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Emerald moth

Mixocera albistrigata

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Field Notes

Notes:

I have taken 2 photo's with and 2 with out flash, it makes a big difference

Species ID Suggestions

Emerald

Mixocera albistrigata
C.Sydes
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Comments (5)
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
C.Sydes, Ok, now I understand, all I have done was to take a peace of white linen draped it over a line and put a bright light and a black light to shine onto it, I call it my moth sheet, it does attract moths, Sorry if I confused you.
C.Sydes
whoops its me that's made a mistake, not a moth mat but a moth sheet, I was wondering if it was something that moths are particularly attracted too
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
C.Sydes, On what spotting did I get my english wrong again, I had a quick glans but did not find it, sorry if I confused you but I tend to write what I think, not think what I write, specially when I got nice photos to share, and no dictionary on hand.
C.Sydes
There are so many Emeralds but your one seems to be similar to one I spotted a while ago www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19230047 different light does have a big impact on the colour of the photo. I have a problem in my kitchen with the fluorescent light making everything look yellow; I guess its just a matter of getting the white balance right or something but I've not got it sussed yet. Can I ask you a terribly ignorant question - what's a moth mat?

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