Moth Trapping
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Heliothis armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw). |
Last night I made the decision to run the 125w MV lamp, what a mistake. I got up to find the trap, nearby plants and all the walls were swamped in small black beetles, literally 10s of thousands had been attracted in along with a few moths.
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Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip). |
New species or first time identified moths included
Heliothis armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw) x2 and a single
Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip).
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Coscinia chrysocephala. |
Other species of note were
Coscinia chrysocephala,
Leucochlaena oditis (Beautiful Gothic) and Tiger species
Cymbalophora pudica.
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Leucochlaena oditis (Beautiful Gothic). |
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