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Melbourne – My Garden Trap – 11th August 2012

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Melbourne - My Garden Trap - 11th August 2012

Warm weather continues and this was my second Moth Trap of the year. A fairly good assortment simply running an actinic tube, “Neighbourhood Friendly" Trap. Twentynine species with Large Yellow Underwing and Common Rustic the most numerous. In no special order – THE MACROS – Marbled Beauty 4; Willow Beauty 6; Large Yellow Underwing 15; Yellow Shell 1; Scarce Footman 3; Grey/Dark Dagger 2; Riband Wave 3; Common Rustic 14; Ruby Tiger 3; Dark Arches 2; Heart & Dart 2; Iron Prominent 1; Green Carpet 1; Lesser Swallow Prominent 1; Flounced Rustic 1; Single Dotted Wave 1; Lesser Yellow […]

First Decent Moth Trap for 2012 – 26th July 2012

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First Decent Moth Trap for 2012 - 26th July 2012

The moth trapping year so far has been disastrous across the country. Many people running moth traps have commented on how poor the trapping results have been. The weather has been the main culprit with months of cold & wet conditions. It wasn’t until early July that the weather finally settled down to warm & dry conditions and my first trap of the year was over the evening of 25th July. A decent result overall from an actinic, “neighbourhood friendly”, garden trap. A total of 150 individual moths – 29 macro species & 8 micro species. Highest number […]

Warm Weather at Last – 21st July 2012

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At last, some warm sunshine has arrived after almost continuous dull grey and wet weather for what must have been 8 weeks or more. Most reservoirs in my county of Derbyshire are now classed as 99.5% full. To-day I joined Barrie, Anita & Elliott on a Butterfly walk around Foremark Reservoir. The walk was attended by 4 other people and was designed to be a fairly low key event. The weather & air temperture were both ideal, so it was going to be rather interesting to see what butterflies would be on the wing and in what kind […]