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Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Need a bigger trap ! Mothing, North Carolina style

Here are some of the larger moths caught on the Appalachians, Watauga County,
near Boone, North Carolina using the Twin 15 watt actinic  Ratface Traveller.
Tonights mothing in Biggleswade is going to be a tad tame !

110 mm wingspan, Callosamia anguilifera
Tulip-tree Silk Moth



115 mm wingspan, Eacles imperialis
Imperial Moth


150mm wingspan, Antheraea polyphemus.
Polyphemus Moth, Very worn but huge. ( with Grandson Oliver )

100+ mm wingspan, Actias luna
Luna Moth

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5 comments:

  1. Andy Grimsey29 July 2015 at 22:21

    Nice post, saw a Luna moth a couple of years ago on a lamppost in kissimmee next to walmart - as a car tick while stopped at traffic lights !

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    1. Trent Duval29 July 2015 at 23:22

      They're certainly cracking moths. I got 6 of them last week, all attracted to Matts "Ratface Traveller" trap.

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  2. Broom Birder30 July 2015 at 18:57

    The Ratface is going to Australia next....................

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    1. Andy Grimsey30 July 2015 at 22:33

      Everything is poisonous or venomous there, maybe moths too !?

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  3. Trent Duval30 July 2015 at 23:25

    The "Face" is the ideal globetrotter, 110v to 240v single phase which covers every country in the world..... Just need about 20 different adaptors and we're mothin', hope you like mothin' too.

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