A few more mothing favourites from six weeks of trapping. The full collection can be seen with captions in my Lepidoptera gallery on Imaging Storm.
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) – Trapped overnight 7 Aug 2018Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) – Morning of 25th July 2018Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) – 24th July 2018, Rob’s trap in Rob’s garden.It was Mrs Sciencebase spotting this Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) in our garden on 23rd July 2018, that motivated me to borrow Rob’s actinic trap and begin my mothing career…Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) – 26th July 2018. Beautiful metallic looking moth. I have a Materials Today comment article about this moth as an inspiration for biomimetic materials science coming online soon.Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea) – 29 July 2018Blood vein (Timandra comae) – 29 July 2018Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) – 24th July 2018, Rob’s garden
