tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post3232217572729539149..comments2023-05-05T23:25:13.425+10:00Comments on Lepidoptera Diary: December Mothing - 1Junior Lepidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-54043345889966453982010-01-14T23:08:41.786+11:002010-01-14T23:08:41.786+11:00Great collections!Great collections!macshttp://animalspic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-2958078527610857582010-01-13T15:19:02.400+11:002010-01-13T15:19:02.400+11:00Hello Denis,
Sorry again for the delay in publish...Hello Denis,<br /><br />Sorry again for the delay in publishing your comment!<br /><br />Re. the Plume Moths on the Buddleia. This one landed right in front of me! Thought it was a mozzie at first! :-) The plant is lit via my porch light. No high-tech. stuff here!Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-20905370423644788692009-12-23T21:56:14.154+11:002009-12-23T21:56:14.154+11:00Hi JL
Thanks for the encouragement.
I got a Hawk M...Hi JL<br />Thanks for the encouragement.<br />I got a Hawk Moth at my front porch light last night (warm air, with lots of scent from my Christmas Lilies just a few steps away).<br />I haven't processed images yet. Soon, I promiose.<br />As for photographing Plume Moths in the dark, feeding on Buddlejas, I don't begin to know how you do that?<br />Do you have a huge portable Flood Light?<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-61518296395044322692009-12-23T20:22:41.449+11:002009-12-23T20:22:41.449+11:00Denis, I photographed Hippotion scrofa (badly) fee...Denis, I photographed Hippotion scrofa (badly) feeding on Buddleia davidii nectar a few days ago. They are utterly amazing! Like Hummingbirds, they are able to hover, fly forward, backward and then zap around at a rate of knots.<br /><br />This Buddleia has flowered at the time it should this season, rather than two months later - as it did last year.<br /><br />I also photographed the Plume Moth, Stangeia xerodes feeding on the nectar for at least 10 minutes the other evening.<br /><br />A good plant to have if you are into watching moths and butterflies, certainly!Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-53695741690412562692009-12-22T12:00:09.354+11:002009-12-22T12:00:09.354+11:00Hi JL
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My Buddlejas are attracting huge numbers o...Hi JL<br />.<br />My Buddlejas are attracting huge numbers of Butterflies and beetles during the day.<br />My Brother suggested they also bring in Hawk Moths, but I have not seen any around the house lights.<br />But those plants certainly earn the reputation as "Butterfly Bushes".<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-20315439045215501882009-12-22T10:51:28.013+11:002009-12-22T10:51:28.013+11:00Hello Denis,
Found it had dropped off the perch o...Hello Denis,<br /><br />Found it had dropped off the perch on top of the wood heater which hasn't been in operation for some time! Still hoping for an ID! :-)<br /><br />The weather here has been rotten for mothing. Cold and windy for most of December.<br /><br />However, I'm having a bit of fun observing what's coming into feed on the Buddleia davidii which has gone berserk this year! Good Autumn and Winter rains, I suspect!<br /><br />A number of moths are enjoying the nectar.Junior Lepidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934608116254869924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844945516012136579.post-89891462639573752192009-12-22T10:24:59.929+11:002009-12-22T10:24:59.929+11:00Hi JL.
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My moths are irregular at present. Some w...Hi JL.<br />.<br />My moths are irregular at present. Some warm nights they swarm around. Cold nights, zip, nada, niente!<br />.<br />Not sure what you did to the squashed one. Poor little guy.<br />.<br />Liked the really dark one.<br />No Plume Moths here yet. I shall keep an eye out for them.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com