Features of light catching

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25.02.2008 13:33, Hemaris

Hello everyone
People!
I'm a Muscovite... And I don't go far from Moscow to collect taxes...
The question is:
I still don't have our peacock eyes Aglia Tau and Eudia Pavonia!
They say that these are half-day butterflies, but they fly to the light...
Tell me:
- Approximate dates, when it is better to go for them (so as not to lose)?
"What time should I turn on the lamp?"
-Well, if anyone is not sorry to share the points, I will be very happy!

In these species, males fly during the day and females at night. Taking into account the climatic conditions of your region, I can assume that the optimal time for fishing for Eudia pavonia is the last decade of April - the second decade of May. For Aglia tau, the beginning of summer usually coincides with the beginning of apple blossom. To attract males during the day, you can use females. I have a large number of Eudia pavonia cocoons in stock. If necessary, please contact us.

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02.03.2008 23:00, Pavel Morozov

About the beginning of the season of "light hunting"
In this topic, it will be more appropriate to write that in early spring (and late autumn), the night shift time usually lasts up to 23 hours.
In cold weather, butterflies often circle around the lamp and do not want to sit on the screen.
Of course, in cold weather, the summer will not be so plentiful, but you should not neglect it. The year before last, at the end of April, I caught Orthosia gothica and Cerastis rubricosa at the dacha at -6. In addition, such interesting scoops as Eryopygodes imbecilla and Atypha pulmonaris flew in the summer only during cold weather, when the air temperature was no more than +8-9.
As you know, rain is not a hindrance, on the contrary.

Definitely, true spring butterflies (that is, not those that winter) come out en masse when the air temperature rises from +10.

04.03.2008 11:16, Pavel Morozov

Where's the lamp? on earth?
In the open space, this will be very good, but in the conditions of a country partnership, I personally did not catch such makar very successfully.
Looking constantly down at the lamp for vision is not very pleasant.
And then, as it is, there are plenty of butterflies falling into the grass, and in this way won't there be more of them getting tangled up in the grass and flapping their wings?
In this case, the use of this method implies the presence of a more or less flat surface.
I don't know about you, but it's more convenient for me to shoot the catch from the screen, and so you'll just be collecting everything upside down.

Although, you should always put a sheet on the ground.