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| Emperor Moth, Westcott 3rd April |
Westcott, Bucks
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Friday 3 April 2020
Emperor Moth
Even though it is still quite early yet for the species, I've been trying the Emperor Moth pheromone lure in the garden on and off for the last week and finally had success this afternoon with two males turning up. One performed a brief fly-by at 3.30pm then returned 15 minutes later to be netted, while the second arrived at 4.05pm. Afternoons are generally best and if anyone else has the lure then the tropical conditions forecast for Sunday would seem to be a good opportunity to try it out. The moth is quite widespread throughout our three counties.
Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks
Westcott, Bucks
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Correct as always Dave! I had thought the weekend looked worthwhile and so dug the pheromone out of the freezer on Saturday morning. I had one Emperor at 16.50 on Saturday and a different individual (fresher) on Sunday at 17.30 her in Longwick.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had success!
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