Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) - North Antrim, May 2024. A wonderfully bizarre moth. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Micropterix aureatella - North Antrim, May 2024. A beautiful little moth photographed in a local woodland last weekend. In right light these appear purple, but difficult to capture this under the tree canopy. #moths #MothsMatter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) - North Antrim, May 2024. Good number of these so far this month. #moths #moths matter #teammoth BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) - North Antrim, May 2024. A stunning moth in the garden this week. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) - North Antrim - May 2024. Trying to play catch up with some of the stunning moths appearing in recent days. #moths #MothsMatter Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

The Pod Lover (Hadena perplexa capsophila) - North Antrim, May 2024. A darker subspecies of Tawny Shears which is mainly found in coastal areas of Ireland, including the cliffs near me. #moths #moths andbutterflies #moths matter Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata) N. Antrim, May 2024. This attractive moth appears to be established in N. Antrim. First recorded in the region in 2022, it was seen last year & again this, at different sites #moths #moths matter Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) - North Antrim, May 2024 First appearance of the year in the garden last night. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife BC Northern Ireland Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Netted Pug (Eupithecia venosata) - N.Antrim - May 2024. 3 of this scarce moth on the local cliffs on Tuesday night. Less than 120 Irish records for this species, most of which are from coastal areas. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) - North Antrim - May 2024. A lovely moth to get in the garden at the weekend. #moths #MothsMatter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

Coleophora serratella (I think??) - Common Case-bearer on Birch - North Antrim, May 2024 . Larvae make a portable case to live in, whilst they feed on the leaf. #MothsMatter #moths BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) - North Antrim, May 2024. Another attractive moth beginning to make an appearance in 2024. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata) - North Antrim, May 2024. This extremely variable moth is making it's first appearance of the year. #moths #moths matter #teammoth Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)N.Antrim,May 2024. Last month I posted about my first male of the year, now it's the turn of the Empress. Even managed to get the male and female to pose for about a second. #moths #MothsMatter #teammoth BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Light Knot Grass (Acronicta menyanthidis) - North Antrim, May 2024. This is rare moth in Ireland, which I am lucky to have at a local site. Nice to find an early example this week. #moths #moths matter #teammoth BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) North Antrim, May 24. A pleasant surprise this morning, my first of these stunning big moths of the year. Thankfully numbers and diversity of moths is on the up after a quiet start to the year. #moths #MothsMatter Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Northern Ireland

Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata), North Antrim April 2024. My first of the year last night in a local wood. #moths #moths matter #team BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) - N. Antrim - April 2024. An increase in numbers this week of these stunning moths, especially where there is shelter from the northerly winds. #moths #moths matter BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋