Per Smiseth
@persmiseth.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist @ University of Edinburgh. Parental care & family conflict, inbreeding. Biological recording & natural history in cemeteries, burial grounds & churchyards.
Bagworm - possibly Lichen Case-bearer (Dahlica lichenella) - feeding on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. Initially mistaken for snail poo. #TeamMoth #Moths #Psychidae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
August 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Bagworm - possibly Lichen Case-bearer (Dahlica lichenella) - feeding on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. Initially mistaken for snail poo. #TeamMoth #Moths #Psychidae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon guarded by 7-spot Ladybird found today on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #Braconidae #Parasitoids #Ladybirds #Dinocampuscoccinellae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
August 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon guarded by 7-spot Ladybird found today on gravestone in New Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #Braconidae #Parasitoids #Ladybirds #Dinocampuscoccinellae #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) from Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning. 1 of 3 seen in this site. #TeamMoth #Moths #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
August 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) from Greyfriars Kirkyard, #Edinburgh, this morning. 1 of 3 seen in this site. #TeamMoth #Moths #Chrysoclistalineella #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
8x Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) found yesterday on gravestones under lime tree in Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #moths #teammoth #Chrysoclistalineella
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
July 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
8x Lime Flame (Chrysoclista lineella) found yesterday on gravestones under lime tree in Old Calton Burial Ground, #Edinburgh. #moths #teammoth #Chrysoclistalineella
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
#CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord.
Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae
June 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday: 3 Lime Flame (Chrysoclista linneella) in Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh (VC83). Only known from two locations in Scotland; Falkirk & Edinburgh. #TeamMoth #CemeteryWildlifeWatch recording activity on #iRecord. #ichneumons #ichneumonidae