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hastingsmothman<p>Milder night last night so chanced the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> box. Still early in the year so very few species / numbers yet (roll on May/June). More Common Quakers (x4) &amp; Early Grey (x1). Also first sighting in 2025 of Oak Beauty and Small Quaker. Moths on my finger today are...</p><p>1) Oak Beauty (top left)<br>2) Small Quaker (top right)<br>3) Common Quaker (BL)<br>4) Early Grey (BR)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsAndButterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsAndButterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>The largest hawk-moth in the UK came to visit last night. A veritable behemoth. The size of your palm ... the pink, black and brown beauty that is the PRIVET HAWK-MOTH.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Part 1:</p><p>A bumper night with lots of scurrying micromoths, many of which eluded the camera. Two new macro species for me were:</p><p>1) Phoenix<br>2) Blue-bordered carpet</p><p>Also returning for the first time in 2024</p><p>3) Treble Brown Spot<br>4) Yponomeuta (probably Bird-cherry ermine but only examination of genitalia would determine which species ... and I don't kill my moths;)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phoenix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/hastings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hastings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>FUNNY FUZZY FACES.</p><p>Who can resist the utterly adorable faces of the Elephant and Poplar Hawk-moths? I can’t. One of each visited the trap last night.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsmatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/teammoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teammoth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/naturalworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/faces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faces</span></a></p>
Matt Smith<p>In my previous post, I referred to catching ‘hawk moths’ in my garden moth trap. Just realised I didn’t post this beauty 😍</p><p>This stunning Elephant hawk moth was caught in my garden last week. I have dreamt of finding one of these in the trap 🛌💭</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mothstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mothsmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsmatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mothsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mothsarebeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsarebeautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/elephanthawkmoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elephanthawkmoth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/worcester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worcester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/worcestershire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worcestershire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/worcesteruk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worcesteruk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/naturegarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturegarden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wlidlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wlidlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlifegarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifegarden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wildlifegardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifegardening</span></a></p>
donkey jess<p>Everything in the world seems so stressful and shitty right now, but just a little while ago, a giant silk moth (Polyphemus Moth) hopped into my hand and for a moment, the world was so pure 🥹😭😌</p><p>Here's a video: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co-zl2pJFUU/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/Co-zl2pJFUU</span><span class="invisible">/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>