I wonder if they are breeding here?
And here is a pic:
And a quick update on the Jersy Tiger - when releasing it this afternoon it flipped over to reveal what looks like a nematode (?) emerging. At least I presume that's not norma!?!
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Jersey Tiger
Just popped out to have a look at the trap to discover a rather battered Jersey Tiger flapping around in the breeze, which looks like the second county record. Will pop a photo up tomorrow.
I wonder if they are breeding here?
And here is a pic:
And a quick update on the Jersy Tiger - when releasing it this afternoon it flipped over to reveal what looks like a nematode (?) emerging. At least I presume that's not norma!?!
I wonder if they are breeding here?
And here is a pic:
And a quick update on the Jersy Tiger - when releasing it this afternoon it flipped over to reveal what looks like a nematode (?) emerging. At least I presume that's not norma!?!
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Excellent record Adam - I think only the 3rd Welsh record after Flat Holm (2008) and Newport (2011).
ReplyDeleteProbably need a few more records though to be confident they're breeding on this side of the Bristol Channel.
George
I'm sure it won't be long before they are breeding here, as I believe they are now regularly caught in Somerset.
ReplyDeleteThe data on the NBN gateway made me wonder of they may have colonies this far north by now Dave. It's nice to see a species expanding it's range instead of dissapearing. |To be fair though as you can see from the worn state of my specimen, it could well have travelled a long way to get here!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that the Gateway is only showing you where things have been recorded. Jersey Tiger was an a occasional immigrant species to the UK when I started mothing. So whilst it has been recorded as far as Yorkshire these are likely to be singletons rather than breeding populations.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't look normal Adam - I've never seen anything like that!
ReplyDeleteThis looks more anatomical to be - perhaps a sex or more probably a defence organ? I'm not sure though and quite bizarre!
ReplyDeleteHopefully a final update on this - I netted the same moth again this afternoon thinking it may be a second specimen of the same species. It was active and flying very happily in the afternoon sunshine so I guess the most likely explanation is that the 'dangly bits' in the second photo are a normal part of it's anatomy and it has successfully retracted them into the body cavity.
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