spindlelegs
Interested in most wildlife, moths in particular even those brightly coloured day flying ones that think they’re something special. Based in West Yorks but a stones throw away from the South Yorks border, VC63.
- Early moth on the kitchen window last night 14/1. My first moth of 2026. #teammoth
- Final counts from last night (22/11) were 5 December Moth and 3 Mottled Umber (and I also managed to dodge the rain). #teammoth
- Finally my first ever December Moth, trapped tonight (22/11) in my VC63 garden. A big thank you to all the #teammoth posters that persuaded me it was worth putting the trap out tonight.
- A final check of the windows added Rusty Dot Pearl to tonight’s list #teammoth
- For the last week or so a pre-bedtime check of the windows has proved very productive. Tonight was no exception with Scare Umber, Mottled Umber, Light Brown Apple Moth, Large Pale Masoner and what I think might be another Blastobasis species. #teammoth
- Last night (8/11) was my first time trapping for a few weeks, due to a mixture of poor health and poor weather. Caught 3 Scare Umber which are NFY. #teammoth
- No trapping tonight as I’ve got the lurgy and feel rubbish. Did manage to drag myself from my sick bed to photograph this, what I think is Mompha sturnipennella, on the bedroom window though. ID correction / confirmation most welcome. #teammoth
- 11 moths of 7 species in the garden trap (VC63) last night (12/10). Pink-barred Sallow and November Moth agg. were both NFY. #teammoth
- 9 moths of 7 species in the garden trap (VC63 Barnsley) last night (9/10). 3 NFY including Feathered Thorn, Green-brindled Crescent and Streak. #teammoth
- My first trap of October produced 7 moths of 5 species in the garden (VC63, Barnsley) last night (6/10). 2 were NFY including Red-line Quaker and Barred Sallow. #teammoth
- 6 moths of 4 species in trap (VC63) this morning (26/9) including 3 Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic, Square-spot Rustic and my first Reg-Green Carpet of the year. #teammoth
- Just 3 moths in the VC63 garden trap last night (22/9)including Black Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing and my first Lunar Underwing of the year. Not too disappointing given the low temperature. #teammoth
- 20 moths of 7 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (19/9). The highlight being a couple of NFG Black Rustic. #teammoth
- My September is not getting any better. Just a single Large Yellow Underwings in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (14/9) plus a couple of snails as bycatch (which tells you all you need to know about last nights weather). #teammoth
- My disappointing September continues with just 6 moths of 3 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (9/9) including Square-spot Rustic (3), Large Yellow Underwing (2) and Lesser Yellow Underwing (1) #teammoth
- Another slightly disappointing catch with 28 moths of 10 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (7/9). Highlights hidden amongst the Yellow Underwings included Short-cloaked moth, Pale Mottled Willow and Single-dotted Wave. #teammoth
- 24 moths of 7 species from the garden trap (VC63) this morning (5/9) including Old Lady, Flounced Rustic, Common Wainscot, Vines Rustic, Square-spot Rustic, Hawthorn Knot-horn and Large Yellow Underwing. No NFY. #teammoth
- Just 31 moths of 9 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (1/9) most of which were Large Yellow Underwing. Nothing NFY but Brindled Green and Centre-barred Sallow are always nice to see. #teammoth
- 47 moths of 15 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (29/8). A couple of Old Ladies, first I’ve ever had inside the trap, were NFY. #teammoth
- 42 moths of 15 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (28/9). 2 NFY including Nettle-tap and a faded Chevron. #teammoth
- 97 moths of 32 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (24/8). Nothing NFY but highlights included a couple of Small Ranunculus and a Flame Carpet. Also more micros than I’ve had for a while including Hawthorn Moth, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix and at least 4 species of grass-moth #teammoth
- Fairly quiet night with 47 moths of 22 species in and around the garden trap (VC63). Only a couple were NFY including Brindled Green and what I think is Peppered Grey (Eudonia truncicolella). #teammorth
- No trapping tonight but did rescue this NFY Small Ranunculus from my bedroom. #teammoth
- Some unforcast rain meant a rather damp garden trap to open this morning (19/8). 58 moths of 28 species with 4 NFY wasn’t too disappointing however. The NFYs including two Nutmeg, a Sallow and a handful of Pale Mottled Willow. #teammoth
- Disturbed this Small Dusty Wave while in garden and luckily it decided to settle on the back door for a photo. #teammoth
- 50 moths of 40 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (15/8). Flame Carpet and Flounced Rustic were NFY, along with a few micros including Carrion Moth and Honeysuckle Moth (whose names, and I assume habits, could not be further apart). #teammoth
- My best night of year so far for moth numbers, with 121 of 46 species in the garden trap (VC63). Only a handful of these were NFY including Tawny Specked Pug, Wax Moth, Yellow-barred Brindle and Centre-barred Sallow. #teammoth #yorkshiremoths
- A blustery night with a slightly disappointing 31 moths of 15 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (9/8). 2 were NFY: Six-striped Rustic and Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) #teammoth
- A few different grass-moth species in and around the trap this morning including Chevron (Agriphila geniculea), Barred (A. inquinatella), Common (A. tristella), Pale-streaked (A. selasella) and Straw (A. straminella - no photo) grass-moths. #teammoth
- 53 moths of 34 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (7/8). 7 NFY including Bordered Pug, Square-spot Rustic, Common Wainscot and Small Square-spot. #teammoth
- The VC63 garden trap held 39 moths of 24 species this morning (2/8). 3 were NFY including Orange Swift, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophera pinguis) #teammoth
- Nice mix of butterflies spotted during yesterday’s walk around Woolley Colliery, near Barnsley including Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White and camera-shy Red Admiral, Comma, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Common Blue #ukbutterflies
- 32 moths of 20 species (and too many wasps) in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (27/7). 4 new for year including Pearl Grass-moth (Catoptria pinella), Pale-streaked Grass-moth (Agriphila selasella), Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) and Brassy Y (Argyresthia goedartella) #teammoth
- 55 moths of 34 species (and far too many wasps) in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (24/7). Just 2 NFY including my first ever Box-tree moth and a photobombing Diamond-Back moth, which I didn’t spot at the time. #teammoth #yorkshiremoths
- Struggling a bit with this one. Switched back and forth between Cloaked and Rosy Minor, before deciding on Rosy. But still not sure. So any help, confirmation or corrections most welcome. @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth
- 71 moths of 37 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (20/7) 5 NFY including Silver Y, Lettuce Tortrix (Eucosma conterminana) and Honeysuckle Grey (Athrips mouffetella) #teammoth #yorkshiremoths
- 54 moths of 30 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (17/7). 5 NFY including Dark Spectacle, Dusky Thorn, Canary-shouldered Thorn and Small Rivulet. #teammoth #yorkshiremoths
- Peacock and Essex Skipper seen during today’s pre-lunch stroll #ukbutterflies
- 80 moths of 46 species in the garden trap (VC63) last might. 6 NFY including Dotted Clay, Dunbar, Ruby Tiger and Lime-specked Pug #teammoth #yorkshiremoths
