I've put a picture of a nicely-marked but poorly photographed micro in my 'Barry from Eyemouth' folder: ...
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roy589777
Oct 1, 2009 5:46 pm
This is White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella. Roy...
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Barry Prater
barryprater...
Oct 1, 2009 6:30 pm
Thanks, Roy. Barry ... From: roy589777 To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 6:45 PM Subject: [ScottishMoths] Re: unknown micro ...
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Audrey Turner
audrey2961
Oct 1, 2009 6:31 pm
Hi Barry, Â looks like White-shouldered House-moth - Endrosis sarcitrella to me. Â Regards, Audrey. ... From: barryprater@......
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barryprater@...
barryprater...
Oct 1, 2009 7:27 pm
I have a portable 15W actinic trap (with the photocell switch and 12amp-hour battery) bought from ALS early this year. It has been a great asset for survey...
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Barry Prater
barryprater...
Oct 1, 2009 7:29 pm
Thanks, Audrey. I still struggle with knowing how to search for micros in UK Moths, etc. Barry ... From: Audrey Turner To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Oct 1, 2009 9:26 pm
Hi Barry, Assuming that you have only one electrics box then the main thing inside the "photocell box" is actually the inverter which converts the 12v dc to...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Oct 2, 2009 6:36 am
Hi Barry One other thing, you say that you have measured the battery voltage as 13v, but this needs to be measured with the light connected and lit. It should...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Oct 2, 2009 6:52 am
Hi Barry, I've had a bit more success with micros since I bought the Chris Manley photographic guide - it obviously doesn't have everything, but a lot of the...
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Barry Prater
barryprater...
Oct 2, 2009 9:49 am
Thanks, Heather. Book now ordered! Barry ... From: heather_young247 To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 7:51 AM Subject:...
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Barry Prater
barryprater...
Oct 2, 2009 10:14 am
Hello Mark Many thanks for all the detail. I didn't realise that the box contained an inverter, but I was surprised to get a shock from around the photocell...
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Chris
cdnj4444
Oct 2, 2009 11:13 am
I discovered a geometrid larva on a Cavolo Nero (Italian Kale) plant yesterday. I have consulted Porter and UKLeps but not progressed much beyond a posible...
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roy589777
Oct 2, 2009 11:28 am
Hi Chris, Congrats for getting so close. This certainly looks like a Xanthorhoe species, but Silver-ground Carpet would still be very small in autumn. Garden...
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Chris
cdnj4444
Oct 2, 2009 11:39 am
Hi Roy, Thank you for your help and pointers. I have kept it to try an rear it, I also want to takes some better photos when the weather settles. Regards, ...
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Chris
cdnj4444
Oct 2, 2009 3:00 pm
Hi All, This one was found on a Marigold in the garden. It resembles Beaytiful Golden Y, but would like comment, as usual. Thanks, Chris ...
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roy589777
Oct 2, 2009 3:31 pm
Hi Chris, Again, many of the plusias have similar larvae. Beautiful Golden Y would still be very small, so Silver Y is more likely. Another one to rear. Roy...
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Chris
cdnj4444
Oct 2, 2009 3:45 pm
Thanks once again Roy. I'll have a go but a bit short of space this year. Regards, Chris...
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rjg_dawson
Oct 3, 2009 1:52 pm
There was a presumed carpet on the outside of one of the Stirling University windows on Wednesday, but couldn't get to it. Thankfully was able to borrow a...
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Nick Littlewood
nicklittlewood
Oct 3, 2009 4:27 pm
Hi Bob, Â Not confident on this but I suggest considering Spruce Carpet. On Wednesday morning it was the commonest species in a trap that I ran under birches...
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roy589777
Oct 3, 2009 6:20 pm
This does look like Red-green Carpet to me. The palps (snout) seem too long for a Thera species. Then there is the rather narrow resting posture, with the...
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rjg_dawson
Oct 4, 2009 3:13 pm
Thank you v much, Nick and Roy. We have yet to catch Red-Green Carpet at home, though did get what we thought was Spruce Carpet a week or so ago. There are...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Oct 4, 2009 8:36 pm
Hi I was out wandering over a heather-rich raised peat bog this afternoon and found some caterpillars that I couldn't identify. One may be Narrow-winged pug,...
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roy589777
Oct 4, 2009 10:01 pm
Yes, Narrow-winged Pug. The noctuid is an Apamea species, probably Rustic Shoulder-knot or Dusky Brocade, but you'd have to rear it to be sure. Roy...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Oct 5, 2009 7:38 pm
Thanks Roy....
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Harry
ringaboyne
Oct 7, 2009 12:20 pm
Hi all, just thought I'd get the ball rolling with this years 'Epirrita sp', makes a change from pugs? I'm now beginning to catch 1-2 and have posted one...
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roy589777
Oct 7, 2009 1:31 pm
Hi Harry, I don't think it's Autumnal Moth because it has a soft brownish tinge rather than being a more metallic grey. It could be Pale November Moth but it's...
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Glyn
glyncollis
Oct 8, 2009 5:03 pm
Hello Any pointers would be appreciated regardng the identity of the larva at the front of the Bute Moths album. Is it lepidopterous? ...
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roy589777
Oct 8, 2009 5:44 pm
Hello Glyn, Yes, but it's a micro. It is unlikely that anyone will identify it. Roy...
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Collis, Glyn
glyncollis
Oct 8, 2009 6:20 pm
Many thanks Roy. It was sent to me by one of our local naturalists, so at least I've done my duty - and you've done yours too. Glyn ... From:...
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markipmr
Oct 10, 2009 3:14 pm
Hi All of mine get lumped. I've had a go at dissection and the 'new' method based on everting the aedeagus, but I'm too ham-fisted to succeed. Need some more...
