Yes have seen some good photos of it on FB.Someone in a moth group I'm in had photos of a moth sent to him by someone on Shetland, only an Oleander Hawk-moth! Talk about moth envy!
At least attractive looking moths!The temperature dipped to 5.2C last night so only a single Canary-shouldered Thorn and 2 Green-brindled Crescent in the trap this morning.
Nice pic as well, good job!Trapped at weekend but not much to report; mainly LYU and Dusky Thorn.
But I had the rare opportunity to go trapping at a private site last week for Clifdon Nonpariel and was thankfully successful with the below beauty. An amazing beast.
A species I've only ever caught in Russia, nice one.Trapped at weekend but not much to report; mainly LYU and Dusky Thorn.
But I had the rare opportunity to go trapping at a private site last week for Clifdon Nonpariel and was thankfully successful with the below beauty. An amazing beast.
Damned things, I've been stung three times this last month and each one has illicited a very allergic reaction with local swelling and itching for over a week in each case. These reactions are not what I've ever experienced in the past so I can only guess that as I've gotten older, just as I've developed hayfever, this increased histamine reaction is part of that?Four Lunar Underwings and a Brindled Green were year list fodder last night. Not much else. Except for wasps.
This is THE moth, out of a list I could realistically get here, that I most want to catch.And then to this morning - no wasps!! Although a Hornet mimic hoverfly frit the life out of me briefly. Best of an otherwise familiar batch was a Merveille du Jour. Marvoulous indeed!!
Your abbreviation LYU is rather ambiguous as it could be Large or Lesser Yellow Underwing?A few LYU, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, singles of Snout, Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic, Pale Mottled Willow.....but only after having to escort 2 wasps and 4 Hornets out of the trap!
Thanks, never even realised! I meant Large Yellow UnderwingYour abbreviation LYU is rather ambiguous as it could be Large or Lesser Yellow Underwing?