Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Best moth of the night...


I've been quite pleased with my back yard trap of late - ie. I've been getting lots of new moths for the list. Admittedly, most are micros, many distinctly on the "dusty" side of the spectrum. However, I'm OK with small things right now!

The above moth was long awaited - the lovely Glyphipterix impigritella in all it's metallic-banded glory. What a great creature - so much packed into a tiny form. It's hard to imagine that I would let stuff like this slip through the cracks in earlier days just because there wasn't the resources available to identfy them. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the folks who created and maintain the wonderful Moth Photographers Group site. I'm sure I'm not alone...

6 comments:

  1. Ah, you must go see today's picture at http://www.londondailynaturephoto.co.uk/

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  2. Yes, yes - I used to catch those Barred Yellows in my trap in Ramsgate last autumn. Nice though...

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  3. Dear Mothman,

    You wouldn't like the mothing over here in England at the minute - weather better suited for seawatching rather than moth trapping. Some of your moths are awesome things - it's not fair.

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