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Pemberton, April 2026
Last weekend I took an extra day off work to spend three nights mothing in Pemberton, BC. It’s only a 2 hour drive from where I live, so until now, I’ve just driven through, figuring I wouldn’t pick up anything new. Those suspicions held up: zero new moths, alas. It was still a lovely trip,…
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The Moth Gallows
I wrapped up a project this weekend: a dedicated spot for a light trap on my property. After years of trying out different places, this one’s consistently proven to bring in the widest variety of species – and it’s in discrete enough of a location that the light doesn’t anger my neighbours too much. Always…
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The year begins
And boy it’s been a long wait. On Thursday I got my first Noctuid of the year, signalling the real start to the year. As expected it was an Egira hiemalis, but that evening it was closely followed by a Bailey’s Pinion (Lithophane baileyi). This was only the third time I’ve seen this moth. Twice…
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Field guide: Moths of Western North America
This week marked the long-awaited publication of Seabrooke Leckie’s Moths of Western North America field guide, and I was positively chomping at the bit to get my hands on a copy. What a glorious book it is! Really beautiful. And absolutely chock full of information. I’ve been glued to its pages since it arrived. This…
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2026
Well, well. Would you look at that – 2026 is already here. I haven’t had much to post over the last few months. Normally, the non‑mothy season is when I read up on new genera, find target species, and plan trips for the coming year. Not this time. Work kept me very busy, and most…
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Back to Cache Creek, Aug 2025
Last month’s trip to Cache Creek went so well, I decided to head back for a couple of nights. The first night I set up traps on the side of the mountain just SW of Cache Creek. This area burned down in the 2017 Elephant Hill fire, so there’s 8 years worth of growth dotted…
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Lillooet, Cache Creek – July 18-21st
Last weekend I took an extra day off to celebrate the start of National Moth Week and did a 3-day trip up to Lillooet and Cache Creek to see what I could find. The first night wasn’t terribly successful. I set up my nets at one of my usual haunts by the Lillooet airport, which…
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Golden, BC, May-June 2025 – Part 2: Micros
The first part covered the notable macros I found on the trip, now let’s turn to the little guys. These actually contained many of the more interesting finds. Lots to cover, hoo boy. Here goes. * = lifer** = new for BC on iNat Cydia fletcherana * ** Let’s start with this fella. Brilliant. I…
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Pseudobryomima muscosa
It’s satisfying that after 8 years of actively observing moths at my home, I still see new species. When I got back from my trip to Golden last Saturday I set up traps to see which of the locals had returned. In the morning I found a particularly perplexing little Noctuid which I’d never seen…
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Golden, BC, May-June 2025 – Part 1: Macros
Home at last! I’m back from a 5 week trip to Golden BC. En route, I stayed in Merritt and Salmon Arm setting up traps at both locations, but the bulk of my time was spent mothing around Golden. Today I got some time to crunch through my observations, so here’s a quick trip summary…
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