Several Agriphila geniculea have been attracted to light recently. They are part of a family of micro moths often called ‘Grass Moths’ because of their presence in long grass where they align themselves with the stem and are often only … Read More
Before the weather changed for the worse this colourful micro moth, Pyrausta aurata, (above left) was recorded flying in the sunshine visiting flowers in our Falmouth garden. To be sure that it wasn’t the very similar and often more common … Read More
The garden moth trap in Falmouth, Cornwall attracted four Portland Ribbon Waves on the night of the 1st September. The large number recorded suggest that these moths may not have been migrants helped northwards across the English Channel by south … Read More
While nothing very exciting has turned up in the moth traps in recent days there always seems something to be admired such as this Marbled Green. With such a diversity of intricate patterns and subtle colour shades moths never cease … Read More
See updated Oak Eggar species page We watched a male Oak Eggar flying frantically around the garden yesterday following the pheromone scent trail given off by a female hidden away in an ivy-clad shrub. As with other male Oak Eggars … Read More
This Six-belted Clearwing was seen on the heath above Kynance Cove on The Lizard at the end of July. Our usual method of recording this species is to attract it to pheromones placed amongst Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil and Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis … Read More
This female Bee Moth (shown left) was attracted to an Actinic light on the edge of Falmouth harbour. Insight into Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella): fairly well distributed throughout the UK, it flies beween June and August. The sexes are dimorphic … Read More
What’s that red and black butterfly? It’s that time of year again when we are often asked this question by people we meet whilst out taking photographs. They are the Five (shown above left) and Six-spot Burnet (shown above right) … Read More
Lots of the Pyralid moth Synaphe punctalis were disturbed when walking around the well known Porthgwarra coastal bird-watching point near Land’s End last week. Some were very well marked but proved difficult to photograph amongst the grasses until one landed … Read More
This plume moth was photographed yesterday on a cliff ledge at Kynance Cove on The Lizard in Cornwall. There seems a strong possibility that it may have been the rare migant Oxyptilus laetus. However, because of its similarities with other … Read More
A total of five Hummingbird Hawk-moths were seen nectaring on Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) on roads alongside the golf course behind Fistral beach in Newquay last Sunday. They would have found it much easier to feed if the wind hadn’t … Read More
The cryptic design of moths never ceases to amaze! This Dagger species was sitting on a fence post barely three feet in front of us and despite spending twenty minutes trying to photograph a parisitoid wasp that repeatedly passed over … Read More