Davebutterflyman
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Another lovely image Nerine.My only one was just outside the italian town of Caldogno some years ago now! but it is a stunning member of the Sphingidae family.
Dave.
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May 2009 Moths (1 Viewer)
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Hi Nerine
I was in Morocco for two weeks in March and Painted Ladies were on the move in huge numbers. Almost everywhere we went we would see a constant movement of them, even high up in the mountains.
It was great to see them and the first time I have ever seen the visible migration of any insect.
John
I was in Morocco for two weeks in March and Painted Ladies were on the move in huge numbers. Almost everywhere we went we would see a constant movement of them, even high up in the mountains.
It was great to see them and the first time I have ever seen the visible migration of any insect.
John
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What a stunning moth the Striped Hawk-moth is Nerine. Now that is a moth I would love to see in my garden.
John
John
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
I only had a short session last night (till 11) but had at least seven nfy. Most numerous was flame shoulder (13).
NFY:
ghost swift
angle shades
broken-barred carpet
middle-barred minor
clouded silver
maiden's blush
Tortrix viridana
I also had an elephant hawk emerge from the larva of last autumn.
NFY:
ghost swift
angle shades
broken-barred carpet
middle-barred minor
clouded silver
maiden's blush
Tortrix viridana
I also had an elephant hawk emerge from the larva of last autumn.
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Nerine
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Hi John, that must have been very exciting. Did you see the interesting link that Xenospiza gave us - #55 in Painted Lady Migration?
I hope to be counting again this weekend!
Nerine
aflickering
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light emerald was my only NFY last night, i too had a short session though.
antshrike69
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luke
A Welsh birder in Dorset!
Last night at Nagshead RSPB in the forest of dean got us:
Pebble Hook-tip 2
Peach Blossom 1
Satin Lutestring 4
Flame Carpet 3
Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
Silver-ground Carpet 10
Common Carpet 3
Water Carpet 2
Devon Carpet 3
Small Phoenix 2
Common Marbled Carpet 15
Grey Pine Carpet 1
Spruce Carpet 3
Green Carpet 2
May Highflyer 1
Rivulet 1
Common Pug 3
Brindled Pug 1
Dwarf Pug 2
Clouded Border 2
Tawny-barred Angle 2
Brown Silver-line 5
Scorched Wing 12
Brimstone Moth 1
Scalloped Hazel 8
Peppered Moth 2
Mottled Beauty 1
Brindled White-spot 2
Common White Wave 2
White-pinion Spotted 2
Light Emerald 1
Buff-tip 1
Lobster Moth 4
Pebble Prominent 2
Great Prominent 3
Coxcomb Prominent 2
Marbled Brown 7
Pale Tussock 14
Orange Footman 6
Buff Ermine 1
Least Black Arches 3
Heart and Dart 1
Flame Shoulder 5
Pale-shouldered Brocade 1
Alder Moth 5
Clouded-bordered Brindle 1
Treble Lines 1
Marbled White Spot 2
Green Silver-lines 1
Nut-tree Tussock 10
Pebble Hook-tip 2
Peach Blossom 1
Satin Lutestring 4
Flame Carpet 3
Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
Silver-ground Carpet 10
Common Carpet 3
Water Carpet 2
Devon Carpet 3
Small Phoenix 2
Common Marbled Carpet 15
Grey Pine Carpet 1
Spruce Carpet 3
Green Carpet 2
May Highflyer 1
Rivulet 1
Common Pug 3
Brindled Pug 1
Dwarf Pug 2
Clouded Border 2
Tawny-barred Angle 2
Brown Silver-line 5
Scorched Wing 12
Brimstone Moth 1
Scalloped Hazel 8
Peppered Moth 2
Mottled Beauty 1
Brindled White-spot 2
Common White Wave 2
White-pinion Spotted 2
Light Emerald 1
Buff-tip 1
Lobster Moth 4
Pebble Prominent 2
Great Prominent 3
Coxcomb Prominent 2
Marbled Brown 7
Pale Tussock 14
Orange Footman 6
Buff Ermine 1
Least Black Arches 3
Heart and Dart 1
Flame Shoulder 5
Pale-shouldered Brocade 1
Alder Moth 5
Clouded-bordered Brindle 1
Treble Lines 1
Marbled White Spot 2
Green Silver-lines 1
Nut-tree Tussock 10
davidg
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Martin,
It's a Turnip Moth. Seems very early for so many Orange Swifts - could they be orangey-looking Commons?
David
Orange swifts are out in Norfolk. Had one last weekend ( we get orange and commons ) , but the moths seem all over the place this year with early spring species such as brindled beauty ( a March\early April species for me ) still being caught in mid May and pop hawks in late April ( usually a mid May species for me ).
I have a large white table under an old oak by my office . Usually its covered with caterpiler droppings at this time of year , but very few at the moment . That does not bode well for later in the season.
I have a large white table under an old oak by my office . Usually its covered with caterpiler droppings at this time of year , but very few at the moment . That does not bode well for later in the season.
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martinf
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yep, actually meant Common, cheers for pointing out
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Hi Nerine
Talk about timing.
I was sitting at work today, occasionally looking through the office window (I work in Leamington Spa) and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm there must have been 40+ Painted Lady's going between two blocks of offices on our Industrial estate in two's & three's.
I have never seen anything like that.
John
Talk about timing.
I was sitting at work today, occasionally looking through the office window (I work in Leamington Spa) and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm there must have been 40+ Painted Lady's going between two blocks of offices on our Industrial estate in two's & three's.
I have never seen anything like that.
John
antshrike69
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112 moths last night - finally broken the century!
New for year:
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Small Dusty Wave
Currant Pug
Orange Footman 2
Large Nutmeg
Straw Dot
Snout
Also
Common Swift
White-shouldered House Moth
Phth rugosana
Syn musculana
Light Brown Apple Moth
Celypha lacunana
Plum Tortrix
Silver-ground Carpet
Common Marbled Carpet
Green Carpet
Mottled Pug
Common Pug
Scorched Wing
Brimstone
Willow Beauty
Clouded Silver 8
Light Emerald 13
Waved Umber
Turnip Moth
Heart 'n' Dart
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Flame Shoulder
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Bright-line Brown-eye
Brown Rustic
Rustic Shoulder-knot
Marbled Minor agg
Grey Dagger agg
Vines Rustic
Lets hope coming nights are as productive!
New for year:
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Small Dusty Wave
Currant Pug
Orange Footman 2
Large Nutmeg
Straw Dot
Snout
Also
Common Swift
White-shouldered House Moth
Phth rugosana
Syn musculana
Light Brown Apple Moth
Celypha lacunana
Plum Tortrix
Silver-ground Carpet
Common Marbled Carpet
Green Carpet
Mottled Pug
Common Pug
Scorched Wing
Brimstone
Willow Beauty
Clouded Silver 8
Light Emerald 13
Waved Umber
Turnip Moth
Heart 'n' Dart
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Flame Shoulder
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Bright-line Brown-eye
Brown Rustic
Rustic Shoulder-knot
Marbled Minor agg
Grey Dagger agg
Vines Rustic
Lets hope coming nights are as productive!
I had 41 moths in my trap last night. 17 different species. Highlights for me were Green Carpet, Silver Y, and White Ermine
As I was releasing the Green Carpet a while ago it flew back onto my t-shirt so I walked over to the window ledge on the shed and put him on it thinking it would fly away from there, as I have done on previous nights, no sooner had I put it on there when a huge spider came out from a corner pounced on it and dragged it back to its den. I was astounded and felt really guilty for putting it on there, I couldn't even try to help it as it happened so quickly. Needless to say I wont be putting anymore on there again.
Shelley
As I was releasing the Green Carpet a while ago it flew back onto my t-shirt so I walked over to the window ledge on the shed and put him on it thinking it would fly away from there, as I have done on previous nights, no sooner had I put it on there when a huge spider came out from a corner pounced on it and dragged it back to its den. I was astounded and felt really guilty for putting it on there, I couldn't even try to help it as it happened so quickly. Needless to say I wont be putting anymore on there again.
Shelley
Davebutterflyman
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Quite a good trapping session last night with 116 moths in 21 species over 90 minutes but mostly consisted of Brimstones and Common marbled carpets.
Light brown apple moth 15
Pale tussock 4
Flame 5
Garden carpet 2
Common carpet 5
Ancylis badiana
Common marbled carpet 20
Brimstone 25
Flame shoulder 6
Epagoge grotiana 7
Dot moth
Foxglove pug 2
Alder kitten 3
Common pug 2
Bright line brown eye 2
Small angle shades
Clouded silver
Twenty plume moth 8
Larch pug 4
Small phoenix 3
Brown rustic
Alder kitten.
Common marbled carpet.
Clouded silver.
Pale tussock.
Small angle shades.
Light brown apple moth 15
Pale tussock 4
Flame 5
Garden carpet 2
Common carpet 5
Ancylis badiana
Common marbled carpet 20
Brimstone 25
Flame shoulder 6
Epagoge grotiana 7
Dot moth
Foxglove pug 2
Alder kitten 3
Common pug 2
Bright line brown eye 2
Small angle shades
Clouded silver
Twenty plume moth 8
Larch pug 4
Small phoenix 3
Brown rustic
Alder kitten.
Common marbled carpet.
Clouded silver.
Pale tussock.
Small angle shades.
