Garden moths last night in #Shrewsbury The only 'migrant' a very pink Vestal, perhaps locally bred. But Autumnal Rustic nfg the best, plus another 'Merv', 2 Figure of 8, 2 Barred Sallow etc 16/11. #teammoth #ukwildlife

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Just in case you are not already familiar with it, the Danish beetle bank site is also very useful danbiller.dk and has very detailed specimen images for many species.

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Another new moth for me today in the #Bristol garden and another to add to the much anticipated previously rare migrant/colonist list - Clancy's Rustic - 16 sp. including a very fresh Feathered Thorn, vitrealis, 2 Turnip, Angle Shades, Rush Veneer, 3 RDP #teammoth #moths @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

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Good to chat with Martin Cade watch Red-backed Shrike & a 2 mm long extremophile beetle Octhebius lejolisii, somehow it survives in splash zone pools with extremes of heat and dessication, true survivors that will probably still be going strong when we are all gone! @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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Next is 'L' Liocranum rupicola, Pied Stone Spider. The one species in this genus here. Also L for Linyphiidae, lots of them, almost 300 found in the UK. This group probably has some of the best names like ambiguus, abnormis, approximatus, paradoxum and unicornis to name a few. Also strange heads.

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