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Moth Trap in the NZ garden
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25 November 2016
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The trap was put out with the Prolite 25W Black Light bulb on one night and a Sylvania Mini-Linx Blacklight 20W on another night. They and stayed on all night. Night temps were around 11oC.
Well over 50 moths each night were caught and the Orocrambus spp was very prominent again on both nights.
One moth caught was a Northern Armyworm moth. This is interesting as it is an animal eats corn crops. They term "Armyworm" is used because of their habit to spread out in a line across a lawn or pasture, and slowly "marching" forward, meanwhile consuming the foliage they encounter. The larvae feed on a range of agricultural plants and hence it considered a pest. There was a major outbreak in China in 2012.
I am very happy if any id's are corrected as these are all new to me.
Butterflies In addition to the normal two butterflies (Monarchs and Small Whites) we have now seen one Coastal Copper. We have a caterpillar going through its changes I captivity so we shall report on the whole process in a week or so when it emerges as an adult.
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