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Sorry Pedro - my mistake - it was Oak Beauty. And yes, my fingers are still quite tender this evening after this morning' frostbite and, as for spring-like...
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g.best@...
g.best...
Feb 28, 2010 10:54 pm
Pete and Pedro, that's why they call it Wetmore Duh !...
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Peter
peter.cranswick
Feb 28, 2010 6:44 pm
(In case anyone is wondering, yes, that should read Oak Beauty - no Pale. That'll be the effect of the cold and damp. So looking forward to spring and some...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 28, 2010 5:55 pm
Hello Robert, Please may we have your attendance at all future moth trips? This would save us so much time with identifications! Piere and Pedro...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 28, 2010 5:55 pm
Pedro and I have now come to the end of a complete year of regular trapping in the Lower Woods complex and despite the awful forecast decided to go out with a...
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rh_chelt
Feb 28, 2010 5:42 pm
Hello Here is a picture of one seen today - fortunately it moved as I walked by the tree. Picture from Chase End, just in Worcs.. ...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 28, 2010 5:14 pm
Agreed - I don't expect to see any Brindled Beauties until a little later. We thought we had one in Lower Woods this morning but it was a heavily-marked Pale...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 28, 2010 5:13 pm
Hello Jon/Robert, Am just awaiting confirmation from Pedro from last night's catch in Lower Woods. If correct, we caught 39 of these ! If only Mr Edwards was...
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rh_chelt
Feb 28, 2010 4:53 pm
Hello Bob I agree it is a clothes moth, but I find them rather difficult to id.. Dissection is the best way forward - I can do them if it would help. Best...
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Bob Smith
bob.test
Feb 28, 2010 12:08 pm
A friend of Sue's has an infestation of these. Here are three views of one that was frozen (previous ones had been stuck to sellotape and posted!) It's 8mm...
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rh_chelt
Feb 28, 2010 9:24 am
Hello 3 topical early stage pictures of micro species have been added to the RH album. They show a mine of the BAP tortix Celypha woodiana (from Coombe Hill),...
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jon5brock
Feb 26, 2010 4:36 pm
Hi Martin, Thanks for confirming the micro ID. I suspect my ID on Pale / Brindled Beauty not 100%, but the PBB were fairly worn, thinly scaled, greenish and...
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mastermpk
Feb 26, 2010 1:07 pm
Hi Jon, Your micro is T. alternella. Are you sure about the Brindled Beauties? In Warwickshire these don't appear until April - were they just well marked...
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Joff
joff.elphick
Feb 25, 2010 10:14 pm
998 LBA. I'll go with that Robert. Though before parting with my hard earned cash I would like to let it emerge!! Joff...
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rh_chelt
Feb 25, 2010 10:05 pm
Epiphyas postvittana! Robert...
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Joff
joff.elphick
Feb 25, 2010 8:40 pm
I have posted a new photo on the forum homepage. Discovered on a lemon leaf during pruning today. I wonder whether this is an unusual immigrant or a local...
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rh_chelt
Feb 25, 2010 7:48 pm
Hello Jon Thought I had just replied, but the message seems to have disappeared? Your micros look like 1025 Tortricodes alternella Best wishes Robert...
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jon5brock
Feb 25, 2010 7:19 pm
Thanks Robert. I had not thought of looking at the Torticid species. The UKMoths photos of T.alternella match my live specimens well. Regards, Jon...
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rh_chelt
Feb 25, 2010 6:28 pm
Hello Jon Looks like 1025 Tortricodes alternella Best wishes Robert...
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jon5brock
Feb 25, 2010 5:59 pm
Hi All, Back in action: checked my clobber and off to the woods. A good catch in Hailes Wood last night, using two 6W actinic Heath Traps ("originals" from...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 25, 2010 2:25 pm
Hello Tony, Yes, you do indeed need a cyclic battery. Some of mine came from Bristol Batteries in Swindon but nowadays I get them from a shop in Stroud - saves...
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Tony
tonyperry770
Feb 25, 2010 12:17 pm
Pierre I don't have a battery at the moment but after reading the thoughts of Yuasa in their little red book I it appears that the ideal one is a "cyclic" type...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 25, 2010 12:03 am
I'm happy to car share with you Pedro. You can leave your car here -and Joffe - for that matter! Pierre...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 24, 2010 11:57 pm
Well Bob, Despite this, I have to say that I have yet to discharge an NP battery despite four years of charge/discharge but the trick is NEVER to discharge the...
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Peter
mothrecording
Feb 24, 2010 11:54 pm
Yes Tony, your battery is just perfect for this! No assembly work required, I can assure you. Pierre...
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Joff
joff.elphick
Feb 24, 2010 9:02 am
Welcome back Pedro. Yes, it is on Sunday 14th. I think Dave Grundy would like informing if you wish to attend. I may see you there. Still not quite sure if i...
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Tony
tonyperry770
Feb 24, 2010 8:33 am
Bob Many thanks. I will be interested to download and read this. Regards Tony...
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Bob Smith
bob.test
Feb 24, 2010 7:18 am
Tony I have uploaded the Yuasa "Little Red Book of Batteries" to Files. It gives a lot of good advice and information on battery selection and care. At the...
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Tony
tonyperry770
Feb 23, 2010 10:52 pm
Pierre Thanks for all the hard work you've put in on this 8W actinic trap research. I will certainly be in the queue for one assuming that there is no tricky...
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Peter
peter.cranswick
Feb 23, 2010 10:29 pm
Woohoo! (Back from Bulgaria this weekend. Actually, no colder than here - and did see a couple of moths in the headlights, though heaven knows what they were....
