Heavy rain woke me at two on Saturday morning, so I
was even more drowsy than usual when I went down to close the GMS trap. That
changed abruptly when I saw what was on - not yet in - the trap… Careful stalking
soon had it safely potted in the fridge. Not only did the trap contain our
first ever scarlet tiger, it had the first four elephants of the year, too :)
Fantastic. I'm still awaiting Scarlet Tiger at Dingestow. They're having a good year in Britain, so my fingers are crossed one will turn up.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where you are situated Andrew but here around the SE, I find Scarlet Tiger fairly frequently to the point of being complacent. I forget it is not that common at all in some parts of V35 and indeed the UK as a whole. I'm just very lucky to have it on my doorstep because it is a spectacular moth in flight.
Back in 2016 it did well because I saw over 80 caterpillars in Chepstow plus I saw a fantastic 53 individuals flying together near Llanvair Discoed. I even saw one at Rockfield so it's going north. Hopefully you will see many more.
I'm in Abergavenny, so if they're also at Rockfield they're closing in on Sam! I just spotted in the Atlas that MMBG sponsored it, so another reason to be happy to have it on our list
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