Hi Roy, Tony, Andrew et al A good New year to you all. When analysing 38 years of data from the Rothamsted Trap at Rowardennan on Loch Lomondside (Glasgow...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 1, 2009 11:57 am
Hi John,            Well, I'm not surprised. However, Rufous Minor does seem to have increased its numbers and its range in Scotland in recent...
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Andrew Masterman
andrew_mothman
Jan 1, 2009 1:32 pm
Hi John et al In the Glencoe RIS database, I have 4 Marbled, 1 Tawny, 64 Rufous & 33 Oligia spp. If these have indeed been dissected, then I should accept them...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 1, 2009 2:23 pm
Hi Andrew,                Many thanks for that. Alas, I would not be a good choice to correspond with Rothamsted on behalf of the Scottish...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 1, 2009 2:33 pm
Hi Andrew et al The following is a copy and the answer of one of many questions that I asked Ian Woiwod who is on the point of retiring but who either still is...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 1, 2009 2:53 pm
Hi John, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ian Woiwod's answer about gen. det. presumably related only to catches identified at Rothamsted -Â but we don't know which...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 1, 2009 3:31 pm
So cynical for one so young!! If you have Phil Gould's and Adrian Riley's e-mail addresses, I will put my head on the block by asking a few awkward questions...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 1, 2009 4:17 pm
Hello John, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Phil Gould's email address is: phil.gould@... Â You would probably get an out-of-office reply just now. His...
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Andrew Masterman
andrew_mothman
Jan 1, 2009 7:11 pm
Hi John, Phil Gould's contact details as per the email I received with the Glencoe data from Les. RIS have kindly offered to discuss any records that you feel...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 1, 2009 8:36 pm
Hi Andrew Will do, but give me a little while to ensure that Glasgow University is happy for me to take over identification of the Rowardennan moth catch...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Jan 4, 2009 4:34 pm
Hi After reading Roy's book which I received as a Christmas present I found some eggs 'wrapped-up' in the leaves of a dwarf shrub (Bog Myrtle perhaps?)...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Jan 4, 2009 4:36 pm
Hi After reading Roy's book which I received as a Christmas present I found some eggs 'wrapped-up' in the leaves of a dwarf shrub (Bog Myrtle perhaps?)...
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Nick Littlewood
nicklittlewood
Jan 4, 2009 8:14 pm
Hi Mark, Â Indeed does look like Bog Myrtle. I've spent a while looking for caterpillars on this shrub in Perthshire (looking at Argent & Sable among others)...
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Mark Cubitt
markipmr
Jan 4, 2009 8:28 pm
Hi Nick, That does make a lot of sense. On reflection I'm not sure how, or whether, an adult moth could create a leaf spinning (unlike a caterpillar)! Thanks...
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markyoung31
Jan 9, 2009 1:06 pm
Dear All, Although a member of this group I seem to find too little time to take much of an active part, although Roy keeps me up-to-date with what is going on...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 9, 2009 1:50 pm
Dear Mark, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â As I've said, I could do the Uncertain/Rustic pair quite easily when I had both species in my Sussex garden, but up...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 9, 2009 1:55 pm
Hi all I have limited experience of examining the genitalia of alsines and blanda and I agree that they are very difficult. I don't find the shape of the...
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Tony Davis
pyralid1
Jan 9, 2009 2:09 pm
Hi Mark One of the members of the 'Dissection Group' sorted out how to separate the males on dissection. The explanation, with excellent photo's is at...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 9, 2009 3:47 pm
Hi all I continue to put historical data into my vice county data-sets and seek help with the following: D.M.Bryant published a list of Lepidoptera for the...
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Richard Weddle
richard.weddle@...
Jan 9, 2009 3:57 pm
John, I would ask Geoff Hancock, Jeanne Robinson and Graham Rotheray (being easier to contact than Keith Bland!) between them they would know or be able to...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 9, 2009 4:29 pm
Hello John, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â R. F. Bretherton in MBGBI vol. 10 singles out 1973 as a great year for Bedstraw Hawk. 1976 was a famous year for...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 9, 2009 5:16 pm
Hi Roy Many thanks for this. Makes most of the records look probable. However, the records were not Dusky Lemon Sallow but Pale Lemon Sallow which I think has...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 9, 2009 5:41 pm
Hi John,            Well, there you go! I never even considered Pale-lemon Sallow. I doubt these very much. ...
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markyoung31
Jan 10, 2009 7:49 pm
Dear Tony, Thanks for that but I am going to reserve judgement. The technique is not easy and the character seems to be tricky as well. I shall try it at...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 13, 2009 10:52 am
Hi Richard Thanks for your good advice. John ... From: Richard Weddle To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: Re:...
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Alastair Sommerville
alastair_som...
Jan 19, 2009 10:51 am
John D M Bryant is Professor David Bryant who is now at Exeter University D.M.Bryant@... . He has been a life long accurate recorder of birds so I...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 19, 2009 3:46 pm
Hi Alistair Thank you very much for this. Best wishes John ... From: Alastair Sommerville To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Jan 22, 2009 9:15 am
Hi all, I have been asked to do a quick census for a short article on moths and butterflies in Scottish gardens (nothing to do with the Garden Moth Scheme) for...
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ROY LEVERTON
roy589777
Jan 22, 2009 11:41 am
Hi Heather, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I judge years by the number of species caught. In those terms, 2008 was my worst-ever year in 19 years of...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
Jan 22, 2009 4:16 pm
Hi Heather Attached is a spreadsheet of the 142 species that I caught in my garden in 2008. You will see that some are still awaiting dissection to fully...
