Martin's Moths

Is Christmas safely over? This post is abuse of the moths blog since no moths feature in it, but I wanted to share my picture of an inq...

It was so warm last night, in spite of our sopping Christmas weather, that I put the trap out for the first time in ages. Result? Nix, bu...

I briefly thought we had a Christmas miracle here. We were moving furniture to put up the Christmas tree in its usual place and under an ar...

When you have a general clear-up and sort-out in the winter months, as we are doing, you are almost certain to come across a hibernating bu...

It's too dark in the morning to trap these wintry days, and you may have read that poor old England is getting a thorough soaking to...

It's Good Housekeeping time again, as I sweep out the nooks and crannies of the blog, coil up the wire and clean out the dusty bow...

One of my motives for moth-trapping, after the usual youth spent preferring butterflies, is the number of UK species; over 3000 compare...

After yesterday's delightful creatures, including myself when young, here's a brief visit to the other end of life. Dust to dust....

Morning! A warm and dry night and some fine moths as a result. Let's start with another good example of effective camouflage from one o...

More of the same this morning, but I thought we could look at them from different angles. Here's another Blair's Shoulder Knot,...

This always happens. I was saying to Penny only this morning: "I think I'll pack up the trap for this season soon." Then I we...

There was nothing in the trap last night for the first time in weeks, but there had been plenty of flying objects earlier on. Snap, crackle...

Penny and I have just had a magic weekend at Black Sail youth hostel at the wild head of Ennerdale, overlooked by the wonderful trio of mou...

Some small but pretty visitors this morning, albeit unsurprising ones. There seems to be an inexhaustible supply of Red-green Carpet moth...

Happy Hallowe'en!  I am following a pumpkin theme today, although the Leeds contribution is rather weak. It consists of this Satellite ...