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on Jun 17, 2019
This is one of those moths that most readers will just think, “ah, yes, typical moth – boring, grey, brown, ewww”. And superficially, yes, it is not a lot to look at. But, it’s a bit of a rarity and it was drawn to my scientif...
on Jun 16, 2019
Tonight’s almost full moon, with Jupiter to the right, you can just about see the planet’s own moons that landed Galileo in jail…...
on Jun 14, 2019
No spectacular Hawk-moths today, nothing even particularly brightly coloured or intriguing at all…except for this little creamy white one with two distinctive black spots and lots of speckles. I couldn’t ID it so turned to Twitter and got...
on Jun 12, 2019
It’s the fiftieth anniversary of George Dubya’s favourite childhood book – The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle…of course, Dubya was 23 when it was first published, which might explain a lot. I don’t think Trump had...
on Jun 12, 2019
Now…the brown and grey moths are not intrinsically boring, each is the pinnacle of millions of years of evolution. But, when you spot something in the scientific trap on a cold, wet morning that isn’t just one of the 25 Heart & Darts...
on Jun 11, 2019
It’s a slow burn, but the Sciencebase Instagram following is edging towards 400 people. Follow me there for even more of the wildlife photos – birds, mammals, leps, dragonflies, etc often with some of the science details that I don’...
on Jun 11, 2019
The names of moths are marvellous. You’ve got your Death’s Head Hawk-moth and your Flame Shoulder, then there’s the Black Rustic and the Rustic Shoulder Knot and not forgetting Angle Shades. There’s even a moth known as The Un...
