Martin's Moths

These are quiet times for the moth-trapper. Between now and the middle of February is the time to curl up with a book or a list of rec...

Morning all! Regular readers will have noticed a difference in the blog and I apologise for disruption, in the manner of building f...

It's gone so cold this evening that I'm leaving the moths in peace, not that many have been coming when the lamp in the t...

These are lonely times in the moth trap's eggboxes, but they are not quite deserted. Wind and rain seem to be alternating at the mome...

Dear me, I seem to have been rather inert. On this blog, at any rate, but truth to tell, the nights are getting colder and the morn...

We let off our fireworks last night and, as clouds of cordite-scented smoke billowed around, reflected on the possible effect on the m...

The Satellite moth spends the whole winter lurking about but is only usually tempted to the light trap by mild weather.  Accordingly, t...

Epiphyas postvittana  cosying up to macro Blair's Shoulder-knot The last ten days have seen a sprinkling of micr-moths snuggli...

Large Wainscot December moth A fellow enthusiast, Steve Trigg, tried an experiment at his Thames Valley home earlier this week. ...