Dave Thanks. I'd still better save it for an ID check against Tawny Pinion - and buy the updated book too! Martin ... From: davehowson...
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Mar 20, 2002 6:08 am
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will be interested in seeing what the updated book has to say. Hi Martin It says Martin Tordoff should have attended ther Yorks leps meeting at Thirsk instead...
Martin, The updated book says that Pale Pinion has now been recorded at Low Bentham in VC 64 and East Tanfield in VC65, both new Vice County records. dave ... ...
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Mar 19, 2002 11:49 am
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First worthwhile catch of the year, usual mix of 25 or so Orthosias, plus: 1 X Oak Beauty (first record for garden, or indeed, anywhere) 1 X Pale Pinion...
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Mar 19, 2002 8:24 am
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Hi all Having discovered that wine ropes seem to be much better at attracting moffs than sugaring (less bloody slugs for a start!), I have been using them...
Reminder from the Calendar of Yorkshiremoths http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yorkshiremoths/cal Paul Waring Talk and YNU Lepidoptera study group Saturday March...
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Mar 4, 2002 10:25 am
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The last week's trapping Number of times trap put out in hope - 4 Number of times trap blown over - 3 Number of 125w MV bulbs smashed - 1 Number of moths...
Reminder from the Calendar of Yorkshiremoths http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yorkshiremoths/cal Paul Waring Talk and YNU Lepidoptera study group Saturday March...
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Feb 23, 2002 10:25 am
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It's no doubt due to the good clean air we get up here, instead of your smoky pollution and dark satanic mills etc :-) You forgot the flat caps and whippets,...
Hi Paul It's no doubt due to the good clean air we get up here, instead of your smoky pollution and dark satanic mills etc :-) Charlie ... monacharia) PBB this...
Hi Charles I was interested that you had only recorded 1 melanic (ab monacharia) PBB this year so far. This year I have been keeping a record in the comments...
Despite the rain and the gales, I seem to have been catching more moths than in previous years, especially Pale Brindled Beauties. Unusually I have only had...
Hi all A bit early but...... On Saturday the 9th of March the annual meeting of the above group will take place at Sowerby Parish hall , Front St, Sowerby,...
Hi all A very wet and windy night here until around 21.30 hrs, the rain stopped after this and the wind died down considerably. A very mild night with the...
Hi all Loath as I am to single out individual book dealers I do use one here in the South Pennines for most of my purchases. They are called Pendleside Books,...
Hi Dave Unfortunately there is no "Skinner" for beetles. The "MBGBI" is Joy,N. (1935):A Practical Handbook of British Beetles, but this is out of print...
Hi Derek Round here Spring Usher seems to be quite widespread but very thin in numbers. It must help being close to some decent Oak woodland but it can turn...
Sorry to be off topic and a Southerner to boot! but the Field Guide I use for Beetles, Grasshoppers, Bugs, Dragonflies, etc. is the Collins Pocket Guide,...
Derek I trapped north of Grassington at Allerwash, Nr Hexham Northumberland (Map ref NY866666) from 1975 to 1997. I took my first Straw Dot 12.vi.89 and then...
http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=231&bf=24740 I have never seen Straw Dot - has nyone else? Original message: Incidentally our moth recorder...
Hi all A night of gale force winds and incredible mildness! At switch on the temp was around 5.5c (17.00) it gradually rose to a peak of 9.4c before dropping...
Derek, thanks for your interest. Yes, Ian has available a higher definition photo which he can make available. The Speckled Yellow is common at Grass Wood, but...
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Jan 28, 2002 2:20 pm
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Hi Dave The best one I have found besides Michael Chinnerys Insect guide is a softback Blitz edition of an old Octopus guide. Its part of a series featuring...
Dave, Did you get anywhere with the Speckled Yellow request? Ian's site has a photo by David Painter at http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/1909SpeckledYellow.JPG ...
1932 Spring Usher (Agriopis leucophaearia) http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/SpringUsherFeb99.JPG What are my chances of catching this moth in my Baildon...
Hi, about beetles, is there a decent field guide for us to buy? dave ... From: "Paul Talbot" <paulinvc63@...> To: <Yorkshiremoths@yahoogroups.com>...
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Jan 28, 2002 8:52 am
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Hi Charles I send my beetle specimens to a chap in Wales who requested them, he then sends me back a list of the ones he has managed to ID. I spoke to a...
Hi folks! Not a lot to shout about so far this year. I've only had the trap on on the most promising looking nights and have trapped the following: - Winter...
Hi all A mild and night despite the well broken cloud, much less windy than of late as well. First double of micro's this year, both same species unfortunately...
Hi all A very wet and windy night last night, the trap blew over twice! Very mild with a max of 8.2c and a min of 5.7. Only one moth recorded, a very early...
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