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

[Ray.Scott]

#2 - Looks like Trachycera advenella

Cheers JBee, It becomes even more difficult when they're not in pristine condition.

 

[JBee]

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

#3 - Eudonia Truncicolella possibly ???

 

[Shaggy2070]

Where did you take those pics of the Giant Atlas Moths i have seen them in butterfly farms before.

I took them in a Butterfly House at the Norfolk Bird of Prey Centre last year o .

The Biggest I've seen wild was a Poplar Hawkmoth in the garden in May and an Elephant Hawkmoth in Caerlaverock a couple of years ago.

 

[rokermartin]

I took them in a Butterfly House at the Norfolk Bird of Prey Centre last year o .

The Biggest I've seen wild was a Poplar Hawkmoth in the garden in May and an Elephant Hawkmoth in Caerlaverock a couple of years ago.

I had a Poplar Hawkmoth in the trap few weeks ago they are impressive moths.If you are ever down in Dorset there's a big butterfly farm called Worldwide butterflies it's worth a visit. It has live stock for sale, netting cages and has huge glasshouses with hundreds of butterflies flying around.

 

[jason-t-71]

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.

Rear some? Well, you've got to get it while you can I suppose!

 

[seggs]

Rear some? Well, you've got to get it while you can I suppose!

:-O:-O:-O:t: naughty

 

[seggs]

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.

Thicko question comming with Moths.

So were did the Catterpillar come from in the first place Martin for you to watch its life cycle? ( I did,nt use the word rear).|:x|
And what happens to the moth after you have raised it?

Very interesting stuff on here, totally alien to me.

 

[rokermartin]

Thicko question comming with Moths.

So were did the Catterpillar come from in the first place Martin for you to watch its life cycle? ( I did,nt use the word rear).|:x|
And what happens to the moth after you have raised it?

Very interesting stuff on here, totally alien to me.

Hi Steve i sent away for 3 Emperor Gum moth cocoons from a specialist dealer who has UK and Worldwide moth,butterfly eggs,caterpillars pupa and cocoons for sale.The main place in the UK for breeding and selling livestock of moths and butterflies is called Worldwide butterflies base in Dorset.As i mentioned at the start of the thread i used to breed a number of different butterflies and moths years ago.Infact i was more interested in them than birds at the time.But after a while the birding bug took over.It's just in the last two years or so that i have become very interested in butterflies and moths again and was only a few weeks ago that i decided i would start keeping them again and try and breed some.It's a fascinating watching the life cycle from egg to moth or butterfly.Years ago i used to search all over for caterpillars at different places such as Fulwell Quarry.When i found some i took them back home and kept them.Then when they had turned into butterflies and moths i went to the same place where i had found them as caterpillars and released back into the wild.I also kept some of the moths and butterflies for breeding.

 

[rokermartin]

I have some Indian Moon Moth eggs coming next month and Eri Moth caterpillars coming soon.Keep me busy over the winter.

 

[Adam W]

Saw this along at Trow today not quite sure is it a Silver Y or one of the Golden y's?

 

[rokermartin]

Saw this along at Trow today not quite sure is it a Silver Y or one of the Golden y's?

Hi Adam it's a Silver Y seems to be few around now.

 

[Adam W]

Hi Adam it's a Silver Y seems to be few around now.

Thanks Martin.

 

[yukonite]

testos this afternoon, lots of damsels about canny few common blue near the first bridge and i think large and small reds.

 

[rokermartin]

testos this afternoon, lots of damsels about canny few common blue near the first bridge and i think large and small reds.

I was there yesterday afternoon saw 2 male Banded Demoiselle first time i have seen them there.Be worth having a look out for them.

 

[yukonite]

I was there yesterday afternoon saw 2 male Banded Demoiselle first time i have seen them there.Be worth having a look out for them.

hi martin, ok iv looked at my chart to see what they look like il look out for them
il look at the main road side theres more lift out of the grasses and reeds there.

 

[yukonite]

moth trap out last night in the back garden, tipped some mango juice out to see if i could tempt more.
large y underwing love it so wont do that again.

 

[rokermartin]

moth trap out last night in the back garden, tipped some mango juice out to see if i could tempt more.
large y underwing love it so wont do that again.

I was going to put the moth trap out last night but i decided against it.Because the sky was clear and normally when it's like that you dont get many moths. Pic 1 Garden Carpet,Pic 3 Orange Swift,Pic 4 August Thorn.

 

[rokermartin]

Went on a Dragonfly hunt to Kibblesworth this morning saw my first Migrant Hawker of the year other dragonfles and Damselflies seen

Common Hawker 2
Common Darter 60+
Ruddy Darter 2
Emerald Dam a few
Blue Dam a few

Didn't see many butterflies today at Kibblesworth because for some species there flying season is over with now.But i saw a good number of Wall Browns and there seem to be a few more Peacocks around and plenty of the usual Whites.

Wall Brown 14
Peacock 8
Common Blue 4
Small Heath 2
Speckled Wood 1

 

[Jamie D]

I was going to put the moth trap out last night but i decided against it.Because the sky was clear and normally when it's like that you dont get many moths. Pic 1 Garden Carpet,Pic 2 Not to sure could be Dotted Clays,Pic 3 Orange Swift,Pic 4 August Thorn.

Hi, 2 looks like Large Yellow Underwing but would not like to rule out odd Lesser YU from that photo. 4 Looks like Canary-shouldered Thorn

 

[yukonite]

thankyou, 2 were both smaller than the large y underwing i didnt take a pic of as they were bouncing off the kitchen window.
thats 3 new ones for my back garden anyway