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Butterflies & Moths 2020

Noisette
15/01/2020 17:44

Hi All, I took an executive decision & decided to amalgamate the Butterfly & Moth threads which may make it easier to find if it's used more!

These are the old threads from 2019 Beautiful butterflies https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/200195/beautiful-butterflies-2019#pifragment-4285=1

& Mostly Moths https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/198118/mostly-moths-2019/1273216#pifragment-4285=1

To start us off here are a few from the recent traps & wine rope,

this is a lovely Satelite from the 8th january

Best wishes

Hazel in Southwest France

  • 13/04/2020 00:46
    You won't be restricted by size that way Russ!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 13/04/2020 09:11

    I have my first proper butterfly pic for 2020, a peacock having a short rest in the sun.

    Later on in the day, a speckled wood had a nibble around on the grass before flying off....

    Mike

    Flickr: Peak Rambler

  • 13/04/2020 11:11

    I managed to get my new trap out over the weekend - helps to make up for the fact that Butterfly surveying has been suspended for the time being.

    Early Thorn

    Flame Shoulder

    Hebrew Character 

    Common Quaker

     Brown Silver-lines

    Waved Umber

    One I'd like help with as I am struggling to id 

    CinJ

    Cin J

  • 13/04/2020 11:37
    Hi C, lovely to hear from you & share your great moth pics ... think last one is Early Grey but no doubt H in Gironde will confirm ..... or not! Lol

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 13/04/2020 11:44
    Good to see you've got your trap out Caroline & lovely pics. I agree with Early Grey.

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 13/04/2020 12:11
    Thank you Wendy and Hazel. my eyes must have wandered past it as I was going through the book at least 4 times!

    Wind has stopped play again! I am going to try it a various highs and places around the garden to see if that makes a difference. I have been sitting out in the evening with the bat detector as well which is far more entertaining than the TV.

    Keep well

    CinJ

    Cin J

  • 13/04/2020 13:01
    Have just started bat detecting here too C but don't sit out yet as far to chilly at dusk, I place mine by open window opposite where I know they roost, as I'm in a quarry am not too far from their ivy clad tree ... first night elicited a few calls but I had started rather too late,next night nothing & last night completely forgot until too dark .. . will improve with practice no doubt! Lol

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 13/04/2020 14:09

    Wendy,

    I got myself a special little toy after going for a walk with out local bat group last year.  So I get to see in glorious Technicolor

    It works on the iPhone and iPad.  I am lucky enough to have several different types of bat hunt over the garden.  A few years back I reported having an unusually large bat in the garden which lead to the discovery of a tiny colony of Serotine, which were previously un-recorder. 

    CinJ

    Cin J

  • 13/04/2020 15:12

    Ooooh, smart gear! Only heard common & soprano Pipistrelle here, have lots of sightings though especially when flying very low overhead, had a couple last year fly straight towards me ... I flinched first! Lol

    They were very fond of my moth trap!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 13/04/2020 18:09

    My first EVER butterfly pics from in the garden today.....

    Peacock stops for a rest on the only bald patch of grass!

    And this Small tortoiseshell looking a bit tatty...they seem to like the baldy patch of grass! 

    (Pardon the Scottish Accent)