Garden Mothing
August 2, 2010 in ChrisLuv's Birding Blog by ChrisLuv
More garden “Mothing” on Saturday night. My general approach is to sit out with a few beers (not absolutely necessary) and the outside lights on and wait until something is attracted to the lights. I then take photos of them, and try and capture interesting specimens in a sandwich box with egg boxes inside. These are stored in the fridge overnight (to keep them inactive) before releasing the next day for better lit photos.
I also put out my beer and sugar solution and painted it on the fence, to see what might be attracted to that. I only saw one moth on that though.
Here’s some photos (click to view larger Flickr photos):
1. Large Yellow Underwing
2. Yellow Shell
3. Riband Wave
4. Willow Beauty (notice the feathered antennae)
Finally I also found this Pyrausta aurata (Mint Moth) in my garden last week, it’s a small day flying moth – I’m not sure of the Notts status but my guide has it listed as locally common.
