In 2014, I started to run a moth light trap and managed to generate a range of images illustrating the diversity of species in my local environment. At first I used a home constructed Skinner Moth Trap with mercury vapour (MV) lighting but soon upgraded to a commercial MV Robinson Trap. Both of these are limited by their dependency on mains electricity or a generator, so in order to be more mobile I recently invested in a portable 'Heath type' moth trap with actinic lighting and a rechargeable lithium battery. My commercial kit is all from Anglian lepidopterist Supplies run by local expert Jon Clifton and I recommend them for anyone wanting to buy equipment.

Records from my trapping are all posted on the Norfolk Moths website, which is an invaluable resource with some great tools to help identification, all provided by Jim Wheeler another local expert .

Moth photographs do tend to turn into something of a “stamp collection” but there are some quite beautiful and impressive species, both small and large. The galleries here are arranged to follow a loose taxonomy. The vast majority of the moths are from my local garden environment. I am lucky in having a location that draws on a diversity of habitats reflected in the species featured here.

This area is currently under development.