Alan Salter
@alandcs.bsky.social
Moths. (Home trap located in VC13) Butterflies. MotorHomes. Scuba. Walking. Ebiking.
25/12 VC13 #TeamMoth
Cyclophora puppillaria. Blair’s Mocha
Also visiting
U. ferugalis x2
P.vitrialis x3
Turnip moth
Oak Rustic x3
Possible very worn Chestnut awaiting CMR decision would be NFY but fished out of a puddle so unlikely to be agreed.
Cyclophora puppillaria. Blair’s Mocha
Also visiting
U. ferugalis x2
P.vitrialis x3
Turnip moth
Oak Rustic x3
Possible very worn Chestnut awaiting CMR decision would be NFY but fished out of a puddle so unlikely to be agreed.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
25/12 VC13 #TeamMoth
Cyclophora puppillaria. Blair’s Mocha
Also visiting
U. ferugalis x2
P.vitrialis x3
Turnip moth
Oak Rustic x3
Possible very worn Chestnut awaiting CMR decision would be NFY but fished out of a puddle so unlikely to be agreed.
Cyclophora puppillaria. Blair’s Mocha
Also visiting
U. ferugalis x2
P.vitrialis x3
Turnip moth
Oak Rustic x3
Possible very worn Chestnut awaiting CMR decision would be NFY but fished out of a puddle so unlikely to be agreed.
It’s coming up to the end of the mothing season and the trap is out. Somehow I doubt I’m going to find anything close to any of this selection of my 2025 lifers in the trap . But it’s been a good year so I’ll count my blessings instead.
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s coming up to the end of the mothing season and the trap is out. Somehow I doubt I’m going to find anything close to any of this selection of my 2025 lifers in the trap . But it’s been a good year so I’ll count my blessings instead.
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
#TeamMoth #MothsMatter
As a moth enthusiast I don’t think you should consider not taking a trap of some description wherever and whenever you travel in the U.K. I’ve just booked my NC500 trip for next year and am looking forward to putting some dots on my iRecord map up the top. Go for it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As a moth enthusiast I don’t think you should consider not taking a trap of some description wherever and whenever you travel in the U.K. I’ve just booked my NC500 trip for next year and am looking forward to putting some dots on my iRecord map up the top. Go for it.
Not sure that’s a completely accurate summary of what I actually said. That being said there was an unidentified micro that escaped which would count. Sort of.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Not sure that’s a completely accurate summary of what I actually said. That being said there was an unidentified micro that escaped which would count. Sort of.
Trawling through my butterfly photos I now find that I have seen, photographed and recorded 100 species in total. Many more to go of course.
#butterfly #butterflies #iNaturalist
#butterfly #butterflies #iNaturalist
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trawling through my butterfly photos I now find that I have seen, photographed and recorded 100 species in total. Many more to go of course.
#butterfly #butterflies #iNaturalist
#butterfly #butterflies #iNaturalist
Passed me by this year I’m afraid. ☹️Obviously I have seen them here before several times 🫢
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Passed me by this year I’m afraid. ☹️Obviously I have seen them here before several times 🫢
I saw one yesterday and it stopped me in my tracks too !
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I saw one yesterday and it stopped me in my tracks too !
The Herdwicks are doing their best to Conservation Graze some of the steeper slopes on Mill Hill, Shoreham. Hopefully this will allow some of the natural downland flora to return & improve the habitat for Adonis Blue & Chalkhill Blue butterflies. @southdownsnp.bsky.social
@bcsussex.bsky.social
@bcsussex.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Herdwicks are doing their best to Conservation Graze some of the steeper slopes on Mill Hill, Shoreham. Hopefully this will allow some of the natural downland flora to return & improve the habitat for Adonis Blue & Chalkhill Blue butterflies. @southdownsnp.bsky.social
@bcsussex.bsky.social
@bcsussex.bsky.social
36/9 0NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Turnip Moth
Palpita vitrialis x3
Double-striped Pug
Vine’s Rustic
LBAM x5
Rusty Dot Pearl x22
Green-brindled Crescent
Golden Twin-spot (again !)
Crocidosema plebejana
Wetter than I’d hoped early evening so not very busy.
Turnip Moth
Palpita vitrialis x3
Double-striped Pug
Vine’s Rustic
LBAM x5
Rusty Dot Pearl x22
Green-brindled Crescent
Golden Twin-spot (again !)
Crocidosema plebejana
Wetter than I’d hoped early evening so not very busy.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
36/9 0NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Turnip Moth
Palpita vitrialis x3
Double-striped Pug
Vine’s Rustic
LBAM x5
Rusty Dot Pearl x22
Green-brindled Crescent
Golden Twin-spot (again !)
Crocidosema plebejana
Wetter than I’d hoped early evening so not very busy.
Turnip Moth
Palpita vitrialis x3
Double-striped Pug
Vine’s Rustic
LBAM x5
Rusty Dot Pearl x22
Green-brindled Crescent
Golden Twin-spot (again !)
Crocidosema plebejana
Wetter than I’d hoped early evening so not very busy.
38/14 1NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg.
Numbers boosted by 15 Udea ferugalis
Also visiting P. vitrialis x2 Scarce Bordered Straw and Golden Twin-spot
Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg.
Numbers boosted by 15 Udea ferugalis
Also visiting P. vitrialis x2 Scarce Bordered Straw and Golden Twin-spot
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
38/14 1NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg.
Numbers boosted by 15 Udea ferugalis
Also visiting P. vitrialis x2 Scarce Bordered Straw and Golden Twin-spot
Epirrita dilutata agg.
November Moth agg.
Numbers boosted by 15 Udea ferugalis
Also visiting P. vitrialis x2 Scarce Bordered Straw and Golden Twin-spot
20/12 1NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Pictured are Colotois pennaria. Feathered Thorn and Endotricha flammealis. Rose-flounced Tabby.
Also visiting
Olive-tree Pearl x3.
Rusty DP x5.
SSD.
Mottled Umber (NFY).
Red-line Quaker.
Lesser YU.
Beaded Chestnut.
Turnip Moth.
LBAM x3
Oak Rustic.
Pictured are Colotois pennaria. Feathered Thorn and Endotricha flammealis. Rose-flounced Tabby.
Also visiting
Olive-tree Pearl x3.
Rusty DP x5.
SSD.
Mottled Umber (NFY).
Red-line Quaker.
Lesser YU.
Beaded Chestnut.
Turnip Moth.
LBAM x3
Oak Rustic.
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
20/12 1NFY VC13 #TeamMoth
Pictured are Colotois pennaria. Feathered Thorn and Endotricha flammealis. Rose-flounced Tabby.
Also visiting
Olive-tree Pearl x3.
Rusty DP x5.
SSD.
Mottled Umber (NFY).
Red-line Quaker.
Lesser YU.
Beaded Chestnut.
Turnip Moth.
LBAM x3
Oak Rustic.
Pictured are Colotois pennaria. Feathered Thorn and Endotricha flammealis. Rose-flounced Tabby.
Also visiting
Olive-tree Pearl x3.
Rusty DP x5.
SSD.
Mottled Umber (NFY).
Red-line Quaker.
Lesser YU.
Beaded Chestnut.
Turnip Moth.
LBAM x3
Oak Rustic.
You need to consult an expert 🤔
😂😂😂
Either they’re breeding locally to me or there’s a direct flight path right over my house from the continent. Some seem very fresh to have flown far.
😂😂😂
Either they’re breeding locally to me or there’s a direct flight path right over my house from the continent. Some seem very fresh to have flown far.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
You need to consult an expert 🤔
😂😂😂
Either they’re breeding locally to me or there’s a direct flight path right over my house from the continent. Some seem very fresh to have flown far.
😂😂😂
Either they’re breeding locally to me or there’s a direct flight path right over my house from the continent. Some seem very fresh to have flown far.
Two years ago this very day 🇦🇺
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Two years ago this very day 🇦🇺
We are fortunate to live close by enabling us to visit several times each year. Autumn season is usually the best but it’s just coming to the end now and the leaves are falling.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We are fortunate to live close by enabling us to visit several times each year. Autumn season is usually the best but it’s just coming to the end now and the leaves are falling.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Asteroscopus sphinx. The Sprawler
NFY No 461 VC13
Not seen here since 2021 and only my 2nd ever.
Arriving at 5.30pm it is perhaps my earliest moth of interest for quite a while.
NFY No 461 VC13
Not seen here since 2021 and only my 2nd ever.
Arriving at 5.30pm it is perhaps my earliest moth of interest for quite a while.
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Asteroscopus sphinx. The Sprawler
NFY No 461 VC13
Not seen here since 2021 and only my 2nd ever.
Arriving at 5.30pm it is perhaps my earliest moth of interest for quite a while.
NFY No 461 VC13
Not seen here since 2021 and only my 2nd ever.
Arriving at 5.30pm it is perhaps my earliest moth of interest for quite a while.
Between the showers this morning NTSheffield Park
@nationaltrust.org.uk
@nationaltrust.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Between the showers this morning NTSheffield Park
@nationaltrust.org.uk
@nationaltrust.org.uk
#TeamMoth VC13
October Statistics
Moths 879
Species NFY 8
Lifers 2
Traps 28
Year to date Statistics
Moths 7679
Species NFY 460
Lifers 89
Traps 200
October Statistics
Moths 879
Species NFY 8
Lifers 2
Traps 28
Year to date Statistics
Moths 7679
Species NFY 460
Lifers 89
Traps 200
November 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#TeamMoth VC13
October Statistics
Moths 879
Species NFY 8
Lifers 2
Traps 28
Year to date Statistics
Moths 7679
Species NFY 460
Lifers 89
Traps 200
October Statistics
Moths 879
Species NFY 8
Lifers 2
Traps 28
Year to date Statistics
Moths 7679
Species NFY 460
Lifers 89
Traps 200
Actually it’s a badly lit photo as you can’t see the golden colour at all. This one’s a little better
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Actually it’s a badly lit photo as you can’t see the golden colour at all. This one’s a little better