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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A final few pics of this autumn's moths. Mainly from the garden. Clifden Nonpareil, Scarce Bordered Straw, Palpita vitrealis, Dewick's Plusia, Metalampra italica, Merveille du Jour, Sallow, Frosted Orange, Convolvulus Hawkmoth (two pics), White-point, Gem, Figure of Eight, Cypress Carpet, Grey...- Paul Chapman
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2023
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
I have packed the trap away as I am off tomorrow on an extended trip if all goes smoothly. Personal circumstances meant that the moth yearlist never actually kept being updated after mid-July although I continued recording. Next year Bubo listing should allow me to keep the moth list there so...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
I did manage a night in the field last week but not updated the yearlist unfortunately as a result of other pressing commitments. Last addition was Garden Tiger from the garden I think. Efforts will be made after a month away to bring things up to date.... All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Pretty sure my Moth Yearlist has upticked to 481 so I will try and get to this thread at some point next week... All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
I have not been able to spend much time at home recently but I have been chalking up additions as I go. Jersey Tiger was the latest addition - Harlow Town centre, Essex from Monday. A ghost town of a place compared to my childhood with one of the few shops open on the market square a firearms...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A second opportunity & this time not fluffed so a Dusky Clearwing pic. My 16th Britosh species of Clearwing & my first Clearwing tick since Raspberry in 2009. All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
It would not surprise me if I fluffed up a butterfly identification but pretty sure that these are both Silver-studded Blue.... 🤞 https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/silver-studded-blue All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A few bits since:- 355 - Brown-tail Clevedon, North Somerset 24th June* 356 - Ringlet Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 25th June* 357 - Marbled White Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 24th June* 358 - Mompha ochraceella Clevedon, North Somerset 25th June 359 - Small White Wave...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
I was back out at a local rewilding site on Saturday night and added 25 moth species overnight:- 330 - Nematopogon schwarziellus Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 24th June 331 - Bird-cherry Ermine Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 24th June* 332 - Ethmia dodecea Watercress Farm...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Remainder from Wareham Forest:- 308 - Tawny-barred Angle Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd June* 309 - Horse Chestnut Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd June* 310 - Grey Birch Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd June 311 - Bordered White Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd June 312 - Barred Red Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Friday saw me heading down to Wareham Forest - a location I trapped a few times in 2021 & 2022. I added 54 additions to the year-list but forgot my macro lens so mainly phone pics - starting with:- 276 - Small Skipper Wareham Forest, Dorset 23rd June* 277 - Large Skipper Wareham Forest, Dorset...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Distracted this week by three days at Edgbaston which ended ultimately in failure but a few moths in the background nevertheless........ 259 - Small Blood-vein Clevedon, North Somerset 17th June 260 - Pine Carpet Clevedon, North Somerset 17th June* 261 - White Plume Clevedon, North Somerset...- Paul Chapman
- Post #52
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Some more illustrations of size from smallest to largest:- Crassa unitella - wingspan 12 to 16mm - an oecophorid - micro Homoesoma sinuella - wingspan 18 to 23mm - a pyralid - micro Riband Wave - wingspan 23 to 30 mm - a geometrid - macro Obscure Wainscot - wingspan 36 to 40mm - a noctuid -...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A couple of days' additions from the local garden traps following the return from a short birding trip to Mallorca:- 233 - Lozotaeniodes formosana Clevedon, North Somerset 15th June* 234 - Anania coronata Clevedon, North Somerset 15th June* 235 - Riband Wave Clevedon, North Somerset 15th June*...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
So Argyresthia cupresella with & without the scale. All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A few illustrations of differing sizes all against a five pence piece. Micros Argyresthia cupresella - a small micro with a 5mm forewing Cochylis atricpitana - a small tortrix with a 8mm forewing Red-barred Tortrix - a small tortrix with a 8mm forewing Eudonia pallida - a pyralid with a 9mm...- Paul Chapman
- Post #47
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Bringing the yearlist up to date as at this morning:- 221 - Box-tree Moth Clevedon, North Somerset 9th June* 222 - Lobster Moth Clevedon, North Somerset 9th June* 223 - Dark Spectacle Clevedon, North Somerset 9th June* 224 - Shark Clevedon, North Somerset 10th June* 225 - Red-barred Tortrix...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
On Friday night, I trapped a local rewilding site where I do some volunteering and recorded 127 species of which 47 were new for me for the year:- 174 - Ghost Moth Watercress Farm, Nailsea 9th June* 175 - Praus fraxinella Watercress Farm, Nailsea 9th June 176 - Alabonia geofrella Watercress...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A few moths awaited my return from Morocco from the Clevedon garden traps - micros from a friend for identification:- 167 - Argyresthia cupresella Clevedon, North Somerset 8th June* 168 - Lyonetia clerkella Clevedon, North Somerset 8th June* 169 - Cochylis atricapitana Clevedon, North Somerset...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Interesting thought. I'll have a think.- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
And the next tranche from then:- 142 - Gold Spot Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 31st May* 143 - Poplar Grey Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 31st May* 144 - Mottled Rustic Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 31st May 145 - Dusky Brocade Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
82 species from Wednesday's night in the field so the first tranche of additions:- 106 - Common Swift Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 31st May 107 - Coleophora deauretella Watercress Farm, Nailsea, North Somerset 31st May* (probably) 108 - Elachista atricomella Watercress Farm...- Paul Chapman
- Post #40
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
A bit of a catch up since I have been home from a friend's efforts and a bit of garden trapping. Also entered it into a spreadsheet so corrected the start point. A few pics taken:- 87. Monopis crocicapitella Clevedon, North Somerset 29th May* 88. Mompha subbistrigella Clevedon, North Somerset...- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
Three additions overnight:- 85. Spectacle Clevedon, North Somerset 12th May 86. Dog's Tooth Clevedon, North Somerset 12th May 87. Heart and Dart Clevedon, North Somerset 12th May Quick phone pics. All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List
I suspect the last few additions for a while... 83. Green Carpet Clevedon, North Somerset 11th May 84. Iron Prominent Clevedon, North Somerset 11th May Also another Chocolate-tip which appears to be having a decent year and a female Orange-tip... All the best Paul- Paul Chapman
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