Well done with the Goat Moth,I'd love to see one 👏 regards Bri.
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June Moths (4 Viewers)
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Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
I'm rather envious of others round here getting three figure catches every night, as my garden is only producing 25-30 moths each night. Best this morning was a Sycamore, my first for seven years.
Hardly any micros. I have not had a Light Brown Apple Moth since May 18th which is very odd, but not something I am worried about.
Hardly any micros. I have not had a Light Brown Apple Moth since May 18th which is very odd, but not something I am worried about.
Southern Viking
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Agree with BriLee, that Heart and Dart is a belter.
Farnboro John
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Southern Viking
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Oops, goes for my post too!
chipperatl
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Past week has been crazy for me. 38 lifers, 76 NFY, 1 new possible state record.
I almost didn't wake up when my timer went off last night. Got out there, and the sheets were relatively empty. Then I got to the end of the sheet and this amazing moth (Luna Moth) was on the end (pic is from later this morning after I tried to get it off the sheets and warmed up to not become bird bait).
Virginia Creeper Sphinx was a lifer.
Hebrew Moth (lifer)
Arge Moth (lifer)
Formosa Looper Moth (lifer)
Grape Flower Plume Moth (lifer)
Robinson's Pelochrista Moth (lifer)
I almost didn't wake up when my timer went off last night. Got out there, and the sheets were relatively empty. Then I got to the end of the sheet and this amazing moth (Luna Moth) was on the end (pic is from later this morning after I tried to get it off the sheets and warmed up to not become bird bait).
Virginia Creeper Sphinx was a lifer.
Hebrew Moth (lifer)
Arge Moth (lifer)
Formosa Looper Moth (lifer)
Grape Flower Plume Moth (lifer)
Robinson's Pelochrista Moth (lifer)
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
That's some haul! Weird how every now and then you can get a mad crazy catch with a whole load of new species. Doesn't happen often (and for me never as spectacular as that) but when it does it's like Christmas!!
Farnboro John
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Goat Moth proper set, taken on release.
John
John
KenM
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That’s goat to be a winner!👍
KenM
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Past week has been crazy for me. 38 lifers, 76 NFY, 1 new possible state record.
I almost didn't wake up when my timer went off last night. Got out there, and the sheets were relatively empty. Then I got to the end of the sheet and this amazing moth (Luna Moth) was on the end (pic is from later this morning after I tried to get it off the sheets and warmed up to not become bird bait).
Virginia Creeper Sphinx was a lifer.
Hebrew Moth (lifer)
Arge Moth (lifer)
Formosa Looper Moth (lifer)
Grape Flower Plume Moth (lifer)
Robinson's Pelochrista Moth (lifer)
Some tremendous Moths there chipper!…Luna Moth being “just a bit” special.👍
KenM
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Southern Viking
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Only clearwing I've ever seen was a Large Red-belted (that was without lure though). I'll have to purchase a lure or two before next summer.
chipperatl
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Rain kept me from putting out my UV lights last night, so just porch lights. But luckily I had to wake up at 2:30, and popped my head out while it was sprinking and saw this big boy on the sheet. A quick few seconds with the camera outside and lifer Hermit Sphinx.
KenM
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Just clearing away the dinner plates into the kitchen from the garden patio, when there was a sharp outburst from my wife outside…I rushed out to see this “Big, I know not what!”….from the missus?
Was in total disbelief…as it was a lifer no less!
Was I a happy bunny…and that was after a drink!🤣
Just to add, it was back in the pot this morning along with 2 Brimstone, 2 Riband Wave and a TBSpot.👍
Was in total disbelief…as it was a lifer no less!
Was I a happy bunny…and that was after a drink!🤣
Just to add, it was back in the pot this morning along with 2 Brimstone, 2 Riband Wave and a TBSpot.👍
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Farnboro John
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Late decision to put the trap out at 11pm last night. Good decision with four NFY: first two Elephant Hawk-moths of the year, Double Lobed, Dwarf Cream Wave and Toadflax Brocade that gave me my usual headache trying to identify it! Numbers were dominated by 20 Heart and Dart plus 17 Chrysoteuchia culmella and four Heart and Club, with otherwise only Eudonia lacustrata and Celypha striana reaching a dizzying two of each. Marbled Minor, Sycamore, Uncertain and Riband Wave one each.
John
John
