At last..a real migrant..A very fresh Vestal sat on the wall by the trap made an escape bid. Only frantic air grappling and a double handled grab with a pot, saved the day🤣... but actually just as nice was a striking grass moth which turned out to be White-streaked. Nfm. Nfy was Com Lance #teammoth

Thanks Dave... way too worn. It was the yellow colour that got my attention. Here's a darker version

Is this even a moth? 5-6mm. Acting like one but too small to tell if it's a caddis....any comments welcome😁 #teammoth

Warmer nights help...migrant Dark Sword-grass, a very black Turnip I was hoping would be a dart, my first garden Dotted Clay and a strongly marked Maiden's Blush, quite worn I think. #teammoth

This is the Odice sp trapped last night in Bramhall, Cheshire. The Spanish are interested as it could be O.suava, but O.jucunda and O.arcuinna are possible. Not necessarily an adventive given the current situation, but that decision is for greater minds. Smart moth though 😁 #teammoth

Caught in Cheshire last night. Is the Odice jucunda? #teammoth

I've just bought one of these as well...there was too much shake before. Now I use this on a 2s timer if needed. Really made a difference #teammoth

It's so beautiful up close. You don't normally see them this fresh. I've never noticed the copper and gold tones before..😁

An interesting Small Mottled Willow in the trap last night. Absolutely pristine condition with beautiful dark markings and three white tufts on its head...surely its bred locally, perhaps even in the garden? Also a gorgeous fresh Antler with bronze, black and cream. Stunning. #teammoth

Predicted to be around 1mm of rain, it started at 5pm and is still raining at 2pm nearly 24hrs later. Very windy but 15c o/night. 15c, so 37sp 104 moths. Few migrants. A Silver Y, SMWillow, and a very pale Rusty-dot Pearl. Also, a Dusky Pearl and a nice Golden-rod Pug. #teammoth

Numbers of moths right down with 12c and cool. 30sp 89moths. Even so, 4 more Mottled Willows continuing the daily arrivals and some nice common stuff. The darkest Flounced Rustic (hopefully 😅) I've ever seen, a pure gold Brassy Y, a well marked Cyclamen Tortrix and a Dichrorampha sp. #teammoth

By this garden's standards, a notable night for migrants. Small Mottled Willow 6 (only 8 Ches records up 2026) and Rush Veneer 2. One moth to turn up was a head scratcher. If I'm right & it's Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana, it'll be third for Ches. What do you micro men think? A migrant?

Moth numbers have slumped but still some nicely marked ones about... that Dot is so velvety. Brindled Poplar Tortrix is so variable but this was the nicest. A green V-pug and a Small Elephant Hawk-moth which was nfg. #teammoth

So, woke up to Willow Ermines in numbers, always a good sign. First obvious goodie was a Dewick's Plusia, the 8th for Cheshire, Sept Thorn nfg and two good micros. A Beet Moth, 29th record and, if I've got it right, a county first.. Pale Seedhead Moth. What do you all think? #teammoth

It was a good Bird Fair this year...and yes, lots of familiar faces and some new ones too 😄

It's the moth equivalent of the Wicker Man... ✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️

I've only just found out it has a super-macro setting! I think good lighting is the key, something indoors doesn't often produce. This is BOC this morning which looks like Elachista canapennella or humilis so with an expert behind the lens, it would be quite good..😁

#teammoth Looks like it's going to be an ideal night for moths.. mamatus clouds in an anvil cloud, freezing ice crystals and heavy rain potentially... at least the trap is waterproof 🤣

A fresher night with a cool SW breeze. Micros much reduced, half the sp and numbers of recent nights, but still a nice but very jumpy Orchard Ermine on the wall. Rare in Cheshire, a pristine Haworth's Pug was a welcome addition to the garden. Also, a lovely True Lover's Knot and a Phoenix. #teammoth

Quite striking from above😁

Moths abound at last. 31c daytime, 18c at night. Struggling to get through the micros but got there. 75sp 400moths. Many new for this garden inc a very local sp Black-banded Masoner, a deeply plummy Purple Clay, what is pres a Blushed Knot-horn a Melilot Case-bearer at 10mm long. #teammoth

Same around me except for roadside trees... everyone wants stripes and crisp edges. I blame all these scare-mongering tree surgeons who stick fliers through the letter box and tv garden make-over series. Shockingly bad. I've kept my trees and I've a cats-ear meadow 😁 #teammoth

Still cool at night.. Just micros to sift through. How confident is everyone with Scoparia/Eudonia? Only ask because three of us got one wrong in Easington when one was gen-detted. Each of us went for different species! A Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus was new. At least it was nfg #teammoth

It's 50-something years since I saw a Lunar Hornet Moth.. or Clearwing as it was then. I put the lure out and less than 15 mins later, two turned up! What gorgeous things they are too 😄 Such a privilege to be able to have these in the garden #teammoth

Well, a better night with cloud. 46sp 146 moths with some nice macros and a micro, Maple Snout Anarsia innoxiella being only the 8th record for Ches. I thought they were commoner. Broad-barred White, Dingy Shears and Heart and Club were all nfg. So a goodish night at last. 😁 #teammoth

It looks as if it could be one of the grass-moths with those long palps. See attached. We have a few in the UK which are distinctive... but it could be closely related 😁

After all that rain and cold nights, there were a few nice bits on the wall before dawn. Dagger agg, Variegated Golden Tortrix, Cherry Bark Tortrix and the nicest Flame Carpet I think I've ever seen... the rest of the trap inmates were largely H&Ds and LYUs 😁 #teammoth

I think it is possibly a Rove Beetle sp? See attached...

I've never been close. All mine are Double-square Spots... so what's the tell-tale feature? Confused...com 🤔

I thought that I'd try a green 22W Circline instead of the blue I've been using. A bad night to try it...a cold 12c and SW3-4,5-6 with rain, so few moths. Nice Shoulder-striped Wainscot. I never realised that they had a black bar across the forehead. Apart from H&Ds, Ele-hawk was nice. #teammoth