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    Micro identification literature.

    Several of these papers were collected together in: Jacobs, S.N.A. et al Illustrated Papers on British Microlepidoptera [1978]. pp. (4), 170. 12 col plates. Cloth. Vg. Reprinted from Proc. S. Lon. ent. & nat. Hist. Soc. (1944-57) A copy is currently available from Pemberly Books but you will...
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    micro for ID (house moth?)

    Sure, I am involved with the production of a book at the moment which was supposed to be out two years ago! The proofs go to the publishers tomorrow! Although MBGBI has been very slow coming out, Harley Books have usually been quite good once they announce a volume. It is certainly a volume...
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Jim, Sorry, I did not keep this one. I am afraid we will have to leave this one until next year. I agree with you that the markings on the wings are strigillae (just lines, not the edge of some broader mark). BUT, if the pictures on the Swedish site (sorry!) are Archips rosana and Archips...
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    micro for ID (house moth?)

    Harry, NHBS has an announcement for Vol 6 of MBGBI, Pterophoridae! Coming soon. Andrew.
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Jim, What is going on here - I don't see any post from "Lamboti". Has it been removed? Andrew.
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    A few moths from Vienna

    I don't know if this works. On the Butterflies and Moths section there is a picture looks remakable like our problem species. If the link works it is at http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=24011 which is suggested might be Clepsis consimilana. Andrew.
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    A query.

    I am not in the UK these days, but back in the 70s the magpie was very common along the hedgerows in Brecknock (Powys). My father reports that now it is rare. Andrew.
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    Current Clearwing

    Most pheromones are very specific, to one species or a few closely related species - after all there is no point of a female attracting the wrong male! If you are interested in pheromones have a look at the Pheronet site. Andrew.
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Jim, I am now a little confused. Take a look at Archips rosana on the Finish site - it looks quite different! There is another species in the genus that looks quite similar (to the Finish photograph) Archips crataegana - from the name I would think it more likely but according to Ford it has...
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    A few moths from Vienna

    The problem with A. rosana is date (July for the adult) and hosts (rose, ash, elm, Salix). Andrew.
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    Naphalene smell

    The only other preservative I know for insect collections is DDVP (Vapona), but as an organophosphate insecticide this also is an unpleasant substance and can not be recommended over naphthalene/paradichlorbenzene. Andrew.
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    Micro identification literature.

    This might seem expensive, but the illustrations are good. The text consists of introductory sections on collecting, setting and genitalia preparations, and a synopisis of each family covered. In the main section, the plates mostly consists of 8 good quality photographs of set specimens, from...
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    Micro identification literature.

    The full reference for this one is: Brown, S.C.S. (1954) The British Lyonetiidae. Part I. Proc. S. Lond. ent. nat. Hist. Soc., 1952-3, p. 110-116. This covers the genera Opostega, Dryadaula, Oinophila, Leucoptera, Bucculatrix, Tischeria, Lyonetia and Bedellia. I do not know if any other parts...
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Jim, I have been checking this out against the British species, and have come to the conclusion that it is probably not on the British list. Using Ford, there are 7 Tortricids listed on blackthorn, but none flies in May. Of these Neosphaleroptera nubilana looks quite similar (July); one...
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    Beware motorists, it's the silly season again.

    We used to catch reasonable numbers of garden tigers in the MV trap back in the 70's, but my father tells me they are much rarer now (102 in 1976, less than 20 last year and that with the trap operated more nights). There is a project running at the moment to study the population biology of the...
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