The pictures on this page are of moth species found in Ashton Vale some are day flying and photographed whilst out on my travels the others have been caught using a Moth trap. The trap is abox with a 15w uva Black light tube attached to the top and two sheets of perspex which funnels the moths down into egg cartons where they stay until day break.If you use a trap make sure you inspect it early in the morning at first light or the birds will feast on the moths,cats can also be a problem and will sit by the trap and catch and eat your prized specimens.Once you have photographed and recorded them put them in a card board box some where safe and release them the next night
 | A good source of equipment can be found at Bioquip UK Also a good Moth ID book....Moths of the Btitish Isles..author Bernard Skinner. Although I use a moth trap all that is needed is a white sheet hung against a wall with a light behind it and you will collect lots of moths on a warm summers evening.Also you can have ago at making wine ropes.You will need some thick cord or rope needs to be natural fibres so as to be absorbent. Mix a cheap bottle of red wine with sugar and soak the rope in the mixture.Then cut in to lengths of about a metre and hang from the branches of a bush or tree, |
