Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies. (1 Viewer)

[rokermartin]

Thought i would post a few pics of a male Emperor Gum Silkmoth which emerged from its cocoon yesterday afternoon.I am hoping to rear some.

 

[Adam W]

For a second there Martin i thought you'd trapped it in the garden:eek!:

Had a Peacock on the Buddliea today first one I've seen in the garden this year.

 

[Jamie D]

I'm thinking
#1 - Dark arches
#3 - Orange swift

#2 - my eyesight isn't good enough to make that out clearly

Hi, number 2 looks like Bryotropha affinis

 

[JBee]

Martin if that's what I think it is in the bottom of the bucket then that's a BIG moth

 

[yukonite]

Hi, number 2 looks like Bryotropha affinis

thanks Jamie D iv just looked up Bryotopha affinis and thats it B
it didnt look much in the egg box.

 

[rokermartin]

Martin if that's what I think it is in the bottom of the bucket then that's a BIG moth

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.

 

[yukonite]

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.

looks like you will need a shovel to clean them out or house train them

 

[rokermartin]

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

 

[rokermartin]

looks like you will need a shovel to clean them out or house train them

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.

 

[rokermartin]

For a second there Martin i thought you'd trapped it in the garden:eek!:

Had a Peacock on the Buddliea today first one I've seen in the garden this year.

Hi Adam it would have had a job getting into the moth trap.

 

[JBee]

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.

 

[Shaggy2070]

A couple of Butterflies down Greatham Creek yesterday. 4 Wall Brown, 2 Common Blues, a couple of Large Whites and a Grayling.

 

[Shaggy2070]

Thought i would post a few pics of a male Emperor Gum Silkmoth which emerged from its cocoon yesterday afternoon.I am hoping to rear some.

Get yourself a couple of these Beauties .

 

[rokermartin]

Get yourself a couple of these Beauties .

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.

 

[Ray.Scott]

A visit to a moorland site proved less than great last night with conditions less than ideal.
Not sure what scuzz pulled into his trap but mine was disappointing to say the least.
Highlights being:
Dark arches, Dark marbled carpet, Ingrailed Clay, Neglected rustic, Heath rustic

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

 

[Ray.Scott]

Few more, the first 4 from the moors and the last one trapped last night in the garden.
1 Antler Moth
2 Shuttle Shaped Dart

 

[JBee]

Ist ones
#1 - Shuttle-shaped dart
#2 - Dark arches
#5 - Possibly Barred chestnut

 

[Ray.Scott]

Last few from the moors the other night.

3 & 4 Agriphila Tristella

 

[JBee]

2nd lot
#2 - Shuttle-shaped dart
#4 - Udea lutealis (possibly)

 

[JBee]

Last few from the moors the other night.

3 & 4 Agriphila Tristella

#2 - Looks like Trachycera advenella