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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hkmoths" data-source="post: 1751566" data-attributes="member: 21752">Good question, Ken.I guess when one can't deal with all the moths...It's happened to me a couple of times in Hong Kong. One time a few Augusts ago I recorded a staggering 470 species from two traps, and missed plenty too (mostly micros). The other time was also spring, in 1999, when the ground was literally carpeted with moths at one trap. I estimated over 10,000 moths and had many of the moths around the trap fly away at dawn, unidentified. Inside the trap I recorded around 300 species. These are the times when one questions the meaning of life, one's sanity and the phrase "s*d this for a game of soldiers" may be heard (i.e. it's time for a few pints of whatever decent beer is available).There is a photo on the Papua Insects Foundation website that is simply awesome - biodiversity in its utmost abundance. I'd be wanting to take a few assistants to deal with that many moths....<a href="http://www.papua-insects.nl/" target="_blank">http://www.papua-insects.nl/</a>Ear defenders and goggles would be mandatory health & safety equipment in such situations!!B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />,  Roger.p.s.  better make mine a pint of Murphy's <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (Guinness will do if none of the former available)</blockquote>

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