Martin's Moths

  Small may be beautiful but BIG is impressive and I cannot hide my fondness for Britain's hawkmoths, taken as a whole the largest and m...

The wind has veered to East North East turning the weather colder and the moths have sensibly decided to stay at home. After the abundance o...

Spring has sprung and how lovely it is! After all these years, I still get a kick from seeing my first Orange Tips and Holly Blues.  I'v...

  Some lovely moths are coming now that the weather is getting warmer, including a fabulous Bank Holiday with sunshine from Friday morning t...

  The Nut-tree Tussock is a neat and nicely-patterned moth with cappuccino colours and a distinctive shape. I had one in the trap's eggb...

  Now that I'm under way at last, I ought to catch up with one or two entomological adventures earlier in the year. The butterflies have...

Hello again World! My prolonged rest from trapping may be ending at last, if forecasts of warmer weather turn out to be true. Life has been ...