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Insects in flight in controlled setup Page 11
Image Taken on 07 Jul 2013
at 14:07 Image of day on 19 Aug 2013
After a night in the moth trap Moths often need to warm their
flight muscles before take-off. This was the moment of lift-off
from a hawthorn twig, the downstroke bending the right rear wing
as it catches on a leaf.
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Image Taken on 18 Jun 2017
at 11:05 Image of day on 09 Aug 2017
Two flights of a Light Emerald moth.
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Image Taken on 07 Jul 2013
at 14:05 Image of day on 19 Aug 2013
This delightful moth always appears very 2-dimensional when spread out at rest,
but when active you can appreciate the creature rather better.
Here it is in free flight.
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Image Taken on 02 Jun 2019
at 10:43 Image of day on 13 Jul 2019
The moth trap from the previous night caught this elegant Light Emerald Moth that
flew for the camera a few times before release.
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Image Taken on 04 Jun 2010
at 14:52 Image of day on 18 Jul 2010
A first photograph we have taken here of Lime Hawk Moth, taken in
flight after capture in a moth trap. We have included a bit of
Large Leaf Lime twig, although the leaves here are atypically
small to fit into our little photographic 'stage'.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2015
at 10:09 Image of day on 18 Oct 2015
Here you see the top of the Magpie moth - the markings are
similar to those on the bottom of the wings, but the yellow
streak only appears on the top.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2015
at 10:01 Image of day on 18 Oct 2015
One of the more distinctive moths is this Magpie moth, also
to be found hiding in hedges in the day.
This is the view of the moth from the underside.
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Image Taken on 11 Aug 2013
at 10:28 Image of day on 03 Oct 2013
A Magpie moth in flight. The bottom of the wing doesn't include
the orange markings you see on the top.
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Image Taken on 19 Aug 2012
at 13:53 Image of day on 27 Sep 2012
This Magpie Moth was one of several hundred moths that spent the
night in the moth trap.
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Image Taken on 14 Aug 2009
at 11:05 Image of day on 26 Sep 2009
We would never have dreamed of including a Japanese lantern seed
case with this Magpie moth (a day flyer) if it hadn't been that
when we released this Magpie moth it flew straight onto one and
stayed until we left.
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Image Taken on 11 Aug 2013
at 11:24 Image of day on 01 Oct 2013
We are not sure of the ID here, but the Marbled Beauty moth
appears to be very variable.
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Image Taken on 16 Jun 2023
at 13:19 Image of day on 13 Aug 2023
A second day photographing flying insects starts with this Meadow Brown Butterfly.
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Image Taken on 29 Jun 2019
at 15:37 Image of day on 20 Aug 2019
A meadow Brown Butterfly shows us the bottom (left) and top (right) of its wings.
The differing colours flicker in flight and can be momentarily confusing.
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Image Taken on 10 Aug 2012
at 13:09 Image of day on 10 Sep 2012
For an in-flight photograph of a female Migrant Hawker Dragonfly this image
is ridiculously sharp.
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Image Taken on 10 Aug 2012
at 13:09 Image of day on 10 Sep 2012
A detail from the previous in-flight photo.
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Image Taken on 17 Aug 2009
at 14:54 Image of day on 28 Sep 2009
Unusually a tripple entry for today celebrating this years first
Migrant Hawker Dragonflies. First we netted this female.
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Image Taken on 11 Aug 2013
at 13:39 Image of day on 04 Oct 2013
This is a female Migrant Hawker dragonfly flying across our little
indoor stage before we released her back over the meadow.
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Image Taken on 19 Aug 2012
at 10:40 Image of day on 19 Sep 2012
Migrant Hawker Dragonflies are the dominant larger dragonflies on our patch
at the moment. We netted this one for a few flights down our 'tunnel'
before releasing it, and obtained this elegant moment of take-off.
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Image Taken on 19 Jul 2010
at 15:12 Image of day on 29 Aug 2010
This Migrant Hawker Dragonfly, an immature female, was the first
of the year reported in this area.
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Image Taken on 22 Aug 2010
at 12:13 Image of day on 07 Oct 2010
This Migrant Hawker Dragonfly was for once flying low enough over
a hedge for us to net her and bring it in for a few minutes
taking photos.
Several years ago the Hawk and Owl trust determined that pellets
from hobbies mostly contained the remains of Migrant Hawker
dragonflies. But it is not so abundant this year - we have been
pleased to see just one or two.
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