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Moth trappings

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  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Only 2 moths last night surprisingly as has been quite warm and we had more in our bedroom! Did get 2 of these beauties though 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Gosh. They look more beetles with folded wing cases. Such antennae! (If that’s what they are). 
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Oh yes they are @Fire, sorry forgot to say they were cockchafers not moths!
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Ah! 😆
  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    What a wonderful creature and one I would love to see up close, I've only ever seen a Rose Chafer which was a bit smaller.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Jellyfire said:
    Only 2 moths last night surprisingly as has been quite warm and we had more in our bedroom! Did get 2 of these beauties though 
    I'm hoping to run the trap tonight but with clear skies and a bright moon it might not be worth it. I'd be happy just to have a Cock Chafer though. We don't get many around here.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    edited May 2022
    Ah it was moonlit last night @wild edges, never occurred to me that would make a difference, but makes compete sense why there weren’t many now.

    Cockchafers in flight are one of the greatest things known to man, like a jumbo jet with a child flying it 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    How many moths have you now recorded in your garden Mr Edges? 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    179 officially and another 10 or so that I can't put a name to.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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