Anthophila

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Eupatorium cannabinum. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Hemp Agrimony etc in garden. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Eupatorium cannabinum. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Hemp Agrimony etc in garden. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Nikon D100 dSLR with Tamron SP T90 AF Macro 1:1 lens.

Longitude (deg): 1.2. Latitude (deg): 52.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' E. Latitude (deg/min): 52° 40' N. Vice county name: East Norfolk. Vice county no.: 27. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Identified by: Raymond Watson. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): 1.2. Latitude (deg): 52.6. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' E. Latitude (deg/min): 52° 40' N. Vice county name: East Norfolk. Vice county no.: 27. Country: England. Stage: In cop. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: Mating pair. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: "35mm transparencies (on a variety of films, but Agfa CT18 in the 1960's to early 1980's followed by Fujichrome in the late 1980's.) Transparencies scanned with Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II AF-2820U transparency scanner.".

Longitude (deg): -0.0. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 0' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Nettle. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -0.0. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 0' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Nettle. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -0.0. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 0' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Nettle. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -0.0. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 0' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Nettle. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

Longitude (deg): -0.0. Latitude (deg): 50.9. Longitude (deg/min): 0° 0' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: East Sussex. Vice county no.: 14. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on Nettle. Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: highly enlarged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Macro MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens.

A full 8 days later and the trap was out. This time last year it was warm and mild and the trap was out most nights.A great selection of moths last night with a few still to confirm id's (those pesky micros)But lots of New for year's including Poplar Hawk-moth, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Pale Tussock, Scalloped Hazel.And an amazing 19 specimens of Green Carpet!Catch Report - 16/05/12 - 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden/FarmlandMacro Moths1x Pale Tussock [NFY]1x Shuttle-shaped Dart [NFY]1x Rustic Shoulder-knot [NFY]1x Scalloped Hazel [NFY]1x Poplar Hawk-moth [NFY]1x Double-striped Pug [NFY]19x Green Carpet1x Common Swift 2x Spectacle1x Latticed Heath2x Oak-tree Pug1x Clouded Drab2x Muslin Moth2x Brindled Pug 1x Iron Prominent1x Red Twin-spot Carpet4x Flame Shoulder5x Hebrew CharacterMicro Moths1x Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana [NFY]1x Agonopterix arenella [NFY]1x Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella [NFY]1x Cochylis atricapitana [NFY]1x White Shouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella2 for id pending......

Stony Cross, England, United Kingdom

Cradley, England, United Kingdom

Little Doward, England, United Kingdom

Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Lepidoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (butterflies and moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: GlossataInfraorder: HeteroneuraSuperfamily: Choreutoidea, family: Choreutidae STAINTON, 1854 (Metalmark Moths, Spreizflgelfalter)subfamily: Choreutinae STAINTON, 1854genus: Anthophila HAWORTH, 1811Anthophila fabriciana LINNAEUS, 1767 (Nettle-tap, Rundstirnmotte)[det. odonata42, 2014, based on this photo]Germany, N-Hessen, Kassel: Dnche NP, ca. 180m asl, 02.06.2013IMG_0254

Peglio, Lombardy, Italy

Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom

Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom

Klijte, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom