Mothing

[Dean Eades]

It looks Superb Fun

[Oscar2006]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Thanks for the reply, i've bought most the bits needed, just the MV bulb i need to get, they seem quite specialist so i think i'll have to get one off the net

What size gap will i need at the bottom of the perspex in a skinner trap?

about 1" - 1 1/2"
or 25 - 30 mm in new money

[John]

If anyone is interested I am working on a thread to do with images of moths. This is to try and bring the world of moths to the members that know nothing about them. These members tend not to look at the moths in the Gallery and it might surprise some of them just how beautiful moths can be. The title will be "The hidden "WOW" factor in our gardens."

I should be posting it within about thirty minutes. Feel free to add to it with any moths you think would interest perhaps Moth-ers and non Moth-ers alike. Hopefully it might generate quite a bit of interest in Moths.

John

[GuyF]

Nice one John, sounds like a great idea, I started moth trapping this year and was amazed at what was flying around the garden at night.
I will add some of my more interesting images to the thread.
Guy

[John]

Originally Posted by GuyF

Nice one John, sounds like a great idea, I started moth trapping this year and was amazed at what was flying around the garden at night.
I will add some of my more interesting images to the thread.
Guy

Thanks Guy

You have added some moths I can only drool at. They are certainly a cracking addition to that thread.

John

[JonSadler]

Hi

I like John, I am holed-up at home having torn an achilles tendon. I am using the time to do some moth trapping. The trap has arrived and I am waiting for the electrics. I have some experience with macros so I guess I'll be ok with those but how do you start with micro leps? Are there any good keys, spotter books and so on.

Thanks

Jon

p.s I wouldn't have found this site if I hadn't trashed my leg so something very +ve has come of it, although not for my wife who is ferrying me around.

[Oscar2006]

this site will help with with micros
once you learn the families it becomes easier to search the thumbnails

UKMoths

[John]

I have no books dealing with Micros because there are so many of them (more than Macro's) and it would need an extensive library to cover them all.

However there are web sites out there that can help. At first it can be hard work until you start to recognise the possibilities of what family a moth belongs to (or at least a range within a few families). These are the ones I use.
UKMoths
UK Lepidoptera
HantsMoths - The Moths of Hampshire, United Kingdom
Back Garden Moths
Welcome to the website of the Leicestershire and Rutland Moth Group
The Moths and Butterflies of Northern Ireland

Plus I must admit I ask the help if I really become stuck from the experts on Birdforum

John

[JonSadler]

Oscar/John,

Thanks for the information - I will add in the sites as favourites on my Explorer and see how things go. I'll post things I cannot do here (maybe a lot to start with) and I apologise beforehand for the image quality as it will be poor. Certainly nothing like John's fantastic images!

Regards

Jon