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Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies. (1 Viewer)
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Hi, number 2 looks like Bryotropha affinis
yukonite
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thanks Jamie D iv just looked up Bryotopha affinis and thats it B
it didnt look much in the egg box.
rokermartin
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Hi JBee it's twice the size of the Emperor moths that we see in the UK.The female Emperor Gum Moth is bigger still.In two of the pics you can see at the bottom of the netting cage on the newspaper a cocoon.Martin if that's what I think it is in the bottom of the bucket then that's a BIG moth
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yukonite
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rokermartin
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Had a look around Testo's Pool this afternoon hadn't been there for a few weeks.Saw 2 Banded Demoiselle which i have never seen at Testo's before also still a few Blue Dams,Emerald Dams and lots of Common Darters.Butterflies seen 8 species
Peacock 9
Wall Brown 6
Speckled Wood 1
GV White
Large White
Small White
Small Skipper 1
Small Copper 4
Peacock 9
Wall Brown 6
Speckled Wood 1
GV White
Large White
Small White
Small Skipper 1
Small Copper 4
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rokermartin
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It's the caterpillars which take a lot of lookng after some of the silkmoth caterpillars are huge.You have to keep providing them with food every couple of days and you have to clean there container that you have them out regularly.The moths are no bother to keep as long as they have a large netting cage to fly around.Also they dont need feeding silkmoths dont feed.looks like you will need a shovel to clean them out or house train them
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rokermartin
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Hi Adam it would have had a job getting into the moth trap.
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JBee
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Trap was out for a couple of hours only in the garden last night.
Loads of LYU with little else of note worth a photo other than
Common Rustic agg. and a single Least Yellow Underwing.
Looks like the Buff ermine have taken a liking to our garden again - last year I relocated 100's of the things.
This one seemed to spend quite a while pulling the hairs out of it's rear end for some reason.
Loads of LYU with little else of note worth a photo other than
Common Rustic agg. and a single Least Yellow Underwing.
Looks like the Buff ermine have taken a liking to our garden again - last year I relocated 100's of the things.
This one seemed to spend quite a while pulling the hairs out of it's rear end for some reason.
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Shaggy2070
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rokermartin
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Where did you take those pics of the Giant Atlas Moths i have seen them in butterfly farms before.They are huge moths they have a wingspan of nearly a foot across also the caterpillars are monsters.To rear those you need to keep them in warm and humid conditions.Also they want plenty of room to fly in especially the males.The females dont fly until after they have mated.There's even a bigger silkmoth which is called the Hercules moth from the Australasian archipelago. One was found in Queensland years ago which had a wingspan of 36 cms.Get yourself a couple of these Beauties
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Ray.Scott
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Yeh! fairly disappointing, to say the least, but managed a few on the night, most of which tending to be well worn.
As I find the names I'll add them later.
1 Shuttle Shaped Dart
2 Dark Arches
3 Neglected Rustic
4 Least Yellow Underwing
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JBee
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#2 - Looks like Trachycera advenella
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