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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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    Caterpillars & Moths to ID

    Jim, Next time you are carrying livestock save yourself the hassle and put it through the X-ray machine. You probably know the old saying that after the nuclear holocaust the cockroaches will inherit the world, but actually the Lepidoptera are amongst the most radiation resistant insects. It...
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Thanks Ken, this is a site I have not used before, although I did have the link. Andrew.
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    Caterpillars only for ID

    Thanks, I had missed that cagnagella is a synonym of cognatella; I was working from Ford and did not check Kloet & Hincks! The photo of cagnagella looks too dark for the one here, but that may be related to how long remains to the next moult. The other two are not illustrated. Andrew.
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    Sugaring

    I used to do quite a bit of sugaring, with a mixture very like the Anglia Leps formula. We always found amyl acetate a useful addition. Some species, like the Old Lady (Mormo maura) and the Mouse (Amphipyra tragopogonis) are much more frequent at sugar than at light. In 15 years of collecting...
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    Caterpillars only for ID

    Thanks Harry. Your comment got me thinking more about the host, and it is Euonymus, probably europaeus but it could be an exotic as it is a planted area. That would make it plumbella, irrorella or cognatella I think. None of these larvae are illustrated in UKMoths, and I do not have any larval...
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    A few moths from Vienna

    Living in an apartment near the centre of Vienna I have no opportunity to run my trap, but last Friday Wandered Scot offered me the use of his garden. The night was clear with a bright crescent moon, and the temperature fell quite low so we did not catch many, 9 specimens of 7 species. These...
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    Caterpillars only for ID

    Communal web caterpillars One for you Jim. Found on the Donauinsel last Sunday, feeding communally in a web in an ornamental I do not know. The plants are almost completely defoliated, but there are a few small, white, four petal flowers. Andrew.
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    Tiny moth, I think?

    Tiny moth! Hi Ronayne88! I guess you are in the wrong area. This is not a moth, it is an owl midge (Diptera: Psychodidae), also called "moth fly". According to my book there are 73 species in Britain, I have no idea how many in Ireland. And I have no idea of the species. Andrew.
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    DIY moth traps - any tips for improvements?

    Paul Batty seems to be unreasonably pesimistic. Not only will he be able to sell existing stock, there is NO restriction on the manufacture of new units, so I see no reason why the current situation should change. Moth collecting is not the primary market for these lights, and the other users...
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    DIY moth traps - any tips for improvements?

    Thanks for the link. The draft regulation in question is due to come into force on 1 July 2006. However Schedule 3 list specific exceptions to the regulations: SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 4 (2) 1. Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp. 2. Mercury in straight fluorescent...
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