This morning I was quite satisfied with my first Merveille du Jour of the year, but then I realised a 'pearl' was not one of thevusual ones, having a terminal white bar: Loxostege sticticalis (Mugwort Pearl) which has very few county records, maybe just four in Septemver 2022 #teammoth #VC55Moths

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Trap results from last night were a bit carp - 33:15 But these were nice- a fresh SMW and a Hypsopygia costalis #teammoth

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A few nights recording moths at Horning, produced interesting results, with a near blank on Friday, but good moths Saturday & Sunday nights. Photos pretty poor photos as in a hurry but the stand out star was Shore Wainscot-a new 2k & some distance from the coast #teammoth @norfolkmoths.bsky.social

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Highlights from the past couple of nights in the St Mellion garden - Rosy Underwing, Convolvulus Hawk, Verge Cricket (Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis) in the actual moth trap, Ni Moth and Autumnal Rustic. #teammoth

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A staggering 234 Lunar Underwings this morning! Scrolling through the last 3 yrs of Devon records I can't find any other 3-figure counts, so I suspect this is exceptional. LU is a beautiful moth, but sifting that lot for a thus far nonexistent Beaded Chestnut is fun! 😄 #TeamMoth

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