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A great night again, and thus I have not had the time to count all of the moths. Far far more than the previous night witha minimum temperature of 16c and no wind it was perfect. Clears skies does not seem to be having an impact at the moment, with the high temperatures thatare persisting.I have just listed the moths that were new ones for the garden and year.Some superb species including Varied Coronet, Leopard Moth, Rustic, Light Arches, Beautiful Hook-tip and another Red-necked Footman, presumed a migrant as they are not a resident moth here in Hertfordshire.I'll let the list and the photos do the talking as I am shattered (and I am out again tonight!)17 new species for the garden (12 Macro - 5 Micro)5 new species for the year (2 Macro - 3 Micro) 122 Macros and 69 Micros bringing the grand total upto 191 moth species for the year so far. Catch Report - 07/07/13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson trapMacro Moths1x Small Rivulet [NFG]2x Leopard Moth [NFG]1x Dwarf Cream Wave [NFG]2x Common Emerald [NFG]1x Light Arches [NFG]1x Rustic [NFG]1x Varied Coronet [NFG]1x Dingy Shears [NFG]1x Beautiful Hook-tip [NFG]1x Common Wainscot [NFG]1x Small Emerald [NFG]1x Blood-vein [NFG]1x Single-dotted Wave [NFY]3x Riband Wave [NFY] Micro Moths1x Blastodacna hellerella [NFG]1x Pterophorus pentadactyla [NFG]1x Agapeta hamana [NFG]2x Crambus perlella [NFG]3x Udea prunalis [NFG]2x Eudonia mercurella [NFY]1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella [NFY]1x Ditula angustiorana [NFY]
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Danaus plexippus. Photographed at the National Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Gardens. Photographer: Dexter Hinckley.
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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A few extras the night after...A brief post and a relatively small list of extras trapped the night after the 10th, compared to the next post I will be making...it may take a while!Lovely to get another 6 additions to the garden year list.Trapping again in the garden on Sunday night.Catch Report - 11/06/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Pale Oak Beauty [NFY]1x Beautiful Hook-tip [NFY]1x Beautiful Golden-Y [NFY]1x Fan-foot [NFY]2x Bright-line Brown-eye1x Light Emerald1x Buff-tip1x Flame Shoulder1x Poplar Hawk-mothMicro Moths 1x Ditula angustiorana [NFY]1x Coleophora sp [NFY]2x Aphomia sociella3x Celypha striana1x Phyllonorycter harrisella
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Top Camp, Queensland, Australia
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Oulches, Centre region, France
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Gambrills, Maryland, United States
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Edgewood, Florida, United States
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Cradley, England, United Kingdom
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Hodgson Vale, Queensland, Australia
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Braughing Farmland - East Herts
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Monarch butterfly NymphalidaeIntroduced to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu, Hawaii, USACaterpillars feeding on Crown flower (Calotropis gigantea), a very large relative of milkweeds.There appears to be a love or hate affiliation with Crown flowers and Monarch butterflies, with some opinions straddling the fence. People who grow crown flowers for lei or merely as a landscape plant, understandably, do not want the caterpillars eating their plants. Those that love the Monarchs do not want to see them destroyed. But like it or not, Crown flower is a favored food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars in Hawaii. Untreated plants usually receive extensive damage to foliage.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
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Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Monarch butterfly NymphalidaeIntroduced to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu, Hawaii, USAA caterpillar feeding on Crown flower (Calotropis gigantea), a very large relative of milkweeds.There appears to be a love or hate affiliation with Crown flowers and Monarch butterflies, with some opinions straddling the fence. People who grow crown flowers for lei or merely as a landscape plant, understandably, do not want the caterpillars eating their plants. Those that love the Monarchs do not want to see them destroyed. But like it or not, Crown flower is a favored food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars in Hawaii. Untreated plants usually receive extensive damage to foliage.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/