Although it is brown rather than green, I'm pretty sure this is a pupal cocoon of  Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella  in a mine on a Snowb...

Interesting article at https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/8079/

Much of the first half of November was better than expected in the garden thanks to the stationary anticyclone which kept us in relatively w...

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This carpet was attracted to my actinic garden light on Friday night. I think it must be one of the many forms of Common Marbled Carpet, but...

 I had a frustrating experience yesterday.I had uploaded 40 odd species from a summer MV trap but when I completed the “where was it” tab it...

 Not one but two Scarce Bordered Straw to Penn garden on 28/10/2024

 Rather worn, but is this Scarce Bordered Straw? There's a hint of a broad dark outer band, but not much else to go on, and it's not...

 The 05/09/24 was one of my highest catches of the year to my Penn garden with 129 Large Yellow Underwing. It also produced this individual ...