Martin's Moths

One of the pleasures of moth-trapping is spreading the word about an interest which opens our eyes to such a rich but little-known worl...

Walking down the canal towpath yesterday, my eye was caught by a flurry at my feet. Movement is the great betrayer of life in the wild,...

If dramatic appearance were the first criterion, rather than rarity, this morning's arrival might well outrank the wondrous Clifden ...

A nice, distinctively-patterned moth came here the night before the Great Clifden Nonpareil Excitement, which naturally took priority i...

I have seldom tired of my moths, even after nearly 15 years of attracting them to my mercury vapour light trap, photographing them in t...