Martin Raper

@BC_Dorset butterfly records🦋👨‍💻💻 : ♥️ Moth trapping: rearing larvae🐛

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In today’s @thetimes - one of the 8 secrets to ‘staying young’ 🏃‍♀️

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@devisridhar Porridge every other day for years. I'm 81 so far.😋

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@BflyRobin I only have 2 OT larvae and never had so much Garlic Mustard. Not found on Dames Violet or Honesty. Don't know why

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This year in my garden, I have noticed that Orange Tips have had more success on Dame's Violet, rather than Garlic Mustard

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Came across 10 Wood Tiger Moths at Lankham Bottom today (phone pic)

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@BflyRobin @nationaltrust Oh deary me !😳

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@BflyRobin way ?

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@domgreves Is it Tubifex ? Used to feed it to my tropical fish.

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@domgreves @SussexWildlife @KneppSafaris One in my moth trap this morning🐝

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@WaspWoman @ConversationUK @bigwaspsurvey Few wasps my garden DT8. Result - Large White larvae unmolested this year.

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@Bexbirder @DorsetBirdClub Oh dear, and I chose to visit Cogden beach that day🙄

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It appears I caught a Dog's Tooth moth last night. New one for the garden ! #Teammoth

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@JWentomologist I have a batch of these larvae raised from eggs. They are sleeved on my Poplar but still green and black

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Three Privet Hawkmoths, three Small Elephant Hawkmoths and one Poplar Hawkmoth in last night's trap. Privets FFY

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@MatthewOates76 My poplar seeded for first time in it's 4 years. I wondered why.

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@BflyRobin I've never been to the Common, yet

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Striped Hawk-moth last night in my trap at Beaminster @MigrantMothUK

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@kevin_parr @Bexbirder @AJBbirder @DorsetBirdClub @ornisobscura @NotQuiteScilly I have daily 3 or 4 on feeders April May, still, outside my window in Beaminster garden.

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Several of my homegrown Mullein Moth hatched out from the peat today. It was last June when 30 large caterpillars disappeared down into it.

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@OilBeetlesUK Thank you but puzzled to where it came from. Found up on front door step. Few hours before, Waitrose food put crates on doorstep for 5 minutes ! I'll put more pics up with record. Shame it's a male.

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Could anyone ID this beetle for me ? Don't think seen before in my Dorset garden. Oil ?