A Watched Sheet Gathers No Moth!
... Not strictly true ...
Firstly, we couldn't find any of our white sheets (those old ones you keep for when you're decorating) apart from the one on the bed ... So our bedsheet it currently hanging on the washing line, covered in bugs in the rain :o) Nice!
Secondly, it's really hard to photograph moths outside at night time! Must practice more!
Anyway, before the rain came (about fifteen minutes after the lamp was switched on!) we managed to get a few (poor) pics of two moths:
1. Fan-foot?
2. Burnished Brass
We'll try again tomorrow night, weather permitting, but we might try catching the moths and bringing them in the kitchen to photograph.
We attracted a variety of other insects but most of the pictures are too poor to bother posting this time.
3. Black-and-yellow cranefly?
I have realised that my 'butterflies, moths and other insects' book is total crap. I have to go and buy a better one!
Hopefully tomorrow we won't get washed out!
Tonight was short, but sweet!
posted by The Bird Woman at 11:50 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Emma,
Fan-foot is correct & the other can only be Burnished Brass ( i`ve not seen the latter this year yet )
Tip of the week regards photographing moths :) i pot them up in old 35mm film tubs & then place them in the fridge till i`m ready to photograph them. This method does`nt harm them in any way, it just keeps them calm.
Hope this helps.
Dean
Thanks for the ID, Dean - and the tip! We'll have to see if we can dig out some old 35mm film tubs.
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