Moth trapping in Frasers Hill, Malaysia 2 2017

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Richard Poxon

7 жыл бұрын

Moth trapping in Frasers Hill 2 2017

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@arve168 2 жыл бұрын

5:42 at last a new moth discovered on youtube

@_youdontknow_2553 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@spidergem1 7 жыл бұрын

I like big moths amazing how they all come to your light :)

@richardpoxon 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@andocoolxd5158 4 жыл бұрын

This is glorious, I shall do this experiment in my beloved Mexico, we have an enormous night bug biodiversity 😄

@timovilkki5209 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Finland. I'm a little jealous.

@_youdontknow_2553 Жыл бұрын

So many big moths!!!!!

@schoolhater6102 7 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks and I love your videos

@kerapusingachannel8378 2 жыл бұрын

Can i know wheres the exact location that you trapped those insects...(cuz i live in malaysia and i wanna try this new hobby)

@richardpoxon 2 жыл бұрын

Various locations around Frasers Hill

@kerapusingachannel8378 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardpoxon do u still in malaysia?i dont have any friends for this thing...

@richardpoxon 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerapusingachannel8378 Im in the UK, not likely to be back for some time due to covid restrictions in Malaysia

@laurajuarez6024 Жыл бұрын

Hello , What Kind of lamp do you use ?

@richardpoxon Жыл бұрын

a 125W mercury vapour lamp

@saturniidaeoverlord9171 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@richardpoxon 7 жыл бұрын

Hi there, perhaps tanaorhinus rafflesii but difficult to be sure without the specimen.

@saturniidaeoverlord9171 7 жыл бұрын

ok, thanks!

@04mittald 6 жыл бұрын

I definitely know you don't have motto phobia lol

@04mittald 6 жыл бұрын

mottephobia sorry

@kerapusingachannel8378 2 жыл бұрын

Dapat kumbang tak?(do you get any beetles?)

@richardpoxon 2 жыл бұрын

Yes plenty

@kerapusingachannel8378 2 жыл бұрын

Is it gonna works if i dont use the mercury vapor bulb?

@richardpoxon 2 жыл бұрын

afraid not

@kaman668 3 ай бұрын

Seekor pun aku dah takut ini kan pula banyak macam ni pakai aku tak duk situ dah

@askjeevescosby2928 Жыл бұрын

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.

@mothsrcool1061 Жыл бұрын

I think they r free to go however some people take females I order to bread them

@askjeevescosby2928 Жыл бұрын

@@mothsrcool1061 see its just like a night club, they take the females home to breed them 😆

@WarhammerWings 2 жыл бұрын

Annoying buzzing cicada in the background.

@schoolhater6102 7 жыл бұрын

what light bulb do you use?

@richardpoxon 7 жыл бұрын

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!

@karlt1180 5 жыл бұрын

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

@richardpoxon 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@karlt1180 5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@richardpoxon 5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@karlt1180 5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@richardpoxon 5 жыл бұрын

@@karlt1180 would be interested to hear, best of luck