South African Cream-striped Owl Moth
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Langia tropicus
Photo sent from friends in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. 10 of these Hawkmoths found on a fly screen.
Epiblema roborana
Dichrorampha acuminatana 17/8/9
Swammerdamia pyrella - 16/7/9
Eucosma campoliliana 10/7/9
Grey Shoulder-knot
Mottled Umber
| Weather | Showers, part overcast, 7C min, mod S, 46% moon |
| Location | garden |
| Recording method | 1 X 15W Actinic |
| Results: | |
| macro moths | 56 |
| macro species | 7 |
| micro species | None |
| First dates | None |
| Comments | 33 December Moths, 2 Yellow-line Quaker and 1 Grey Shoulder-knot a reflection of the mild weather. A large Winter Moth ( 37mm) but dark colour still suggesting it’s not Northern Winter Moth. 1 Mottled Umber – last record 17th February – appears strangely uncommon in the valley. |
Yellow-line Quaker
| Weather | part wet, overcast, 6C min, light SE, 88% moon |
| Location | garden |
| Recording method | 1 X 15W Actinic |
| Results: | |
| macro moths | 25 |
| macro species | 7 |
| micro species | 1 |
| First dates | None |
| Comments | 3 Yellow-line Quakers late site dates. |
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