Underground moths

mikem

Well-known member
Normally see herald & tissue moths at various sites on Mendip, but none yet this year - has anyone else (or other parts of country)?
 

Pitlamp

Well-known member
Yes, seen tissue moths in the Dales but no heralds yet.

I tend to notice these because for some time I've been reporting them to David Hodgson, who sadly passed away earlier this year. David studied them for over 5 decades and ran a BCRA field meeting at Scoska Cave in recent years which partly focussed on these insects.

David left a valuable archive of data in connection with his studies, which we hope will eventually be made available at some stage.

If you're seriously interested Mike, send me a PM and I can tell you a bit more.
 

Allan

Member
On a mine trip in Shropshire last weekend, the leader reported that he had previously seen Figure of 8 Moths in a particular level, when I showed him a picture, he agreed that was what he had seen.
Whilst I would normally expect to see Tissue and Herald moths underground, I don't recall seeing Figure of 8's.
Cheers
Allan
 

mikem

Well-known member
& fig 8s fly from late September to mid November, so depends when he saw them...

Regularly see peacock butterflies underground in very dry weather.
 

kowenk15

New member
Not sure which type - but there were plenty of moths in Poachers and Ogof Nadolig (NWales). Made for a pretty grim entrance..

We (Bangor) also saw a frog at the exit to Nadolig, which had obviously fallen 6 or so meters down the exit manhole! We guided it to safety but it immediately began to hop back to the drop. Probably had some kind of suicide pact? [emoji2369]
 

mikem

Well-known member
Tissues have finally appeared at various places - even a peacock butterfly sheltering in goatchurch today
 

Pitlamp

Well-known member
This topic relates to your tissue moth query:

https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=28403.msg348346;topicseen#new

Still not seen any herald moths anywhere though, strangely.
 
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