June Moths (1 Viewer)

[Farnboro John]

Lime Hawk-moth to Twin 20w Actinic in my VC63 garden...

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You take nice moth pictures. What is your set-up?

John

 

[Farnboro John]

Trapped again last night (it's been such a bad year weather-wise I'm only taking breaks when forced to) and had a good result with both a macro tick Marbled White Spot and micro tick Evergestis limbata along with NFY Anania coronata. Numbers were supplied by 9 Heart and Darts and 5 Chrysoteuchia culmella while fresh-looking Figure of Eighty and 2 Green Oak Tortrix (the last much more colourful than the previous night's two) added interest. Single Flame, Heart and Club, Treble Lines, Light Emerald and Vines Rustic less so.

John

 

[Weasel1]

Thanks John... that's very kind of you to say.

I use a Canon 7D which is 16yrs old now with a Canon 100mmf2.8 L IS Macro lens.

 

[Weasel1]

A NFG Varied Coronet, one of the prettiest moths I've had in the garden this year.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Lovely Varied Coronet!

Another dismal haul was waiting for me this morning, singles of Common & Common Marbled Carpets and 5 H&Ds.

 

[Farnboro John]

I echo what James said.

When you're not in a hurry it's the lens that counts and you have obviously invested wisely!

John

 

[Weasel1]

Lovely Varied Coronet!

Another dismal haul was waiting for me this morning, singles of Common & Common Marbled Carpets and 5 H&Ds.

Thanks very much @JWN Andrewes

 

[KenM]

Probably 8 of 8 last night with 3 “drum roll”… in the pot! to include 2 (NFY)- Bird’s Wing, Light Arches, Least Carpet, H&D, Treble-Brown Spot, Common Marbled Carpet, Mocha, Garden Carpet + a small green jobby.😮

 

[Weasel1]

A better haul than mine @KenM...that Bird's Wing is very nice.

 

[Weasel1]

Not much from me after another poor showing, with just 6/5...including...1 Buff Ermine, 1 Ribband Wave, 2 Small Magpie, 1 LYU and an unknown Micro.

Here are the Small Magpie, Ribband Wave and the Micro.

 

[Southern Viking]

Not much from me after another poor showing, with just 6/5...including...1 Buff Ermine, 1 Ribband Wave, 2 Small Magpie, 1 LYU and an unknown Micro.

Here are the Small Magpie, Ribband Wave and the Micro.

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The micro is one of the Eudonia species (Eudonia angustea maybe).

I've got the same setup as you (albeit no moth trap as live in a first floor flat without a garden), so I can appreciate your skill and eye for a photo (and no doubt patience!). Do you use any kind of flash?

 

[Farnboro John]

Probably 8 of 8 last night with 3 “drum roll”… in the pot! to include 2 (NFY)- Bird’s Wing, Light Arches, Least Carpet, H&D, Treble-Brown Spot, Common Marbled Carpet, Mocha, Garden Carpet + a small green jobby.😮

Tatty green thing is Green Oak Tortrix.

John

 

[Weasel1]

Thanks for the ID @Southern Viking

As for the flash, as and when it's needed really, a Yongnuo ring flash shooting both in full manual and TTL.

 

[KenM]

A better haul than mine @KenM...that Bird's Wing is very nice.

Having been used to being “tail-end Charlie” Weasel1….being up there on the leaderboard makes for a pleasant change…It’ll never last tho.🤣👍

 

[Farnboro John]

Time for a bit of a photographic catch-up.

John

 

[Farnboro John]

And yesterday's.

John

 

[Farnboro John]

And today's.

Note: that's what a Green Oak Tortrix should look like, but they seem to wear quickly!

John

 

[wheatearlp]

Not much from me after another poor showing, with just 6/5...including...1 Buff Ermine, 1 Ribband Wave, 2 Small Magpie, 1 LYU and an unknown Micro.

Here are the Small Magpie, Ribband Wave and the Micro.

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The Eudonia sp. is, I think, mercurella.

 

[KenM]

And today's.

Note: that's what a Green Oak Tortrix should look like, but they seem to wear quickly!

John

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Yes, I suspect mine had been round the bike shed a few times.🤣

 

[Weasel1]

Thanks @wheatearlp it looks close.

I ran it through Obsidentify and it came back with this...but still not sure...this is why I don't bother with Micros.