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Sunday, 4 August 2019
Micros
Last night's trap was a bit of a disappointment, despite the presence of another Drinker, Marbled Green, a Copper Underwing sp. and my first Flounced Rustic of the year. I had another Painted Lady in the trap, do they migrate at night? I had my second ever Acleris forsskaleana and a new micro, a very small Aspilapteryx tringipennella.
To add to the tally of non-moths in the trap I had an impressive Hornet Hoverfly this morning.
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That`s an impressive close-up Adam!
ReplyDeleteIt's a monster Ian
ReplyDeleteIf you're into Facebook, Adam, you might look at the moth group 'Moth Trap Intruders UK'. That monster would be well worth posting on it.
ReplyDelete'Forensoman' aka Chris Handoll. Google orchestrated this change and I'm still trying to fathom out how/why it happened.
DeleteI have given up Facebook so Britain's biggest hoverfly will remain uncelebrated!
DeleteBack to normal nomenclature, I hope! That's a brilliant photo of the hoverfly's face, Adam. Can you remind me what camera/lens combo you use to get that close detail?
ReplyDeleteI use a Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 150 f2.8 macro lens. I have literally never used it at f2.8. I imagine the depth of field would be about 1 micron. Thank you for the positive comments.
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam, I shall have to seriously consider using DSLR rather than Compact Digital. Trouble is, the DSLR I have (or rather, my wife has, a Canon EOS450D)is very heavy, and my Olympus TG-4 is conveniently light and manoeuvrable.
ReplyDeleteI only trap at home so the weight isn't a problem. Having said that, it's taken me a while to get a grip on Macro photography, the main issue being depth of field and getting the focus point right. It's also expensive!
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