Work on populating the species accounts and uploading photos to the embryonic Atlas website continues apace but there are still a fair few macro-moths for which we have as yet no acceptable pictures. While there will be the opportunity for anyone to offer images to the site when it goes "live", we'd very much like to get at least one photo of each species up beforehand. A list of those still required is available here on Google Sheets if anyone can assist and this isn't restricted to people living in the Upper Thames area. Some of these moths are rare or even extinct in our region. There are also some which are exceedingly common but just don't seem to have fallen in front of my camera!
Original un-tweaked images would be appreciated (we'll do any cropping, rotating or re-sizing that might be necessary). Photographs taken in our area would be particularly welcome but in many cases we realise that we'll need to use images from further afield. Please include date, location and name of photographer with each photo. File sizes really need to be circa 800kb or greater so that there'll still be a decent-sized image left to upload when any cropping has been done. While in the majority of cases we'll very gladly accept whatever is offered, the preference is for plain backgrounds so that we get a good view of the moth itself. Arty shots on leaves or pieces of bark generally end up looking just as false as those taken on a plain sheet of paper and those kinds of backgrounds can often distract from the view of the moth itself!
Thanks in advance for any help.
Dave Wilton
Just a quick thank-you to everyone who has contributed so far!! Your contributions have already made a big difference. I shall attempt to keep the list on Google Sheets up-to-date.
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