Moscow and the Moscow region

Yesterday's-the day before yesterday's Oil Run:
Considering the weather, it's strange that anything flew at all.

Butterflies in the snow...
I'm cold for them

What was the air temperature like? I see a good year at least at plus 8 degrees.

What was the air temperature like? I see a good year at least at plus 8 degrees.

At night, probably somewhere +2 was.

At night, probably, somewhere +2 was.

And the time of summer ?So did the peak of summer fall in the evening or at night?

The post was edited by Gennadich - 11.04.2011 09: 51

And the time of summer ?So did the peak of summer fall in the evening or at night?

Somewhere from 9 to 10: 30. Nothing flies at all at night in such dubar.

Meanwhile, in Odintsovo, the flies that have woken up are crawling out of the cracks in the window frames, yawning lazily and buzzing...

Moscow region, Stupinsky district, Marinka

So I opened the season yesterday. Ruzsky district, Lenkovo. The night was cold and moonlit, shining until 23.40. Only 6 butterflies arrived-Orthosia gothica, incerta, Brachionycha nubeculosa, Biston strataria, Lycia hirtaria, Apocheima pilosaria. During the day, nothing, there is still snow everywhere, on which some mosquitoes like zvontsov crawl and fuck.

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We went with Vlad to Topoliny, M. O. Orekho-Zuevsky district, were there on April 15, 16, 17, returned only today.We tested the purchased generator.Caught perfectly and even more than that. We'll post a photo report about the expedition later.

In the Izmailovsky forest, in the east of Moscow, the snow almost came down and Lycia pomonaria climbed

the male spreads his wings


fresh female

In the Izmailovsky forest, in the east of Moscow, the snow almost came down and Lycia pomonaria climbed

the male spreads his wings


fresh female

On what is it photographed,oak or something else?

Oak.

In the Izmailovsky forest, in the east of Moscow, the snow almost came down and Lycia pomonaria climbed

On Sunday, I also tried to find this species on the trunks of oak trees, but alas...
And at what height were they sitting? Very interested in any information on their search on trunks.

At the base of the trunk, just emerged from the pupae apparently. In general, I found both males and females quite high - 2 - 2.5 m above the ground.

A list of views from our trip with Gennadich.

Orekhovo-Zuyevsky district, Poplar (April 15-17, 2011)

Eriocraniidae
Eriocrania cicatricella - only one specimen.

Psychidae
Taleporia tubulosa
Canephora hirsuta

Depressariidae
Semioscopis avellanella
Semioscopis oculella
Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana

Momphidae
Mompha sturnipennella - only one specimen.

Tortricidae
Acleris notana - only one specimen
of Acleris umbrana

Pieridae
Gonepteryx rhamni-common

Nymphalidae
Aglais io - only one specimen.
Nymphalis xanthomelas-common

Lasiocampidae
Eriogaster lanestris-common (6 males and 1 female taken)

Drepanidae
Achlya flavicornis-common

Geometridae
Archiearis parthenias-common
Phigalia pilosaria-common
Apocheima hispidaria - only one specimen.
Biston strataria

Noctuidae
Brachionycha nubeculosa-common
Conistra rubiginea - only one specimen.
Orthosia incerta-common
Orthosia gothica



Orekhovo-Zuyevsky district, Voinova Gora (April 16-17, 2011)

Psychidae
Taleporia tubulosa

Depressariidae
Semioscopis avellanella - only one specimen, with a lantern on the trunk of a birch
Semioscopis oculella

Tortricidae
Acleris logiana - only one specimen, with a lantern on the trunk of a birch
Tortricodes alternella

Drepanidae
Achlya flavicornis

Geometridae
Phigalia pilosaria-rare, including 1 female, with lantern on oak trunk
Apocheima hispidaria - common
Lycia pomonaria-1 male, with lantern on oak trunk
Agriopis marginaria - common, including 5 females, with lantern on oak trunks (2 in copula)
Trichopteryx carpinata - 1 specimen, with a lantern on a poplar trunk

Noctuidae
Brachionycha nubeculosa
Conistra vaccinii - only one specimen.
Eupsilia transversa - only one specimen.
Orthosia incerta-common
Orthosia cruda
Orthosia gothica
Anorthoa munda - common

This post was edited by kotbegemot - 04/20/2011 01: 17

The second part of our adventures. April 16-17.
So not quite the morning of April 16.The snow has noticeably decreased.

A life-saving homeless package of doshirak, a green snake that stung us in the carotid artery with 1 liter of diluted alcohol let oseba know,our faces were slightly swollen like those of honored beekeepers of Russia who were bitten by wrong bees, well, after we got up, we were looking for Vlad's socks for about half an hour.What is the most amazing feeling like astronauts.

When they came to their senses in the evening, they decided to go to the city for another DRL, and for one ride to Voinova Gora to see the fishing spot at night from April 17 to 18, because the local biotope is very different from the Poplar one.





When examining one of the oaks, Vlad found Agriopis marginaria sitting on it and a shovel.




Pouch holder.

Scrambled eggs in general style.

I suggest you print out the temperature sensor of the upcoming night, as you can see nothing good, but.

Two battle screens.

Somewhere at 21: 10, the arrival of the Eriogaster lanestris began.In the course of 20-30 minutes, 6 males and one female will shoot from a machine gun.

So we cooled their ardor so as not to get frayed,all but one, clean.

Puhospinok every night in abundance of all shapes, from very light to dark.

Goose flock, morning.

The starlings have arrived, so it's spring.

So much for our late-night catch.








In the afternoon we decided to take a walk on the peat bog.










Vlad caught the female vesennitsa on the plot of the house,one male was taken from the peat bog with great difficulty.


The post was edited by Gennadich - 19.04.2011 20: 15

Part three, final.April 17-18.

When I went fishing in Voinova Gora,I forgot to take my camera with me, so I had to shoot on my phone,so don't judge me harshly.Behind us is the Klyazma River.

In front of us is a railway,in the picture in the background you can see a passing Peregrine falcon.The screens were positioned so that one looked in the direction of the piece of iron, and the other in the direction of the river,so on the screen that was sent to the railway. the road was much steeper than on the other.


And although the moon shone like a ray from a steam locomotive, I think the arrival was gorgeous.And also when examining the nearest oaks and birches with a flashlight, something did not leave two pairs of eyes.




Three mating pairs of Agriopis marginaria and a female were found on one of the oaks.They were sitting quite high,but they were able to reach it.




Morning photo session.













This is taken on arrival in Poplar after Vonova Gora from 00: 30 to 02: 00





The post was edited by Gennadich - 19.04.2011 21: 07

Here's my catch from the last two weeks.
Archiearis parthenias - this weekend in the Chekhov district of the Moscow region
Phigalia pilosaria (2) - 16.04.2011-Moscow on the DRL 250
Eupsilia transversa 06.04.2011-Moscow on the DRL 250 (my first butterfly this year)

Gennadich, - I really liked it! - the chronicles are very succinct, delicious and humorous!

to sergey nyu: What a cool kurtskaar you have!

Briefly. We got out for a few hours at the dacha. In our Chigasovo on half of the lanterns on the stratarium and 2-3 nubekulezy.
I tried to catch the buzzing on the newly bloomed willows in the lens, but I couldn't.
In the ditches, sharp-faced frogs opened the mating season

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I also went only for today to Odintsovo district of the Moscow Region (Pestovo), so I didn't catch it in the light, collecting it during the day, but if you add 3-4 types of scoops, the result is quite worthy of catching it in the light) only for some reason there are also a few microbes( I had to climb for a couple of butterflies, knocking them down with a branch from under the lantern-at least with something- the icy rain turned out to be useful, otherwise I would have been looking for a stick 7 meters long for a long time) By the way, weather sites quite amicably promise rubbish for the May Day holidays, so when it will be possible to fish on the AWL for the first time this season is not known.
Among the wintering diaries were peacock's eye, urticaria and lemongrass, the main prey was moth)

Agriopis marginaria
Apocheima hispidaria
Archiearis parthenias
Lycia hirtaria
Trichopteryx polycommata
Trichopteryx carpinata

Achlya flavicornis

Depressariidae sp.
Semioscopis avellanella

On April 23-24, we opened the summer season with Zhuk at my dacha, Donino station, Ramenskoye district, Moscow region.
Epirranthis diversata flies in the clearing under the power line near the station - we took 4 males and 2 females for two in 2 days.

Night fishing did not meet expectations, the most interesting (and even then, conditionally) - a male Lycia pomonaria and 4 males Biston strataria. Orthosia incerta and Achlya flavicornis fly in the mass, less often - Apocheima pilosaria, Brachionycha nubeculosa, Orthosia gothica, Eupsilia transversa. Lycia hirtaria has already flown out.
My part of the catch, the Beetle will come to supplement it.


This post was edited by lepidopterolog - 04/26/2011 15: 31

It seems that last weekend few people met their expectations. I, however, had no illusions of any kind, because I was at the dacha in Yaroslavl, and there is nothing interesting to come across. Banal spring set - flavicornis, orthosia Gothic, cerasi, populetti, inserta, more nubeculose, munda, vaccinia, pilosaria, hispidaria, hirtaria, strataria and marginaria.
The Kazakh also had nothing interesting, one samei lanestris, several siversi plus a gray mass.
The same thing, but instead of lanestris, endromis was under Gus-Zhelezny at Mikhail and Viktor's.

Here, I completely forgot to mention Archiearis in my report, but it turned out to be a note)
(isn't it a note? I have never dealt with this species, compared it with female parthenias - they have narrower hind wings, and a different color...)


This post was edited by lepidopterolog - 04/26/2011 20: 22

Here, I completely forgot to mention Archiearis in my report, but it turned out to be a note)
(isn't it a note? I have never dealt with this species, compared it with female parthenias - they have narrower hind wings, and a different color...)

Alas, parthenias

Alas, parthenias

Mercy, what are the signs? By the way, in the east of the region, the note was generally celebrated? I only know about the west and PTZ.

Mercy, what are the signs? By the way, in the east of the region, the note was generally celebrated? I only know about the west and the PTZ.

The note has the opposite wings; the front wings are more monotonous; it flies earlier.

And about the east (Shatursky district) Sviridov told me that one of the few people who provides him with data is catching her there. I need to find out the details from him, I haven't even entered them in the database yet.

Alas, parthenias

In my opinion, there is still A. notha.

My report on the species that I saw over the past week in Moscow (Southern Administrative District) on DRL 250 and at the dacha in the Chekhov district of the Moscow region
Moscow
Semioscopis avellanella 3
Semioscopis oculella 1
Achlya flavicornis 2
Agriopis marginaria 1
Lycia pomonaria 1 (I searched the entire forest park for this butterfly on the trunks of oak trees, and the male arrived on 25.04.11. Previously, I came across males on March 28 and April 6)
Phigalia pilosaria many
Eupsilia transversa many
Lithophane socia 1
Orthosia cruda 1
Orthosia incerta many
Perigrapha munda 1 (although the species is ordinary, but I came across it for the first time)
Chekhov district of the Moscow region
Day
Aglais io several
Aglais urticae 1
Nymphalis polychloros /xanthomelas several
Nymphalis vaualbum (last year I saw only one female in the spring, and now I saw 5 pieces on one edge)
Polygonia c-album 2
Gonepteryx rhamni many
Archiearis parthenias many

At night, the light DRL 250 flew quite well, but was struck by the complete absence of moth
Semioscopis oculella 1
Achlya flavicornis 1
Brachionycha nubeculosa 2 (for the first time in eight years I catch it, although I didn't catch it at the dacha before)
Orthosia cruda 1
Orthosia gothica 5
Orthosia incerta >20

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Now I will also have, perhaps, a little stupid question.Many recent reports have mentioned the moth Epirranthis diversata.So, I would like to know:was it caught in the light at night,or was it collected during the day? And more.In which biotopes is it best to collect this species?

Now I will also have, perhaps, a little stupid question.Many recent reports have mentioned the moth Epirranthis diversata.So, I would like to know:was it caught in the light at night,or was it collected during the day? And more.In which biotopes is it best to collect this species?

I caught mine last night in a clearing in a mixed forest.

The note has the opposite wings; the front wings are more monotonous; it flies earlier.

It's still quite her time. The front wings are more monotonous in the male, and females just happen to have very contrasting bandages on the front wings (in parthenia, the contrast there is formed not by bandages at all, but between the background and light spots), so the presented specimen is very similar to the female note. Although, of course, it would be best to look at the mustache with magnification.

Today's outing with Gennadich:

http://kotbegemot.livejournal.com/544280.html

List of types:

Eriocraniidae
Eriocrania sp.
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Psychidae
Psyche casta

Pieridae
Gonepteryx rhamni

Nymphalidae
Aglais io
Aglais urticae
Nymphalis xanthomelas
Nymphalis l-album

Endromidae
Endromis versicolora

Geometridae
Archiearis parthenias
Epirranthis diversata

This post was edited by kotbegemot - 04/27/2011 16: 11

Now I will also have, perhaps, a little stupid question.Many recent reports have mentioned the moth Epirranthis diversata.So, I would like to know:was it caught in the light at night,or was it collected during the day? And more.In which biotopes is it best to collect this species?

It flies both day and night.

I caught my first male in the Oil Field in the light. And today Gennadich and I saw the tueva hoocha sabzha during the day - they are easily scared out of the dry grass in the clearings. The main thing is that the wind does not blow away, they fly shitty.

It flies both day and night.

I caught my first male in the Oil Field in the light. And today Gennadich and I saw the tueva hoocha sabzha during the day - they are easily scared out of the dry grass in the clearings. The main thing is that the wind does not blow away, they fly shitty.

Biotop posted.

Kanyuyuyuk )))

Oops sorry right now we'll fix it.

Oops sorry right now we'll fix it.

By the way, it's definitely him. Here is a good, good article:

http://www.ecosystema.ru/08nature/birds/027.php

For a skate, something is too big)))))

It's still quite her time. The front wings are more monotonous in the male, and females just happen to have very contrasting bandages on the front wings (in parthenia, the contrast there is formed not by bandages at all, but between the background and light spots), so the presented specimen is very similar to the female note. Although, of course, it would be best to look at the mustache with a magnification.

Can I tell you more about the mustache? In males, everything is clear with them, but how do they work in females?

Mr. P. Skou, in his book on geometroid lepidoptera of Northern Europe, suggests distinguishing between two species, including the size of the discal spot on the hindwing:

I caught mine last night in a clearing in a mixed forest.

Is the arrival at the light accidental? And then I have at one time noted a single diary of almost all families, except perhaps papilionids.