No problem... I have a waterproof RCD socket in the garden and a couple of those dry boxes that plugs and sockets go into, will see how bad the rain is going to be tonight.
I was gutted I didn't put the trap out last night because it stayed dry.
First time trapping last night, so was excited to see what was in the trap this morning.
I put the trap on the bench right up to the back of the house, in hind site this was a mistake because the 2 Actinic bulbs put out a great deal of light, nowhere near as much as an MV bulb but too much for me to be happy about in regards to my nice neighbors, the others can get stuffed, so next time it will go behind the greenhouse at the top of the garden.
Lots of moths in the trap, so I'll start with this, a White Satin Moth going by the legs.
Nice photos @Sheps that's a great bit of licheny wood to use as a photo perch. The trap looks great too.
I had mine out last night and had a few moths in but nothing of note. I had the only footman moth I've seen all year though and I was getting them every time last year. The temperature was barely double figures though so I wasn't expecting anything at all.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Easy enough to get them on your finger but, tricky to get them to pose in the right place.
Once the warming up process had begun, the vibrating of the wings, I placed them in the Honeysuckles at the top of the garden to hide until ready to fly.
So, not much time to capture the images unfortunately.
One from the other night, I'm going with Dusky Thorn as it looks darker on the upper wings when compared to August Thorn, maybe @wild edges can offer an insight?
And a view of the upper wing to try and help with the ID.
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Think I might need to make an extension lead out of pond cable.
That Lichen Beauty is a beautiful looking moth, such lovely patterns on the wings.
Also... great news regarding the Oaks, hopefully the traps will work.
I was gutted I didn't put the trap out last night because it stayed dry.
I put the trap on the bench right up to the back of the house, in hind site this was a mistake because the 2 Actinic bulbs put out a great deal of light, nowhere near as much as an MV bulb but too much for me to be happy about in regards to my nice neighbors, the others can get stuffed, so next time it will go behind the greenhouse at the top of the garden.
Lots of moths in the trap, so I'll start with this, a White Satin Moth going by the legs.
More moths to follow in the coming days.
In the trap were the following.
Satin Moth x1
Large Yellow Underwing x10
Flame Shoulder x2
Common Wainscot x3
Common Carpet x1
Rosy Rustic x1
Hart & Dart x1
And one of the Thorns that I'll be needing your help with when I post it tomorrow.
Unidentified escapes x10
And 8 Micros
I take it the moths are easy to 'persuade' to pose on your perch?
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Easy enough to get them on your finger but, tricky to get them to pose in the right place.
Once the warming up process had begun, the vibrating of the wings, I placed them in the Honeysuckles at the top of the garden to hide until ready to fly.
So, not much time to capture the images unfortunately.
And a view of the upper wing to try and help with the ID.