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My night-time exploits with the UV light have a beneficial impact on my friendly neighbourhood spiders. Sorry moth….
I've finally got a hawk moth in the mothtrap. Phew. Was beginning to think that I'd never see one again.
Charming little feather-like moth, this one escaped the trap and decided the sprinkler was a much more appropriate perch!
#Video of my #ElephantHawkMoth 🐝 #caterpillars' ( #larvae ) #home. They have #fuchsias to #munch on and uncontaminated* potting #compost to burrow into to #pupate in Oct/Nov (England).
Luckily, they get prettier: www.flickr.com/photos/jingleslenobel/7646174830
*Soil needs to be free of parasites which may harm the #chrysalis.
( #Sphingidae, #DeilephilaElpenor)
I've finally got a hawk moth in the mothtrap. Phew. Was beginning to think that I'd never see one again.
…but it does make my whole week! This was the first sighting of the glorious Swallow Prominent moth.
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Nothing gets me up in the morning earlier than the mothtrap, and this is one of the biggest treasures I can hope for. Elephant Hawk-moth. This one sitting on a ipomea flower. Otherwise known as Morning Glory!
#ElephantHawkMoth #caterpillar / #larva 🐛 #Moth #DeilephilaElpenor
#Sphingidae, #Buckinghamshire, #England. #HUGE - about the size of my index finger! NB: The brown/green only shows with flash photography or bright light - they're actually dark grey.
They are a lot prettier as #moths:
A new species for the year here i Scarce Prominent. Lovely looking moth. Sadly wasn't too keen on letting me get a nice pic of it's resting pose, instead choosing to warm itself up before flying off. The process that some insects (heterothermic insects) undergo before flight is called thermoregulation, whereby the wings are vibrated by near simultaneously moving their wing muscles (usually one set of muscles controls the upward movement and another set controls the downward movement) It's a process that I see regularly on releasing moths from the mothtrap, especially ofter chily nights.
A new species for the year here in Scarce Prominent. Lovely looking moth. Sadly wasn't too keen on letting me get a nice pic of it's resting pose, instead choosing to warm itself up before flying off. The process that some insects (heterothermic insects) undergo before flight is called thermoregulation, whereby the wings are vibrated by near simultaneously moving their wing muscles (usually one set of muscles controls the upward movement and another set controls the downward movement) It's a process that I see regularly on releasing moths from the mothtrap, especially ofter chily nights. This image is a composite of 4 images taken during this moths warmup, to show the limited amount movement of the wings compared to flight. This was an idea I had at the time, I will try and get a longer series of images next time, I think that might work better.
From this morning's rain-affected moth trap (good haul though 61 moths of 29 species, 12 of which were new for the year, including this one).
Despite being a handsome and chunky moth, this species is more famous for it's spectacular caterpillars. Now I know that they are around I'll be checking beech trees carefully from now on...
A new species for the year here i Scarce Prominent. Lovely looking moth. Sadly wasn't too keen on letting me get a nice pic of it's resting pose, instead choosing to warm itself up before flying off. The process that some insects (heterothermic insects) undergo before flight is called thermoregulation, whereby the wings are vibrated by near simultaneously moving their wing muscles (usually one set of muscles controls the upward movement and another set controls the downward movement) It's a process that I see regularly on releasing moths from the mothtrap, especially ofter chily nights.
Apparently Emperor Moths are like London buses, and only days after finding my first, I happened upon this male on Brentmoor Heath.
The caterpillars crawl into the seed heads of our Red Campion, and eat the seeds inside, before moving on to the next one. Nice and easy for the early instars but more of a squeeze when you get this big! The campions do have a habit of taking over so this natural control is very handy.
Another 2013 mothtrap first, an as with my recent sweet pea shot, a show of the beauty of evolution, as this Buff-tip mimics a broken twig. Another stunning moth.
A few close ups of this moth after it flew into our firethorn bush on release from the trap. This shot has probably the best eye detail I've got on a moth, always chalenging with the fluffy heads and shallow dof.
Apparently Emperor Moths are like London buses, and only days after finding my first, I happened upon this male on Brentmoor Heath.
I've been waiting for years for one of these, so please excuse me posting a few pictures. I may not see another for a while!!!