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Purple Thorn. Always like to find these in my moth trap. They remind me of sailing ships. This was a May visitor. Hunmanby, North Yorkshire.
#teammoth #mothsmatter #paulspatch
Another first for me, a Red-tipped Clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis) attracted to pheremones outside Butterfly Conservation's HQ in Dorset.
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 11 shots focus stacked
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 4 shots focus stacked
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 2 shots focus stacked
Small Magpie a moth that I often see by day. It is also attracted to lights at night. Fairly common throughout the uk in lots of different habitats.
#ukwildlife #paulspatch #mothsmatter #teammoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Family – Hawk-moths (Sphingidae)
Medium/Large Sized
Wingspan Range – 50-58mm
A beautiful day flying moth, their wings beat so rapidly (70–80 times a second). They dart from flower to flower with their long proboscis uncoiled, which gives the illusion of a hummingbird 🌸
A very challenging image to catch, as they are so quick
Have a lovely day & keep exploring
Pixie 🌿
North Antrim, July 2020. One of the joys of being in the woods early in the morning. #MothsMatter #moths
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 208 shots focus stacked
North Antrim, July 2020. One of the joys of being in the woods early in the morning. #MothsMatter #moths
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 32 shots focus stacked
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 64 shots focus stacked
North Antrim, November 2022. Getting towards the last species to appear for 2022. Then it starts all over again. #moths #mothsmatter
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 167 shots focus stacked
North Antrim - May 2023. This species is much less common than the similar Lesser Swallow Prominent in Ireland. I only get one or two a year up here, so it was a pleasant surprise to get one in the garden recently.
North Antrim, August 2022. Described as a scarce species across Ireland as a whole, it appears to have a north-eastern bias. This means it is one I see quite regularly. Inland almost all appear to be darker form, but move a few mile north to the coast there are many more of the paler form. #moths #mothsmatter
North Antrim - May 2023. This species is much less common than the similar Lesser Swallow Prominent in Ireland. I only get one or two a year up here, so it was a pleasant surprise to get one in the garden recently.
County Wexford, July 2026. Wonderful to see both peacock moth species in Ireland this year. Quite a rare and localised moth in Ireland.
North Antrim, November 2022. Getting towards the last species to appear for 2022. Then it starts all over again. #moths #mothsmatter
County Kerry - June 2022. A species I had seen in Scotland, but never in Ireland before. #mothsmatter
North Antrim - May 2023. This species is much less common than the similar Lesser Swallow Prominent in Ireland. I only get one or two a year up here, so it was a pleasant surprise to get one in the garden recently.
North Antrim - October 2022. Surprise addition to the moths seen in the garden. One I usually see in the local Oakwoods. #moths #mothsmatter
North Antrim - October 2022. Surprise addition to the moths seen in the garden. One I usually see in the local Oakwoods. #moths #mothsmatter
North Antrim - September 2022. Las year I got my first of this migrant species up here. So far this month I've seen four, including the first for the garden. #moths #mothsmatter #mothsandbutterflies
County Wexford - July 2026. A quick visit to the south-east of Ireland offered an opportunity for some special moths, including this beauty. A species I have long wanted to see.
North Antrim - August 2026. This lovely little moth is a scarce migrant, and only the second I have seen up here.
North Antrim, July 2020. One of the joys of being in the woods early in the morning. #MothsMatter #moths
North Antrim - April 2026. The last new moth species of the year for April. A reasonably common and widespread moth.
North Antrim - July 2026. A new species for me up here, and for the garden, was this stunning plume moth (well most of it).
North Antrim - September 2022. Las year I got my first of this migrant species up here. So far this month I've seen four, including the first for the garden. #moths #mothsmatter #mothsandbutterflies
North Antrim - March 2026. The first of these attractive carpet moths appeared in the woods this week.