tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post2983252526379891668..comments2024-03-27T17:21:08.606+00:00Comments on Butterfly Notes: Moth TrapNick Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-35393633577622784442014-04-17T21:25:51.017+01:002014-04-17T21:25:51.017+01:00Hi Elsie, I am beginning to appreciate the subtle ...Hi Elsie, I am beginning to appreciate the subtle different shades of brown and patterns on the moths. They are very variable and numerous, so I think it will be some time before I am able to identify them with ease.<br />Yes, I really should moisturise my hands more often! lol!!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-83734793320516049782014-04-17T16:02:16.841+01:002014-04-17T16:02:16.841+01:00The Orthosia gothica have a nice mosaic pattern of...The Orthosia gothica have a nice mosaic pattern of cream, cafe latte, light and dark browns. Btw, I must say that your photography is so good, I can clearly see the whorls on your finger tips :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083409767851425580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-53474205036511663422014-04-09T21:53:56.562+01:002014-04-09T21:53:56.562+01:00Thanks Maria, That is interesting. We have a few H...Thanks Maria, That is interesting. We have a few Hawkmoths here, but not those ones. I will look out pictures I have.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-12124360091763893842014-04-09T01:52:48.262+01:002014-04-09T01:52:48.262+01:00This is a link to some great pictures of a Hawkmot...This is a link to some great pictures of a Hawkmoth<br /><a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/manduca2.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a><br />There are also Hummingbird Moths, so I don't know if these are all more or less the same.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-13362455811093331422014-04-07T23:11:41.659+01:002014-04-07T23:11:41.659+01:00I have seen a few more colourful moths around, so ...I have seen a few more colourful moths around, so I am looking forward to the warmer weather when there should be more moths about. The light runs very cool, as it is incandescent, so the moths are completely unharmed. There is even a drain to prevent rain water from drowning the moths should it rain! I wonder if you could make this into a mosquito trap. Maybe it would have to contain something to kill them, or they would all be flying around inside it. But then any moths that fly into it would also die. Maybe it needs a grille to stop moths getting in. You could have found yourself a new way of making money!!Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-77982709870964815332014-04-07T23:03:53.671+01:002014-04-07T23:03:53.671+01:00Hi Maria, I found an Elephant Hawkmoth a few year...Hi Maria, I found an Elephant Hawkmoth a few years ago. I will have to look out the pictures.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-79723598321572700972014-04-07T06:38:15.282+01:002014-04-07T06:38:15.282+01:00Actually here there are also a lot of beutiful mot...Actually here there are also a lot of beutiful moths. Will they not die or incapacitated after bumping into the heated light? I am thinking of the mosquito killer in form of a lamp like that! I think i should make an improvised mosquito trap too like that one, you gave me an idea. I just don't know what material to use for the clear cover.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-40467618631524120622014-04-07T04:15:23.199+01:002014-04-07T04:15:23.199+01:00That's great, I actually love moths. I would l...That's great, I actually love moths. I would love to see a Hawkmoth someday, there's a species whose larva feeds on tomato plants. It pupates in a burrow in the ground where it's protected.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-22086753706494450512014-04-06T19:37:12.525+01:002014-04-06T19:37:12.525+01:00Hi Maria, Yes, you have to be careful not to leave...Hi Maria, Yes, you have to be careful not to leave them exposed where birds will find them. I put them into a shed, which has a large ventilation slot. They can then fly off the following evening.<br />I have been taking photographs and sending them to the expert who lent me the trap, to make sure that my identification is correct. As I do it for longer I hope that I will be able to identify most of the moths myself, but looking at the book I have just bought, I think I will struggle to identify them all! <br />Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-54118120079835306732014-04-06T16:51:17.465+01:002014-04-06T16:51:17.465+01:00Nick, are they set lose later? Do you have to docu...Nick, are they set lose later? Do you have to document the species by photographing?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064368615178870750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-86363895913711753052014-04-06T14:43:46.791+01:002014-04-06T14:43:46.791+01:00Jonny, The Atlas should be good, judging by the Mi...Jonny, The Atlas should be good, judging by the Millennium Atlas of Butterflies, but I suppose with all of these ideas, they require a lot of people to contribute records to make them more accurate. My wife's cousin lives a couple of miles away in a more rural location and she caught forty moths, of eleven different species on Friday. Apparently numbers should be a lot higher in July. Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-57179751959155629562014-04-06T14:36:18.562+01:002014-04-06T14:36:18.562+01:00Sylvia, I wasn't particularly interested in mo...Sylvia, I wasn't particularly interested in moths before, but I can see how interesting it should become. I have also been lent a battery so that I can use the trap on a local farm and a nearby nature reserve. However, I have just bought a book and seeing all of the very similar-looking species is a little daunting!! Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-85390172438132718712014-04-06T12:36:03.956+01:002014-04-06T12:36:03.956+01:00The moth Atlas sound like a smashing idea. I can&#...The moth Atlas sound like a smashing idea. I can't wait to see how it turns out.<br /><br />Those little Orthosia moths are lovely! <br />Best of luck in finding more species.Bluebottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667008363720497894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432461418078268195.post-4536811492287442012014-04-06T01:28:16.051+01:002014-04-06T01:28:16.051+01:00That's so interesting. What a clever trap! It ...That's so interesting. What a clever trap! It sounds like a fun and interesting project....will be interesting to see what all you find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com