Found this American Lappet moth trying its best dead leaf impression on a wire, sorry I wasn't fooled :-)

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From Bluesky
Hummingbird hawkmoth recorded in Liverpool in late Winter (Feb 27th)

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I ran my moth trap for the first time this year. 36 moths of 13 species; the star of the show was a long-awaited first record of The Streamer, but also notable was an Apple Leaf Miner, a full month earlier than my previous earliest record.

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One from last summer #teamMoth to cheer myself up on these chilly mothless nights

Eyed Hawk-moths are among our biggest moths. When its forewings are covering its hindwings, the head with its dark markings might ward off a predator, because it looks like a furry face staring back, but if that doesn't work, then it flashes the ocelli (false eyes) on its hindwings and that often does the trick. #pareidolia

Nine of my 41 NFGs for 2025 here in Cambs #teamMoth More details and first dates in the ALT text.

2025 totals: ~250 sessions, ~9000 moths ~400 species

Another cocktail for another new moth I had this year. The moth was the Dark Seedhead Moth, Apodia martinii, so the drink is:

Apodia Martini

40ml gin
10ml Pedro Ximenez sherry
dash of black walnut bitters
twist of orange

This was a good one. Quite complex and sophisticated, almost chocolatey; the sweet sherry, walnut and orange combo is quite Christmassy.

Incidentally, the reason it doesn't have fresh orange peel as a garnish is that I got fed up with semi-peeled oranges drying up in the fridge, so I put some orange extract in a spritz bottle instead. It works fine.

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