Martin's Moths

I spied the word 'moth' in a letter the other week to the Economist , the means by which Penny and I keep in touch with the world, a...

  The Clifden Nonpareil, whose regular appearance here in the last four years has been the most exciting event of my moth trapping, is enjoy...

Five years ago at this time of the year I caused a very modest stir among Upper Thames moths enthusiasts by attracting a White Speck to my l...

  Let's start with a blaze of late Autumn colour - a somewhat battered but impressively hardy Small Copper was feasting on this marigold...

It's turned suddenly parky so it's nice to have some warming colours in the trap. The Sallows are good and faithful providers of the...

  The year advances but these sunny September days are excellent for butterflies, many of them freshly hatched, the second generation of 202...