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goosey
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2007
Location: Ijmuiden, Holland
Posts: 2,046
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Wed August 29, 2007 12:12pm
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What a lovely looking moth - its wings are very impressive, is it a day flier? I have never seen one of these. Great photo!
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Satchmo
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Registered: August 2007
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
Posts: 142
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Wed August 29, 2007 12:43pm
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What a spectacular creature! Great shot 
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mh68
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: August 2006
Location: SE Northumberland
Posts: 2,120
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Wed August 29, 2007 2:17pm
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Amazing looking insect.Well taken Andy.
Mark H
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GuyF
Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 2,461
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Wed August 29, 2007 2:45pm
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Nice shot Andy, this is the only Clearwing I've ever managed to see (but mine was a female), they're very nice moths.
Guy
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andy68
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Leicester
Posts: 190
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Wed August 29, 2007 3:47pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by goosey
What a lovely looking moth - its wings are very impressive, is it a day flier? I have never seen one of these. Great photo!
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Yes, all the clearwings are day flying moths, and almost impossible to find unless you use pheromone lures, which is how I caught this one, and also the Six-belted Clearwing I recently posted a photo of. The lures can be amazingly effective - when I tried the Six-belted lure in an area with lots of Bird's-foot Trefoil, I had four or five buzzing around within seconds of getting it out of the bag!
Andy
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