The weather has been a little bit milder so I put the moth trap out last night. It attracted several large Click beetles and half a dozen large Black Scarab beetles. It also pulled in a Yellow Admiral Butterfly at about 10:30pm. This is not that unusual as I've had butterflies in the trap before. In Scotland I occasionally found Red Admirals in the trap. Surprisingly, a few moths also made an appearance.
Edit: I originally had the white Lymantriid shown below listed as Acyphas semiochrea. I received an email explaining why it is in fact Euproctis melanosoma. Thanks for the correction.
All up, aside from the beetles I had:
Lymantriidae
- Euproctis melanosoma
- Melanodes anthracitaria - Black Geometrid (yellow form)
- Agrotis munda
- Praxis edwardsii
- Vanessa itea - Yellow Admiral
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#1 - Vanessa itea - Yellow Admiral
#1 - Vanessa itea - Yellow Admiral
#2 - Euproctis melanosoma - Vental view showing orange/brown anal tuft
#3 - Euproctis melanosoma 
Milder? That's something just above freezing, is it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Tony - It only got down to about 12 degrees last night which I reckon is pretty mild. Mind you it still only got up to 15 today.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Mosura, shows what a proper macro lens can do. Of course, like in rifle shooting, it's the nut behind the butt that's the real key to it. :-)
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Thanks Duncan - The man behind the cam you might say although nut may be more fitting in my case.
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