammoth #migrantmothuk

As the weather warms up the garden trap turns up the goods with a Small Marbled, excellent for D&G. Also, a Sandy Carpet, Gothic and Garden Tiger #teammoth #MigrantMothuk

A little bit of #MigrantMothUK action last night with singles of Dark Sword-grass and Silver Y and a couple of Scrobipalpa ocellatella in the trap

Small Mottled Willow in my garden moth trap (mid Norfolk) last night (Tues), a #MigrantMothUK (along with 2 Diamond-backs). Sciota adelphella (Willow Knot-horn), new for garden on Monday night, may also have been a migrant though seems to be on the verge of colonisation. #TeamMoth #NorfolkMoths

After success from the garden, I emptied the trap at work, and waiting for me at the entrance of the trap was a Small Marbled. Also, in the trap was some small early instar caterpillars but struggling with ID, if anyone help? #teammoth #migrantmothuk

With the wind turning to the north opportunity for migrants to my D&G garden, had gone for this latest period of good weather. However last night got lucky with a Olive Tree Pearl (poss VC first) and 2 Sm Mottled Willow #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Small Marbled, Harby, Leics 25/6/25 I think the number of county records must have doubled in the last few days! #vc55moths #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Over 400 moths of 119 species in Ashurst, New Forest this morning. 3 nfg, taking me over 1000 species for the garden, the best being Zelleria oleastrella (7th for Hampshire), alongside Lyonetia prunifoliella & Bucculatrix frangutella #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera) Tynemouth VC67 overnight #Migrantmothuk

Possible migrants; 2 Rush Veneer 3 Diamond-back Moths 1 European Corn-borer 1 Vestal 1 Small Mottled Willow 4 Four-spotted Footman #migrantmothuk 2/2

Unusual for my garden trap to have any migrants in it. Rush Veneer, European Corn-borer, Diamond-backs, Small Mottled Willow, Vestal. Full numbers later #teammoth #migrantmothuk

Migrant action last night was limited to two species, foot-spotted footman of which there were 8, and a rush veneer. #migrantmothuk

Mothing has continued throughout the day, five lure put out and so far 9 orange-tailed clearwings and a red-belted have been attracted. Also flushed another silver Y out from the garden shrubbery! #teammoth #migrantmothuk

109:56 to my S Hants (VC11) garden. A few NFY inc. four-spotted footman, small blood-vein, barred yellow, Pyrasta purpuralis and small dusty wave. Very little on the migrant front, just 2 diamond backs and a silver Y. #teammoth #migrantmothuk