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Abigail Lowe
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Interdisciplinary Ecologist at UKCEH 🌳
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Big thanks to my colleagues at UKCEH for supporting yesterday's #MacmillanCoffeeMorning in memory of my Dad.

Together we raised over £650, edging me closer to my new target of £3000. Ready for Cardiff Half next weekend!

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Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda), Carms 2022.
Welsh name Crynwr Dau Smotyn - meaning two spot quaker.

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Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda) resting on a white surface. The moth has pale brownish-grey forewings with two distinct pairs of black spots near the outer edge, and a slightly furry thorax.
September 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa), Carms 2020.
Welsh name Brithyn Llwydolau - meaning dusky speckled one.

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Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) resting on a person’s fingers. The forewings are dark brownish-grey with mottled markings.
September 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides), Carms 2021.
Welsh name Gwyfyn Bwâu Llwydfelyn - meaning beige arches moth.

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Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) resting on an egg carton. The forewings are patterned with creamy-white arched bands and intricate brown markings, creating a marbled, stone-like appearance.
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Have photos of multiple moths on egg trays from the UK?

At @ukceh.bsky.social we're training & testing AI to detect multiple moths in a single image

Reply with your images to help us reach our goal - make sure most moths are roughly identifiable

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September 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Clai Lloerol - meaning lunar clay.

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Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) resting on a green egg carton, showing its dark forewings marked with a distinct black and pale white pattern.
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Llinell Goch - meaning red line.

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The Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria) resting on a textured surface, showing its pale cream wings crossed by a distinctive diagonal pink stripe.
September 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Crwbach Gwelw - meaning pale hunchback.

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Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) resting on a vertical dry grass stem. The moth's light brown and grey tones blend with the stem, providing excellent camouflage. Its distinctive pointed forewings and slightly upturned resting posture are visible.
August 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Canary Shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Carpiog Gwar Melyn - meaning yellow nape ragged.

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Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) resting on a white container, showing its bright yellow thorax, orange-brown patterned wings, and feathery antennae.
August 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Smotyn Sgwar Bach - meaning small square spot.

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Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) resting on a person's fingers, showing mottled brown forewings with faint cross-lines and a distinctive small square mark near the centre.
August 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Clai Chwe Rhesen - meaning six row clay.

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Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) resting on a green egg carton, showing warm brown forewings with six fine, parallel dark lines and pale kidney-shaped marks, creating a subtly striped appearance
August 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Llwyd Vine - meaning grey vine.

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Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) resting on a green egg carton. It is a grayish-brown moth with subtle, mottled wing patterns. The wings are marked with faint kidney and oval markings. The moth's overall appearance is soft and muted, a distinctive character of this species.
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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White-point (Mythimna albipuncta), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Gwensgod Smotyn Gwyn - meaning white spot wainscot.

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White--point (Mythimna albipuncta) resting on a green egg carton. Its wings are brown with two distinct white spots on its forewings.
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Bachadain Fylchog meaning scalloped hook-tip.

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Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) resting on a green leaf among grass. The moth has scalloped wing edges and fine, dark brown lines across its wings with two black spots on each forewing.
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Gwensgod Gyffredin - meaning common wainscot.

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Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) resting on an egg carton, showing pale straw-coloured forewings with fine parallel streaks and faint dots, giving a smooth, silky appearance.
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Gwladwr Siderog - meaning ragged rustic.

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Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) resting on an egg carton, showing mottled brown forewings patterned with pale streaks and dark oval marks, giving a textured, crinkled appearance.
August 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Ôl-adain Wellt - meaning straw hind-wing.

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Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura) resting on an egg carton, its forewings showing mottled grey and brown patterns with subtle oval and kidney marks, concealing the bright straw-coloured hindwings hidden beneath.
August 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Dart Gwenolaidd - meaning swallow-like dart.

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Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) resting on a dry grass stem, showing its narrow, pointed forewings patterned in grey-brown with the distinctive pale dart-shaped streak along the wing.
August 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus), Knepp 2024.
Welsh name Gwalch-wyfyn Llygeidiog - meaning eyed hawk-moth.

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Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus) resting on a grass stem in a meadow, its forewings closed showing the mottled brown and grey camouflage pattern that conceals the vivid eyespots hidden on the hindwings.
August 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Peppered Moth (Biston betularia), Knepp 2024.
Welsh name Gwyfyn Brith - meaning mottled moth.

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Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) resting on an egg carton, its wings spread to show the distinctive black-and-white speckled pattern that gives it excellent camouflage against lichen-covered surfaces.
August 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua Pronuba), Knepp 2024.
Welsh name Isadain Felen Fawr - meaning large yellow underwing.

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Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) resting on an egg carton, its brown forewings held closed with distinctive pale oval and dark kidney-shaped spots near the centre, a key identifying feature of the species.
August 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Teigr Dyfnaint - meaning Devon Tiger.

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Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) resting on a dry plant stem, showing its black forewings with cream stripes and a hint of its red hindwings.
August 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Crwbach Arian yr Aethnen - meaning silver hunchback of the aspen.

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August 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Maiden‘s Blush (Cyclophora punctaria), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Moca Gwridog - meaning blushing mocha.

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August 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina), Bucks 2025.
Welsh name Chwimwyfyn Oren - meaning orange swift moth.

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Taylor Swift fans will know why getting this in the trap this morning was extra special! #LifeOfAShowgirl
Side on view of Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) resting on a grass head showing its orange wings with a white diagonal line through the forewing and fluffy body.
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM