Mike Montier
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And I’m wondering about the moth in post 737 Martin. Weird and wonderful antenna. Mike
Hi Stew
The only two Coenagrion species recorded from the Balearics are: Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe 1838) and Coenagrium scitulum [the last was determined from larvae by one of our TAIB team]. The first is only recorded from Menorca but the second is from both Mallorca and Menorca, as new records (by García-Aviles, J., Puig, Mariàngels, Soler, A. & Ferreras-Romero, M. 1995. Odonatologica 24(3) : 269-282). Clearly neither are your specimens.
I'll now show my ignorance of all things odonatalogical, isn't it I. elegans?
Martin
Hi Stew
The only two Coenagrion species recorded from the Balearics are: Coenagrion scaerulescens (Fonscolombe 1838) and Coenagrium scitulum [the last was determined from larvae by one of our TAIB team]. The first is only recorded from Menorca but the second is from both Mallorca and Menorca, as new records (by García-Aviles, J., Puig, Mariàngels, Soler, A. & Ferreras-Romero, M. 1995. Odonatologica 24(3) : 269-282). Clearly neither are your specimens.
I'll now show my ignorance of all things odonatalogical, isn't it I. elegans?
Martin
Whoops. I missed that one. It's a male Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. The antennae are used to find females, which emit pheromones.This one obligingly flew in through the window a few minutes ago.
Mike
Hi Kevin, thanks for the news.
It would be nice to find a reliable Scops owl site near Pollensa for visiting birders having lost the old site. Apparently the hotel owners blocked up the previous perch, whether intentionally or not, I don’t know.
Nightjars calling near Arta last night and Scops owl calling near the church