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  1. Lep Man

    MBGBI Vol 5, 1&2

    Received my copies of the long-awaited Tortrix volumes, the first to be published by Brill rather than Harley. To be honest I am distinctly underwhelmed: the text is pretty good but already out of date (I know there has to be a cut-off date but adding dots to the VC map cannot be that...
  2. Lep Man

    Yorkshire Moths

    Just to advise that the new Yorkshire Moths website has been launched, the first to cover the status and distribution of moths in the five vice-counties that make up Yorkshire. Try www.yorkshiremoths.info and enjoy!
  3. Lep Man

    Odd Gull in Yorkshire

    I have seen this bird twice over the last week at two sites 3 miles apart, along with up to 8 Icelands and 2 Glaucous on various dates. A fairly small 1st-year gull with small head, neat dark bill with a hint of red (?) at base. Legs not seen, nor seen in flight. Seen at range this is a...
  4. Lep Man

    The Status of Microlepidoptera in Britain

    For anyone who has missed this, the reviews of the status of micros by Tony Davis has been published, and a copy is available on the Butterfly Conservation website. http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/uploads/The%20Status%20of%20Micro%20Lepidoptera%20in%20Britain.pdf
  5. Lep Man

    Rannoch Looper influx

    At least eight in Dorset last night, with others in Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Suffolk. See Dorset Moths for info on the Dorset ones.
  6. Lep Man

    Cheap batteries for trapping

    Just thought I would like to share experience with batteries for moth trapping. I have for several years now used car batteries for running actinic traps, in addition to my main MV traps and generator. I have bought the batteries from a couple of reputable scrap merchants who save decent ones...
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