nobody knows exactly why for sure they come to light, navigation seems the most likely to me. It would explain the curved or circular pattern of flight on the approach assuming the moth locks the light source in its compound eye when trying to fly in a straight line. all the best Richard.
Is this really "trapping" the moths? It's more like giving the moths s place to chill. I mean they are free to leave any time they please. You just created like a moth night club.
The moth at 0.31 looks similar to the Magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata that we have in Ireland. Amazing diversity ,I hope to visit Malaysia/Borneo someday
Hi Karl, It does indeed and your comment made me take a closer look, according to H.S.Barlow's 'Moths of South East Asia it identifies as 'Pogonopygia nigralbata attenuata' and is a Geometrid moth as is the european Magpie to which you refer.
@@richardpoxon Thanks for the reply Richard interesting to see moths from the same family have such a distribution. I'm currently looking into doing an experiment on moth attraction to light, spectrum (blue vs red) vs intensity. Have you ever used LED lights? I'm not sure if mercury vapor bulbs come in different light spectrum.
@@karlt1180 MV bulbs are the best for insects, actinic uv lamps work but not as well. As for led's not really much good but ive not experimented with colour variation.
@@richardpoxon Thanks for the suggestions, the reason I'm going to try LED is that they are going to be used now for street lighting in Ireland. It's basically to see if moths will be attracted to them in either spectrum or intensity. I'll let you know how it works out.
In the video's i'm using a 125W mercury vapour lamp (with a choke / ballast) Pretty much the standard kit. 250W bulbs are available but they are very hot and can damage the catch. Or burn the top of your head!
5:42 at last a new moth discovered on youtube
Lol
actually it's a violet gliding hawk-moth 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓
I like big moths amazing how they all come to your light :)
nobody knows exactly why for sure they come to light, navigation seems the most likely to me.
It would explain the curved or circular pattern of flight on the approach assuming the moth locks
the light source in its compound eye when trying to fly in a straight line.
all the best
Richard.
This is glorious, I shall do this experiment in my beloved Mexico, we have an enormous night bug biodiversity 😄
Hello , What Kind of lamp do you use ?
a 125W mercury vapour lamp
Seekor pun aku dah takut ini kan pula banyak macam ni pakai aku tak duk situ dah
Ok thanks and I love your videos
Greetings from Finland. I'm a little jealous.
Moth party!!!! 🎉
Can i know wheres the exact location that you trapped those insects...(cuz i live in malaysia and i wanna try this new hobby)
Various locations around Frasers Hill
@@richardpoxon do u still in malaysia?i dont have any friends for this thing...
@@kerapusingachannel8378 Im in the UK, not likely to be back for some time due to covid restrictions in Malaysia
Is this really "trapping" the moths? It's more like giving the moths s place to chill. I mean they are free to leave any time they please. You just created like a moth night club.
I think they r free to go however some people take females I order to bread them
@@mothsrcool1061 see its just like a night club, they take the females home to breed them 😆
Dapat kumbang tak?(do you get any beetles?)
Yes plenty
Annoying buzzing cicada in the background.
So many big moths!!!!!
Do you know the name of the green moth shown at 6:46? I've seen one before, but have not been able to identify it.
Hi there, perhaps tanaorhinus rafflesii but difficult to be sure without the specimen.
ok, thanks!
I definitely know you don't have motto phobia lol
mottephobia sorry
Is it gonna works if i dont use the mercury vapor bulb?
afraid not
The moth at 0.31 looks similar to the Magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata that we have in Ireland. Amazing diversity ,I hope to visit Malaysia/Borneo someday
Hi Karl, It does indeed and your comment made me take a closer look, according to H.S.Barlow's 'Moths of South East Asia it identifies as 'Pogonopygia nigralbata attenuata' and is a Geometrid moth as is the european Magpie to which you refer.
@@richardpoxon Thanks for the reply Richard interesting to see moths from the same family have such a distribution. I'm currently looking into doing an experiment on moth attraction to light, spectrum (blue vs red) vs intensity. Have you ever used LED lights? I'm not sure if mercury vapor bulbs come in different light spectrum.
@@karlt1180 MV bulbs are the best for insects, actinic uv lamps work but not as well. As for led's not really much good but ive not experimented with colour variation.
@@richardpoxon Thanks for the suggestions, the reason I'm going to try LED is that they are going to be used now for street lighting in Ireland. It's basically to see if moths will be attracted to them in either spectrum or intensity. I'll let you know how it works out.
@@karlt1180 would be interested to hear, best of luck
what light bulb do you use?
In the video's i'm using a 125W mercury vapour lamp (with a choke / ballast)
Pretty much the standard kit. 250W bulbs are available but they are very hot
and can damage the catch. Or burn the top of your head!