That's it for me until early May, when hopefully the Hebrew Characters will be reduced in number and a few more species will have appeared. In the meantime, good luck all you fellow trappers!
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Friday 21 April 2017
Last Night at Maenol - Slightly Noisier!
A little more moth activity than Wednesday Night, a large actinic trap attracted 45 moths of 13 Species. Most numerous: Hebrew Character13, Clouded Drab 7, Brindled Beauty 7, Brindled Pug 3. Worthy of mention: 2 late Dotted Borders, Early Tooth-striped and Streamer (1 of each). FFYs Lunar Marbled Brown, Yellow-barred Brindle, and Semioscopis steinkellneriana (can someone please think of a shorter, preferably English, name for this one?)
That's it for me until early May, when hopefully the Hebrew Characters will be reduced in number and a few more species will have appeared. In the meantime, good luck all you fellow trappers!
That's it for me until early May, when hopefully the Hebrew Characters will be reduced in number and a few more species will have appeared. In the meantime, good luck all you fellow trappers!
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I have just had two of these in Pembs, having never seen it before, must be having a good year. When I pointed out to Robin Taylor, the Pembs moth recorder, that the Latin name had 11 syllables he replied "The specific name is certainly extravagant. I have checked the derivation. It is named after Professor Steinkellneriana, an eighteenth century Jesuit priest and Viennese entomologist (see Emmet - ``The scientific names of the British Lepidoptera``)".
ReplyDeleteThank you for that interesting piece of research, Rosemary. If the name dates from the 18th century it's about time that it was updated! Perhaps Robin could come up with a plausible alternative. The wing markings might prompt something appropriate, they're very distinctive. The moth crops up here most years.
ReplyDeleteI find it a very satisfying name to say :) rolls off the tongue better than others that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteGlad someone loves it Vaughn. It may be satisfying to say but it's a pain to write if your keyboard skills are as poor as mine!
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