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Insects in flight in controlled setup Page 9
Image Taken on 03 Oct 2011
at 13:03 Image of day on 19 Nov 2011
This appears to be a Cuckoo Bee but we don't have enough
experience or the right books to definitively ID it. Cuckoo Bees
do what their name says - they lay eggs in another bees nest.
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Ref: 20111119_da1_20111003_1303_139+20111001_1605_043_ft1 unident cuckoo bee in flight with yellow buddleia (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 05 Jun 2010
at 14:35 Image of day on 15 Jul 2010
We often see Lacewings as an almost ghostly blue haze slowly flying
in and out of hedges. So here is a good look at one of the larger one.
One ID book says are 14 species in the UK, of which we can find
photos or drawings of about 5 altogether. None of them include the
wing spots this one has, so are not even going to guess at further
identification.
 in flight with blackberry leaf (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20100715_da1_20100605_1435_059+20100604_1627_370_ft1 unident lacewing (24mm span & dark head & wing spots) in flight with blackberry leaf (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 21 May 2010
at 11:28 Image of day on 26 Jun 2010
A stunningly beautiful White Ermine moth caught overnight in a moth trap
You don't see the orange body when it is 'at rest'.
 in flight (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20100626_da1_20100521_1128_322_ft1 white ermine moth (spilosoma lubricipeda) in flight (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 01 May 2011
at 15:53 Image of day on 30 May 2011
This (not a new species) is the White Ermine caught the same night.
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Ref: 20110530_da1_20110501_1553_248+1602_291_ft1 white ermine moth in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2009
at 15:04 Image of day on 29 Jun 2009
Some other moths in the trap included 'Ermine' moths which
have beautiful speckled wings. The first image is of the White Ermine.
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Ref: 20090629_d01_20090529_1504_178+1556_272 ft1 white ermine moth in flight with oak leaves (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Jun 2011
at 15:39 Image of day on 10 Aug 2011
One of our favourite moths is the plume moth. When perched
it is a white 'T' shape with the 'plumes' brought close together.
(Another Plume moth called the 'T' is brown and really does
align all the plumes)
In flight the plumes separate out to form a wing 'surface'.
Here the insect is flying away from the camera and upwards.
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Ref: 20110810_da1_20110626_1539_285_ft1 white plume moth in flight (crop)(r+mb id@432).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Jun 2011
at 15:40 Image of day on 10 Aug 2011
This time the moth is flying right to left and banking
towards the camera.
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Ref: 20110810_da1_20110626_1540_287+1537_270_ft1 white plume moth in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 27 Jun 2010
at 14:29 Image of day on 11 Aug 2010
The range of yellow underwing moths are always startling as they
change from a drab brown into a brilliant yellow-orange display
that frightens off many potential predators.
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Ref: 20100811_da1_20100627_1429_019+1522_208_ft1 yellow underwing moth in flight with hawthorn twig (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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