Blacklighting for Moths Day 1 [ National Moth Week ]

It's National Moth Week 2020 so that means I'm going to be out every night this week backlighting for moths. I've made 2 light traps out of white bedsheets and 15 watt UV blacklights I bought online. Hopefully, I will get a good diversity of moths and other nocturnal insects. If you like moths then be sure to check out ‪@BartCoppens‬
#moths #nationalmothweek #mothweek
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[@Moth_The_Mozz]

The stag beetle was super pretty omg

[@keithdash]

how does this only have 54 views? this is so cool.

[@allclades]

Thanks for watching I'll try to get some more videos out soon.

[@Mantisism]

I love moths! Cool videos!!

[@allclades]

Thanks, moths are awesome.

[@featheredfan]

Maybe you already have these names, but I will list a few here anyway.
3:50 - It looks like a well-camouflaged Underwing Moth, possibly Catocala amica or Catocala lineella.
4:05 - It's probably something like a Forage Looper Moth, Caenurgina erechtea.
4:20 - Wow, it looks like a dark form of a type of Bird-Dropping Moth, but I'm not really sure about it. Did you find out?
5:46 - That is probably a type of Geometrid Moth called Melanolophia canadaria. ♂
6:30 - Black-bordered Lemon, Marimatha nigrofimbria
7:04 - It's probably some kind of Herpetogramma.
7:15 - It might be a Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle, maybe something like Graphisurus despectus. ♀
8:55 - Green Coverworm Moth, Hypena scabra (There are more of them later. )
10:08 - Beautiful Wood-Nymph, Eudryas grata
11:38 - It might be something like a Brown-shaded-Gray Moth, Iridopsis defectaria. ♂
11:57 - Shagreened Slug Moth, Apoda biguttata
12:12 - Zebra Conchylodes, Conchylodes ovulalis
12:30 - It's a Prominent Moth, something in the genus Datana.
There might be a few others that can be picked out, but I'm not sure about them.

[@devinsanders8596]

Tulip tree beauties are actually a lot larger, that was not a T.T beauty😅🤔, looks fun though!

[@miloirvine5848]

This is awesome!

[@authenticalyssa]

This is so cool! Thanks for the info. Totally trying this!

[@askjeevescosby2928]

If ibwas your friend ide dress as a giant moth and run into the sheet 😆

[@LShaver947]

I tried this and found some harnessed tiger moths and a couple of underwing moths!

[@vomitindahouse7581]

I want roaches beetles and moths

[@ncdoggo7590]

Do u catch any of the bugs u find?

[@nuniyoa]

hello! i hope to get into blacklighting, are proper bedsheets needed or is a white towel acceptable? (likely for a short amount of time tho, wanna make sure bugs like my area before i spend money!)

[@allclades]

The only problem I could see would be the legs getting stuck in the towel fibers. A white t-shirt will work as well or even just a light colored wall.

[@possum.shroom7477]

i would love to do this sometime but have a huge fear of getting bitten by bugs, where you able to prevent this?

[@allclades]

Where long sleeves and a hat with a mosquito mesh.

[@dismas_mersiv]

Where in the world are you? I'm trying to figure out if i have these species in england, but don't know where you are.

[@allclades]

I'm in the U.S. Kentucky specifically