MOTW – Oak Beauty
This very distinct moth is similar in general appearance to the closely related, very familiar and much more common Peppered Moth which comes out later in the year. During this week the Oak Beauty reaches its peak in D&G. Emerging…
MOTW – March Moth
This is the moth for March as the majority of records occur during this month, peaking around the second week. Some moths are found in February and they often hang on until the end of April but the March Moth…
MOTW – Firethorn Leafminer Phyllonorycter leucographella
Here is another micro moth which can be seen at this time of year, not as the splendidly marked adult shown here but in the leaf mines on the leaves of the very commonly planted hedge plant Firethorn or Pyracantha…
MOTW – Brown Pine Ermel Cedestis subfasciella
I thought I was doing well by producing a series about moths for each month! However, as many of you might know, there is now a Moth of the Day!! This is a really excellent series produced by Ben Smart…
New VC sightings for 2019 – a request
This is the time of year when Butterfly Conservation in Scotland updates the excellent micro moth distribution maps it has on the East Scotland website. I already have a list from the various notes people have sent me over the course of…
Britain and Ireland’s moth atlas
Sorry but no Moth of the Week this week. Instead, I thought I would put out a note about the thousands of records which I know have been so diligently collected over the past year. A few people have been…
MOTW – Winter Moth
The choice of Moth of the Week is reducing rapidly but the Winter Moth is an obvious candidate. This small and apparently delicate moth is in fact tough as old boots and can be seen fluttering in the car headlights…
MOTW – White-banded Pigmy Ectoedemia albifasciella
This is a bit of a cheat as this moth, Ectoedemia albifasciella, is most likely to be seen in May rather than November. However, even at that time of year very few of the tiny adult moths are ever actually recorded.…
MOTW – December Moth
The December Moth reaches its peak about now although individuals have emerged in October and others will continue into December. It is in the same family, Lasiocampidae, as the Fox moth, Northern Eggar and Drinker which emerge from early in…
MOTW – Herald
The beautiful Herald moth is a true hibernator. Because of this adult moths can be found in any month of the year although the greatest number of records is in May when the moths emerge from hibernation to ‘herald’ Spring.…