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Post by ianr on Aug 13, 2018 9:02:19 GMT
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Post by NellyDee on Aug 13, 2018 9:29:10 GMT
Wow! Not seen one of them before- good photo.
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Post by Tringa on Aug 13, 2018 12:01:54 GMT
Excellent shot, Ian. Always good to see these odd looking creatures.
Dave
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 19, 2018 4:14:20 GMT
First thing yesterday morning I attended a mothing event in a park in Ealing. We had just under 30 species including Spectacle, Light Emerald, Gold Triangle, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing + a couple of Box Moths. Though I've seen large numbers of the last species, 1 of the individuals was a melanic form which I hadn't previously seen.
Later in Richmond Park we came across a few moths including straw Dot, Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder + Antler Moth, my MOTD was a species of micro I had't seen before- Prochoreutis myllerana. This is a relative of the familiar Nettle Tap + is a scarce local species. The larvae feed on Skullcap + we found about 10 of these pretty moths nectaring on a Water Mint flower. Skullcap was here too by the Pen Ponds.
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Post by NellyDee on Aug 20, 2018 15:16:36 GMT
Just in passing I lived in Ealing for 42 years:)
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 20, 2018 16:23:39 GMT
Just in passing I lived in Ealing for 42 years:) Small world- bit of a difference to where you are now!
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 2, 2018 16:31:58 GMT
First thing this morning went to a local wood for the monthly mothing survey where they had 4 traps running overnight. We managed about 30 species with Square-spot Rustic by far the most numerous. Also plentiful were Light Emerald, Large Yellow Underwing + Oak Hooktip.
MOTD a tie between a couple of attractively marked Orange Swift + a sign of early autumn- a beautiful Centre-barred Sallow.
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 5, 2018 12:58:43 GMT
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 5, 2018 13:09:49 GMT
Here are 2 of the day for me from the trap on 4th September, I'm sure that it is a Feathered Gothic but would accept correction on it, Duncan European Corn-borer 1 Ostrinia nubilalis by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr Feathered Gothic 3 by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 5, 2018 16:45:51 GMT
Agree with Feathered Gothic but not your ID for the crambid, which I would say is European Corn-borer, Ostrinia nubilalis rather than Anania crocealis.
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 10, 2018 19:01:16 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 20, 2018 17:59:57 GMT
Pleasantly surprised to see a Silver- Y in good nick under some marjoram up on the 13th floor balcony opposite Battersea Park. Also a Light Brown Apple Moth present.
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 25, 2018 18:50:53 GMT
My Moth of the day is a new one for the garden, L-Album Wainscot, the wings are a bit out of focus because it was vibrating it's wings to heat the muscles up prior to taking off, I only had 3 species last night, this one, one Setaceous hebrew character and 4 Lunar underwings, the nighttime temperature was down to 2 degrees C, got the trap out tonight again. Duncan L-Album Wainscot 1 by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr L-Album Wainscot 2 by Duncan Mclean, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 30, 2018 8:05:00 GMT
This morning went for our regular local mothing session at dawn. I wasn't too optimistic as it had been a cold, clear night + indeed there was a little frost on one of the traps in the meadow. We managed 19 moths of 7 species plus a couple of Hornets (1 deceased!) + several craneflies.
Signs of autumn with some Lunar Underwings + a couple of Chestnuts but best were a Satellite + a Brindled Green.
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Post by duncan74 on Sept 30, 2018 17:59:38 GMT
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