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RE: Moth Trap - 30th March 2025 (first session of the year!)

in Amazing nature (AN)9 days ago

Thank you!

Its been a while... and I'm a little out of practice!

Interesting you say that about the paint dots... I only trap once a week at most, so don't expect to see the same individuals returning. But, I do know people who trap nearly every night in high summer, and there have been studies marking moths. The usual way is actually a small felt tip, or highlighter pen to mark a dor on the abdomen, and most of the results show there is very little evidence that the same individuals return several nights in a row.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll be trying to do these reports more frequently this year :-)