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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Dec 1

I joined the Levant Blackneck club last night, with a slightly worn individual among the 23/9 recorded. Small Mottled Willow, Diamond Back, 2 Silver Y, 3 Rush Veneer & 5 Rusty-dot Pearl were the other @migrantmothuk.bsky.social. Also another Nabis capsiformis, making it 10 over the week
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · 1d

Cheers Dave. I forgot to add the the Dichomeris was also new for Devon

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · 1d

Finger's crossed. Phil Sterling is gen detting it for me. I would have gotten around to it eventually myself, but he was happy to do this, as well as the Dichomeris.

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · 1d

A rather battered gelechid that came to my Plymouth garden trap on 2nd October has been confirmed by gendet as Dichomeris acuminatus. The 4th or 5th (pending a record in Sep from the Scillies) record for the UK. A Phycitodes sp caught on the same night is awaiting confirmation
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · 28d

Soak some ropes, don't put them all out, but replace them every few days with ones still soaking in the mixture. Only replace the mix once it's all used up

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · 28d

I dissolve 1kg of sugar in a bottle of red wine (12%abv or higher), then soak some rope and hang up. Simple as that. You can add a dash of dark rum to the mix before you hang the ropes each time to improve your chances. I replace the ropes about once a week

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Sep 13

A good evening using wine ropes from our holiday cottage near Oban last night: 17 Angle Shades, 3 Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Square-spot Rustic, Sallow, Red-line Quaker, Chestnut, Dark Sword-grass and a lifer with Red Sword-grass. Much more productive than using lights!

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One of 4 ropes deployed with several Angle Shades

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Sep 4

Strange. The Thorns have done very well down here in Plymouth. My best year for both August and Canary-shouldered. Not as many Dusky as previous years, but by no means scarce.

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Sep 2

At the garden centre where I work near Plymouth, a member of the hardy plants team found this male Convolvulus Hawk-moth this afternoon. Luckily I was in work, unlike in the spring when they found a Striped Hawk-moth
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Sep 2

I found this sad remnant of a Striped Hawk-moth hanging by some webbing yesterday morning in my Plymouth garden. Probably a victim of the resident Magpie population that scours the garden most mornings. Fortunately for me, at least, not a year tick.
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 31

I feel your pain. Went on a field trip near Paignton last night. Really mild, but the moths weren't flying. Around 20 species and 40 moths between 2 traps. The same setup produced over 400 moths a couple of weeks earlier. The rain during the day certainly didn't help.

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nice one Alan. I had Devon's first in 2021. This is possibly Devon's 6th record (unless any others have been seen this year)

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 23

I had my second Clepsis peritana in my Plymouth garden trap last night, possibly Devon's 3rd after my 1st on 8th July, followed by another caught by a moth-er a couple of days later near Exeter.
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 20

They're great spiders though. Like you, I'm forever moving spiders from the trap surrounds. Noble False Widows are the main ones here

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 20

I think I must have verified around 10,000 records so far this year. It certainly helps the CMR out, though

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 20

That must hurt! Did you get to see it, though?

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks for your records, Alan. Keeping me busy! 😂

Keeping.ke

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ooh, who was that Richard? Barry?

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 12

Antigastra catalaunalis, Palpita vitrealis, Vestal, Small Mottled Willow, 6 Rusty-dot Pearl & 7 Rush Veneer among 70 species in my Plymouth garden overnight. P.purpuralis was new for the garden, plus 2 more Caloptilia honoratella candidates, making 4 this year
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Antigastra catalaunalis. New for the year

Pyrausta purpuralis. New for the year and also new for the garden

2 Caloptilia honoratella/hemidactylella. To be determined. That's 3 this month, following a single on 3rd August, and 4 so garden this year. Surely breeding in nearby Sycamores?

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 8

Looks like an Ancylis species

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Aug 4

116 of 48 to my Plymouth garden trap overnight. A few migrants, with 11 Rush Veneer & a Gem. Also a Caloptilia species that could well be either honoratella or hemidactylella. Honoratella has only 2 Devon records and hemidactylella has yet to be recorded here. Retained for further checks. #teammoth

Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Jul 31

621/97 at the Brixton (VC3) work trap overnight, with 621/97. Mouse Moth & Crescent were NFY, with Crescent being new for the site. A good number of migrants, with 47 Rush Veneer, 9 Small Mottled Willow, 2 Radford's FS, 5 Silver Y, 2 DSG & a RDP. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Jul 30

524/95 to my Brixton VC3 work trap this morning. Mocha was NFY & new for the site. Ypsolopha mucronella & dentella both NFY. 42 Rush Veneer, 8 Silver Y, 2 Radford's, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl & 4 Small Mottled Willow the migrants.
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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Jul 30

We saw them just after you left us, at Karen's MV! Her 2 traps were by far the busiest.

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Chris Vincent @chrisvincent70.bsky.social · Jul 28

I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem, Tim.