Artiebea
@artiebea.bsky.social
Fungi, moths, botany, birds, trees, music, long-distance walking. And more music, always more music. I most recently moved from Keele, Staffordshire (VC39) and I'm now living alongside the Dee Estuary, Cheshire (VC58). Rob
My own mini-herd of 8 Elephant HM in my latest, along with the 2nd Swallow-tail of the week. Sycamore, Blackneck, Mother of Pearl, Rivulet, Scalloped Oak, & Chinese C. amongst the best of the rest. A Least YU made a nice change to the DOZENS of LYU!
27 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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27 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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June 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My own mini-herd of 8 Elephant HM in my latest, along with the 2nd Swallow-tail of the week. Sycamore, Blackneck, Mother of Pearl, Rivulet, Scalloped Oak, & Chinese C. amongst the best of the rest. A Least YU made a nice change to the DOZENS of LYU!
27 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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27 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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156:47 on Weds night, but plenty to enjoy before I'd even started on the traps! Sitting on the fence: Brimstone Moth, Garden Carpet, Tortrix viridana, Peppered Moth, Green Pug, Clouded Silver, Grey (Dark?) Dagger, and a lovely Argyresthia brockeella.
11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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June 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
156:47 on Weds night, but plenty to enjoy before I'd even started on the traps! Sitting on the fence: Brimstone Moth, Garden Carpet, Tortrix viridana, Peppered Moth, Green Pug, Clouded Silver, Grey (Dark?) Dagger, and a lovely Argyresthia brockeella.
11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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A Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata); another one from Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #beetels #inverts
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata); another one from Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #beetels #inverts
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #beetels #inverts
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #inverts #dragonfly
June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Wednesday morning's walk around Ness Botanic Gardens.
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
#bugsky #ukwildlife #insects #inverts #dragonfly
11 June, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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Generally speaking, I don't enjoy being watched; but in this case I didn't mind at all!
Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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June 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Generally speaking, I don't enjoy being watched; but in this case I didn't mind at all!
Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)
12 June, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...
A CHECKLIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRITISH ISLES (2nd Edition) - British Entomological & Natural History Society
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June 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New digital publication available for free on our website! A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition): covering all British macro-moths, micro-moths and butterflies, this is an indispensable reference for any serious lepidopterist. www.benhs.org.uk/publications...
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia). I almost missed this one hidden away in a corner of the garden fencing. I love how moths so often know the best places to hide in plain sight!
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia). I almost missed this one hidden away in a corner of the garden fencing. I love how moths so often know the best places to hide in plain sight!
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Small Magpie (Anania hortulata). One of the larger micro-moths, they're certainly easier to spot & identify than many of the smaller examples! Quite common, but my first for this year; I think they're beautiful.
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Small Magpie (Anania hortulata). One of the larger micro-moths, they're certainly easier to spot & identify than many of the smaller examples! Quite common, but my first for this year; I think they're beautiful.
30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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definitely this!
May 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
definitely this!
The weather conditions today must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows at Ness were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest moth I manged to snap (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still absolutely tiny!
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May 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The weather conditions today must have been perfect for micro moths because the meadows at Ness were absolutely teeming with them! Here's a Grapholita compositella (Meadow Tortrix), not the smallest moth I manged to snap (that may have been the Pea Moth), but still absolutely tiny!
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Celypha lacunana (Common Marble). Another one from this morning's walk around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Celypha lacunana (Common Marble). Another one from this morning's walk around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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Arms at full stretch, trying to hold my phone steady whilst attempting to take a photo of this Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata). Not easy, or entirely successful - but it was nice to see anyway!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Arms at full stretch, trying to hold my phone steady whilst attempting to take a photo of this Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata). Not easy, or entirely successful - but it was nice to see anyway!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata). It was a joy to watch several of these gorgeous moths flying around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens this morning!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata). It was a joy to watch several of these gorgeous moths flying around the meadows at Ness Botanic Gardens this morning!
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
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A stunning Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) was one of the highlights of this morning's walk along the Dee Estuary at Ness.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
May 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A stunning Four-banded Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) was one of the highlights of this morning's walk along the Dee Estuary at Ness.
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
24 May, Ness, Cheshire (VC58)
A Common Carpet on this morning's walk. With a soundtrack provided by Sedge, Reed & Cetti's Warblers; along with Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, and Meadow Pipits. Probably not the safest place to be for a lovely little moth!
11 May, Neston Reed Beds, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 May, Neston Reed Beds, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A Common Carpet on this morning's walk. With a soundtrack provided by Sedge, Reed & Cetti's Warblers; along with Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, and Meadow Pipits. Probably not the safest place to be for a lovely little moth!
11 May, Neston Reed Beds, Cheshire (VC58)
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11 May, Neston Reed Beds, Cheshire (VC58)
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Overnight temps went down to 7c & took the moth count with it. 11:9, but 3 other nfy's to add to the Feathered Leaf-cutter, so that's something: Foxglove Pug, an extremely flighty Small Phoenix & possibly a Vine's Rustic? If so that'd be first for me!
4 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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4 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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May 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Overnight temps went down to 7c & took the moth count with it. 11:9, but 3 other nfy's to add to the Feathered Leaf-cutter, so that's something: Foxglove Pug, an extremely flighty Small Phoenix & possibly a Vine's Rustic? If so that'd be first for me!
4 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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4 May, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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First moth of the night, before I'd even turned on the light! Incurvaria masculella (Feathered Leaf-cutter). Lovely little thing & nice to spot, but I hope it doesn't end up being the star of this session! Though given how cool & clear it is, I wouldn't be surprised!
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May 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
First moth of the night, before I'd even turned on the light! Incurvaria masculella (Feathered Leaf-cutter). Lovely little thing & nice to spot, but I hope it doesn't end up being the star of this session! Though given how cool & clear it is, I wouldn't be surprised!
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Celebrating a major milestone this week. 🎉
My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read.
➡️ fieldmycology.org
Please read and share!
My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read.
➡️ fieldmycology.org
Please read and share!
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Celebrating a major milestone this week. 🎉
My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read.
➡️ fieldmycology.org
Please read and share!
My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read.
➡️ fieldmycology.org
Please read and share!
Reposted by Artiebea
Could these be just two dead leaves? ..but No, look closely and these are two examples of Lye Valley fen's very uncommon spring cup #fungus, the purple-black Midnight Disco Pachyella violaceonigra. On a wet clay/tufa spring seepage bank @friendlyevalley.bsky.social #oxfordshirefens
April 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Could these be just two dead leaves? ..but No, look closely and these are two examples of Lye Valley fen's very uncommon spring cup #fungus, the purple-black Midnight Disco Pachyella violaceonigra. On a wet clay/tufa spring seepage bank @friendlyevalley.bsky.social #oxfordshirefens
79:22 last night & a bit of a Brimstone fest (13) although the Australian Orange-tip's led the list at 22! Other NFY's: Bee Moth; Garden Carpet; Lesser Wax Moth; Lychnis; Muslin; Pebble Prominent; Spectacle; Sulphur Bark Moth; Twenty-plume Moth.
30 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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April 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
79:22 last night & a bit of a Brimstone fest (13) although the Australian Orange-tip's led the list at 22! Other NFY's: Bee Moth; Garden Carpet; Lesser Wax Moth; Lychnis; Muslin; Pebble Prominent; Spectacle; Sulphur Bark Moth; Twenty-plume Moth.
30 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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30 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Came across a nice patch of Nettle Rust (Puccinia urticate) on this mornings walk around Heswall. It's not an uncommon fungus, and the vivid orange easily stands out against the lush green of Stinging Nettles. But it's always worth enduring a few stings in order to get a close up view!
#fungifriends
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April 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Came across a nice patch of Nettle Rust (Puccinia urticate) on this mornings walk around Heswall. It's not an uncommon fungus, and the vivid orange easily stands out against the lush green of Stinging Nettles. But it's always worth enduring a few stings in order to get a close up view!
#fungifriends
#fungifriends
Always nice to find a bonus moth! This Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) was tucked away underneath the lip of the garage door - a nice surprise & a pleasant diversion from afternoon chores!
26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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April 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Always nice to find a bonus moth! This Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) was tucked away underneath the lip of the garage door - a nice surprise & a pleasant diversion from afternoon chores!
26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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11:9 last night including a lovely Pebble Hook-tip, along with 4 other nfy's: Common Pug 1; Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1; Dark Sword-grass 1; Red-green Carpet 1. Plus: Double-striped Pug 1; Oak Tree Pug 1; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Waved Umber 1.
26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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April 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
11:9 last night including a lovely Pebble Hook-tip, along with 4 other nfy's: Common Pug 1; Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1; Dark Sword-grass 1; Red-green Carpet 1. Plus: Double-striped Pug 1; Oak Tree Pug 1; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Waved Umber 1.
26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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26 Apr, Little Neston, Cheshire (VC58)
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Checking around the moth trap this morning, I was thrilled to find this Hawthorn Shieldbug nestled in the bark of a Weeping Birch. It was one of the stars of this morning's show, though I keep hoping to convince myself that it's actually a Birch Shieldbug! It isn't...is it?!
#TeamMoth #Shieldbug
#TeamMoth #Shieldbug
April 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Checking around the moth trap this morning, I was thrilled to find this Hawthorn Shieldbug nestled in the bark of a Weeping Birch. It was one of the stars of this morning's show, though I keep hoping to convince myself that it's actually a Birch Shieldbug! It isn't...is it?!
#TeamMoth #Shieldbug
#TeamMoth #Shieldbug