Martin's Moths

Ring out the old! And this year we can bid farewell to 2015 with an actual moth rather than reminiscences of past triumphs or disaster...

The trap is a lonesome place these late December nights, in spite of the unseasonal mildness of the weather. Here is last night's ...

We had one of those eccentric pre-Christmas evenings yesterday when we slipped out of a seasonal show because we were falling asleep, ...

This snazzy little micro was snoozing on the trap's bulbholder this morning, an excellent place to pass the night. I photographed h...

I gave the trap a good scrub yesterday and put it out last night because - in spite of the snow picturesquely decorating Scotland and ...

This modest little visitor to our porch windows last night is a very interesting moth. Given the time of year, you will not be surpris...

Keeping the lamp alight on these damp and coolish evenings continues to bring dividends, albeit in very modest amounts. My latest ar...

There is much discussion in the moth-enamoured world about when - or even if - we are going to have a winter this year. A sort of continu...

The moth trap had its first December outing last night, courtesy of six-year-old Cassie who came to see us with her Mum and Dad and a ...

I suggested pupa-digging as a way of passing the time during the current dead season for moths - in which a Winter, November or Decembe...

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...