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Insects in flight in controlled setup Page 1
Image Taken on 29 Sep 2011
at 13:33 Image of day on 13 Nov 2011
The Angle Shades Moth is very common, but doesn't normally oblige
with flying on request for the camera!
 in flight with autumn hawthorn leaves (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20111113_da1_20110929_1333_100+1447_246_ft1 angle shades moth (phlogophora meticulosa) in flight with autumn hawthorn leaves (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 27 May 2017
at 11:08 Image of day on 18 Jul 2017
An Angle Shades moth making 2 flights.
 + red campion (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
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Image Taken on 22 Jul 2013
at 12:45 Image of day on 10 Sep 2013
An Angle-Shades moth turning in flight.
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Ref: 20130910_da1_20130722_1245_229+1300_252_ft1 angle shades moth in flight with grass head (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 23 May 2012
at 14:36 Image of day on 18 Jun 2012
This is the very common Angle Shades Moth.
Note the common colours between the moth and dead leaf spots.
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Ref: 20120618_da1_20120523_1436_189+1504_202_ft1 angle shades moth in flight with hawthorn leaf (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 18 Aug 2009
at 09:29 Image of day on 26 Sep 2009
A few days later we put out the moth trap & one of the hundreds of
moths was this Angle Shades moth that flew off right by these
Woody Nightshade berries that grow over the heating oil tank.
 (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20090926_da1_20090818_0929_137+1027_277_ft1 angle shades moth in flight with woody nightshade berries (aka bittersweet) (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Jul 2013
at 12:47 Image of day on 10 Sep 2013
The Angle Shades moth is an old favourite visitor. We include
this 'incidental' picture of it on the outside of a box because
you can clearly see the curled proboscis they share with
butterflies.
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Ref: 20130910_da1_20130722_1247_238_ft1 angle shades moth on box showing proboscis (id crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 May 2011
at 14:34 Image of day on 01 Jun 2011
The first damselflies of the year have made their appearance
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Ref: 20110601_da1_20110501_1434_037+1459_103_ft1 azure damselfly female in flight with hop sedge (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 22 May 2010
at 16:18 Image of day on 02 Jul 2010
The Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) suddenly appeared
on Sat 22nd May so out came the insects in flight kit for some pics.
This is an Azure Damselfly immature (weak coloured) male.
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Ref: 20100702_da1_20100522_1618_046+1629_062_ft1 azure damselfly imm male in flight with pond frond (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 May 2009
at 16:13 Image of day on 23 Jun 2009
Most blue damselflies here are the Azure species - a beautiful
rich blue.
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Ref: 20090623_d01_20090525_1613_175+1631_209 ft1 azure damselfly in flight with willow sapling (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Sep 2009
at 13:14 Image of day on 17 Oct 2009
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Ref: 20091017_da1_20090901_1314_014_ft1 azure damselfly male in flight (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Sep 2009
at 13:12 Image of day on 17 Oct 2009
What seems to be a new emergence Azure Damselfly was flying along
the bank of the pond and 'came in' for a 10 minute photo shoot.
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Ref: 20091017_da1_20090901_1312_006+1327_024_ft1 azure damselfly male in flight with grass seed head (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Jun 2019
at 11:29 Image of day on 12 Jul 2019
An early arrival for this female Banded Demoiselle Damselfly.
The females don't have the characteristic dark band on the wing that you see on the males.
This insect is slightly smaller than the Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly and has lighter
and green tinted wings.
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Ref: 20190712_da1_20190601_1129_089_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly female in flight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Jun 2019
at 11:38 Image of day on 12 Jul 2019
An early arrival for this female Banded Demoiselle Damselfly.
The females don't have the characteristic dark band on the wing that you see on the males.
This insect is slightly smaller than the Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly and has lighter
and green tinted wings.
(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20190712_da1_20190601_1138_144_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly female in flight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Jul 2010
at 15:00 Image of day on 30 Aug 2010
This Female Banded Demoiselle (females do not have the wing
bands) was our guest for a few pics. The first is a 'head and
wing' view of the underneath of the insect flying nearly straight
upwards. The twist of their wings in flight is very evident as
are the green eyes.
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Ref: 20100830_da1_20100719_1500_009_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly female in flight viewed from underneath (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Jul 2010
at 15:01 Image of day on 30 Aug 2010
And how she might appear in flight if your eyes could capture an
image at the approximately 0.03 mS flash duration.
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Ref: 20100830_da1_20100719_1501_012+1552_107_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly female in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Jun 2023
at 13:04 Image of day on 10 Aug 2023
After the finish of the Beautiful Demoiselle Damselflies season we didn't expect to see any
Banded Demoiselles, but unexpectedly came across the single individual male.
He obliged with several elegant flights across our little photo-stage for us
before we put him back where we found him.
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Ref: 20230810_da1_20230615_1304_008_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Jun 2010
at 13:37 Image of day on 20 Jul 2010
From a few days earlier, probably a different male from a
different pond taking a flight through our 'flight tunnel' before
being returned to where we caught him.
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Ref: 20100720_da1_20100605_1337_028_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Jun 2023
at 13:05 Image of day on 10 Aug 2023
3 moments of flight constructed into an attractive montage.
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Ref: 20230810_da1_20230615_1305_010+1306_013+016_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2010
at 14:17 Image of day on 05 Aug 2010
We have been seeing male Banded demoiselles damselflies
fluttering around the sunlit hedges for a few days. Here is one
brought in for a little photo session.
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Ref: 20100805_da1_20100630_1417_001+1444_036_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight with blackthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Jun 2014
at 12:46 Image of day on 27 Aug 2014
We found this male Banded Demoiselle Damselfly at the North
boundary where we had been finding Beautiful Demoiselle
Damselflies a couples of weeks before.
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Ref: 20140827_da1_20140622_1246_090+1525_387_ft1 banded demoiselle damselfly male in flight with cow parsley (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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