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    Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis

    A real stroke of luck today! This is a Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis. It has emerged from willow that I cut down last winter and chopped into firewood and stacked in my shed. About half the willows have borings by this species and while it was totally unexpected to see them appearing...
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    November 2008 Moths

    Trap lists November 2008, Wicklow Ireland Have run MV trap on 7 nights in garden and also a single 15W actinic on 2 of those nights. There was a couple goods nights early in month when I would have likes to have put any many traps, but time was not on my side. Below are trap lists, most recent...
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    Distinctive Sawfly? larva on Alder

    Hi All, Found a distinctive caterpillar on Common Alder (Alnus Glutinosa) in my garden in Ireland. It was curled up under a folded leaf. Had a quick look through Porter, but nothing was near, so I disturbed it to see it had numerous prolegs, so not moth. Best I could come up with is Sawfly...
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    Emperor Anax imperator - Unusual oviposting behaviour.

    Emperor Anax imperator - Unusual ovipositing behaviour. I've just been sent captures of a video showing an Emperor ovipositing into seaweed (looks like Bladderwrack or something similar) in a harbour in SW Ireland. Anyone ever heard of Emperor ovipositing into saltwater?
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    Is this a large sawfly?

    Can it be named? It was 30mm long (excluding antennae) and found in my polytunnel today. It's a lively chap and had to take pics while it was on the move.
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    Some interesting Common Blue Damselfly

    The first picture is very poor, but the 'blue' female had 3 abdominal segments with 'drab' colouration. I haven't seen a mixed form specimen such as this. The 2nd picture needs no supporting text.....
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    Smallish Ladybird for ID

    4mm long. I've keyed it nearly as far as 10 spotted Adalia 10-punctata. I can't see any black on hindlegs, but otherwise the specimen appears to be right for 10 spotted Found today.
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    Large Lacewing? for ID

    In my moth trap this morning. Wing length 22mm
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    Blue damselfly exuvia for ID please.

    This may be asking a lot, but I'll put it up here anyway. This is my first exuvia of the year. It's almost definitely one of 3 species as each breed in good numbers in my lake. Puella, cyathigerum or elegans. (Variable, Common Blue or Blue-tailed) The exuvia was facing head up on an emergent...
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    Southern UK Saharan dust event imminent

    Now you may ask why this should be posted here, but these dust events probably carry plenty moths as well. http://forecast.uoa.gr/dustindx.html Select forecast time on left side and have a look at the dust deposition (wet) The forecast has changed a bit during past 24hrs, but may be worth...
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    2005 Irish dragonfly/damselfly news webpage

    Hi All, To try provide continuity to the excellent DragonflyIreland project, I've decided to run a news webpage for this season. So if any of you have any Irish odonata news please forward it on. Note that I'm not a record collector, this is just a facility for fellow observers to share their...
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    The mothing year so far.

    Just thought during this leaner week I'd put up my Jan-March adult list for this year. 54 species in all with 16 species recorded in January, 17 in February and 48 in March. 0006 Eriocrania subpurpurella 5 0281 Caloptilia populetorum 2 0282 Caloptilia elongella 2 0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 11...
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    Feb 10th moth list, 15 species. Wicklow Ireland

    Didn't trap lat night as it's a near gale out there, so to kick atart the forum, here's the previous night. Not a mild night, but calm and dry. Temp 7C faling to 5C. Some furhter earliest on record appearances (in 3rd season). These are March Moth, Double-striped Pug. Grey Shoulder-knot was...
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    A good night last night

    Woah, I'm feeling dizzy, Feels like the last 2 months has been wiped from my memory. There was a lot of good stuff here durig past 2 months, the quizzes and "A good night last night" thread etc, some I have on my hard drive, but I tried copying it into a message, but it didn't work. The...
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    Moths from the past 3 nights in Wicklow

    last night was dry with a min of 5C with clear sky most of time. Previous nights had heavy rain and wind but were reasonably mild. Oct 30th Farmyard MV 21 moths 11 species Garden Actinic A single Red-green Carpet. Garden MV 19 moths 11 species 41 moths of 20 species. 0468 Rhigognostis...
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    Last nights list Oct 11th (and others from previous nights.

    Last nights list Oct 11th (and others from previous nights.) A calm night though cooler than of late with a min of 8C. 2nd White-speck in 3 nights. Am now getting Yellow-line Quaker and first time I've seen one without a red line. Nothing else unusual Large Wainscot was the most numerous in the...
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    October 3rd Wicklow Trap List

    Some quality moths last night. Highlight is 2nd Irish record of Orange Sallow. I also got the first in 2002.(I don't know of any other records) My biggest haul of Blair's Shoulder-knot, another species first recorded in Ireland in 2002. A 2nd brood Flame and a brindled Ochre. Weather started...
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    Any ideas on this Noctuid??

    Caught couple days ago, Square-spot Rustic size.
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    September 24th Trap list

    Night started off clear at 8C and finished with drizzle and 12C Wind light or calm. 3 Traps Farmyard MV 325 moths of 33 species Garden MV 170 moths of 30 species Garden 15w Actinic 99 moths of 23 species. Acleris rhombana is a VC first, First time recording Pale pinion in Autumn. Still 3 to...
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    A couple Irish Grasshoppers for ID please.

    2 pictures of 2nd one which was larger than the first one. What does one look at to aid ID?
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    Record catch last night.

    Mildest night of year (min of 17.1C) resulted in 693 Setaeceous Hebrew Character in a single trap. This is the most of a single species I've ever had in a trap. Next highest in this trap was Square-spot Rustic with 143. I'll get full list up later on this thread, but it was only about 35 species...
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    Thought this one is worth sharing, Northern/Oak Eggar.

    And for good measure I included a Garden tiger in picture. Tiger is dead and probably a victim of a wasp attack as its head had been removed. Having big problem with wasps, as they're even earlier than the birds and they're just carrying away the contents before I get to sort it. BTW, the...
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    Footman, Buff or Dingy?

    Colour is more yellow than photo shows. A slight grey suffusion which is absent along costa which leaves it as a faint stripe that tapers towards termen. I do favour Buff, but Dingy also has yellow form.
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    July 14th Wicklow (Ireland) moth list. (150+ sp)

    July 14th 2004 Wicklow (Ireland) moth list. (150+ sp) Thought this deserved a thread of it own. Finally got the catch of the 14th logged. Took me whole day to sort. Managed the farmyard trap before work, the actinic during lunch and it was getting dark while sorting the garden one, but I got...
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    Noctuids and a doable? plume for ID.

    #1 going backwards and forwards with this one. Double square-spot perhaps? Its that size anyway. #2 & 3. A male anf female of same species. Don't have size. Can measure if critical. I let the female go and retained the male. #4 I think I've finally sussed this one. Cloaked Minor?? #5 I...
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