A selection of the many hawkmoths caught one night
Over recent years I have been running a moth trap on an infrequent basis whilst in Thailand during the winter months, mostly at Chiang Dao in Northern Thailand. The trap is very basic set up, I purchased a small 6 watt strip light from Tescos and swapped the fluorescent tube for a UV one also purchased from Tescos, the whole set up costing just a few hundred Thai Baht (four or five pounds sterling). The light was placed over a cardbox, a white sheet or simply on the ground, as the photos show the results were impressive.
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| Atlas Moth Attacus atlas |
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| Lebeda sp? |
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| Possibly Antheraeo frithi |
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| Death's Head Hawkmoth Acherontia lachesis |
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| Daphnis hypothous |
One night I was joined by a couple of friends for a beer.
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ReplyDeleteBlimey, wouldn't mind finding some of those in the moth trap at Holme!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rob
thank you. glorious everythings with wings
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