May moths (1 Viewer)

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rosaria

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• May 9, 2018

• #1

Coming across this Mullein (nfm) on a fence really made my day.

 

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aeshna5

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• May 10, 2018

• #2

An immaculate Levant Hawkmoth perched in the vegetation opposite my hotel on Lesbos. Hundreds of Silver-Ys by day.

 

robhope

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• May 20, 2018

• #3

The good weather has brought the moths out.

Three new lifers for me and a lovely mating pair:

Olindia schumacherana
The Seraphim Lobophora halterata
Agonopterix ocellana
Buff-tip mating pair

robhope

UK Leps 484 (Olindia schumacherana)
UK Plants 440 (Water Avens)
UK Birds 237

 

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aeshna5

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• May 22, 2018

• #4

Had Cinnabar + Mother Shipton around London in recent days.

 

robhope

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• May 30, 2018

• #5

A nice range of moths now, between the rain showers, including another lifer for me:

Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)

robhope

UK Leps 488 (May Highflier)
UK Plants 440 (Water Avens)
UK Birds 237

 

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aeshna5

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• May 30, 2018

• #6

On the North Downs at the weekend lots of active 5-spot Burnets. Also a couple of Burnet Companions, 2 male Clouded Buff, Lace Border, Common Swift + Pyrausta nigrata.

On my local patch nored Snout, Green Carpet + a couple of Silver-ground Carpets.

 

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coaltit

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• May 30, 2018

• #7

robhope said:

A nice range of moths now, between the rain showers, including another lifer for me:

Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)

robhope

UK Leps 488 (May Highflier)
UK Plants 440 (Water Avens)
UK Birds 237

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What a beautiful moth.

 

Paul Chapman

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• Jun 2, 2018

• #8

A couple of patch highlights from the last week of May - Alabonia geoffrella and Netted Pug. Not much better than geoffrella.

All the best

Paul

 

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Atropos

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• Jun 3, 2018

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Not been on BF for couple of years and then forgot login detsils so this a new account (previous on as DomF) but mothing in Australia has been amazing this season following an OK Wet - we had over 2.5m of rain! So far in May 430+ spp on the sheet in the garden with 3000+ photos to work through. Garden list for last 24months 1200 and rising. Will try and start a new Aus thread for 2018

 

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Atropos

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• Jun 3, 2018

• #10

That geoffrella is amazing

 

Andy Adcock

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• Jun 3, 2018

• #11

Atropos said:

That geoffrella is amazing

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And a great pic



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Paul Chapman

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• Jun 3, 2018

• #12

DomF/Atropos - welcome back and look forward to the Aussie moths. One of my real highlights on here to dip into in the past.

Andy - many thanks. I finally worked out I can lower shutter speed and push ISO to get depth of field with my camera....

All the best

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jun 3, 2018

• #13

Paul,
the missus has a Samsung Galaxy S7 phone which has a macro function as good, if not better than most small cameras and the colour repro is superb, much better than the cam I mention below.

The small cams like the one I carry, Olympus Tough 3 and which I take most most pics with, has a macro setting with a 'stacking' option which fires off about half a dozen rapid shots and stitches them together so that all the beast is in focus in the finished shot but your effort I here is a superb result.



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