Research Curator at the Amelia, Tunbridge Wells. Entomologist. Natural historian. Local historian. Ecology & heritage of Scilly & the Channel Islands
Ian Beavis
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Scarlet Tiger (see last repost) & Jersey Tiger varieties from Charles Barrett's British Lepidoptera
Goat Moth!!! There was no doubting the star amongst the 176/62 in the Upton garden trap this morning - having stumbled across a handful of the Haribo-esque larvae over the years, my first ever adult was both beautiful & an absolute unit #TeamMoth #MicroSmicro @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
The Kent Wildlife Conference is always busy, engaging, exciting - and this year's (on Sat 24 October) will be no different. Subjects include Nightingales, GCNs & Francis Rose's 'lost' Flora of Kent.
You really don't want to miss out. Really.
Full details & booking here: tinyurl.com/WildConf2026
At least 15 Scarlet Tiger Moths (Callimorpha dominula) in the centre of my village on the way to the shops was an unexpected treat this morning. All seen on vegetation (mostly Stinging Nettles & Green Alkanet) at the base of a wall.
Gamlingay, S. Cambridgeshire, 6/6/26.
Short-spined Nomad Bee (Nomada guttulata) and its host the Red-girdled Mining Bee appeared today. @norfolknats.bsky.social
Portrait of the Goat Moth (see last reposts) & its huge wood-boring caterpillar from John Curtis's British Entomology (1825)
Ian Beavis
We now have an ID for the ichneumon here.
Beautiful large Goat Moth, Cossus cossus, from our S.Yorkshire garden last night. #TeamMoth @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
I enjoyed Claire Jackson's brilliant new play about a modern-day Eleanor Glanville, the pioneering naturalist who gives her name to the Glanville fritillary. It's first run is June 5/6 at www.phoenixarts.co.uk, Hants – there may be a few tickets left. Recommend! www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
Phil Saunders
A long hike up a Scottish mountain with a special reward at the summit, Diapensia lapponica!
She had a passion for butterflies and would seek out rare ones, yet this was used against her by violent, money-grabbing husband. Now this pioneering naturalist’s story has been translated to today’s ...
www.theguardian.com
It's a female of Amblyteles armatorius (ichneumonid)
