Seo Ă© mar a scaipim microlepidoptera, nach modh caighdeĂĄnach Ă© a thabharfaidh tĂș faoi deara go tapa. Is gnĂĄch go n-aimsĂm cuma mhear nĂł clĂșmh aeir Ăł mhicreathĂłirĂ eile, ach labhraĂonn cĂĄilĂocht mo chuid samplaĂ ar a son fĂ©in. Is Ă© Terry Harrison a mhĂșin an modh seo dom ar dtĂșs, an cruthaitheoir Microleps.org. Chun nĂos mĂł modh caighdeĂĄnach fĂ©ach anseo (.pdf).
Ar dtĂșs, TĂĄ mĂ© ag glaoch ar gach rud nĂos lĂș nĂĄ ~20mm a “micrea”, nĂl aon imthacaĂ tacsanomaĂoch nĂł fĂolaiginiteach aige – literally ach moth beag. Is gnĂĄch liom gach rud a bhrĂș Ăł mhĂ©id Nepticulidae go fiĂș Noctuidae beag bĂdeach biorĂĄin nĂłimĂ©ad. Don chuid is mĂł de na leps mĂ©id de .20 beidh go leor. CĂșlchiste mĂ© an ridiculously snĂĄthaid fĂneĂĄil .10 biorĂĄin do na leamhain is lĂș; bĂonn sĂ© deacair teacht ar na biorĂĄin is lĂș ar dĂol freisin. Noctuids Beaga (mar roinnt Acontiinae agus Arctiinae – CistĂ©in agus an Crambidia) pinned de ghnĂĄth ar biorĂĄin caighdeĂĄnach tomhsaire beag – idir #000-#1. NĂ thaitnĂonn liom i ndĂĄirĂre biorĂĄin nĂos lĂș nĂĄ a ĂșsĂĄid #1 mar gheall ar chomh solĂșbtha atĂĄ siad. LĂĄimhseĂĄil moth ar a #000 tĂĄ an biorĂĄn ridiciĂșil agus is Ă©acht nimhneach Ă© lipĂ©ad a chur leis. LeamhĂĄn glĂ©asta dĂșbailte le a #3 TĂĄ biorĂĄin Ă©asca a aistriĂș agus a lipĂ©adĂș; aon biorĂĄin lĂșbtha agus uimh “flicks” a vaporize do eiseamal. Beidh biorĂĄin de mhĂ©id caighdeĂĄnach fĂłs ag teastĂĄil Ăł roinnt leamhain Ăogair coirp… ach ba cheart go mbeadh glĂ©asadh dĂșbailte lep mar an modh is fearr i gcĂłnaĂ (ar a laghad i mo leabhar).
Seo Ă© mo bhosca uirlisĂ bunĂșsach le haghaidh microleps.
TĂĄ na boscaĂ plaisteacha freisin Ăł BioQuip, ach nĂ mĂłr duit iad a lĂneĂĄil le cĂșr. Ba chĂłir an cĂșr is airde dlĂșs is fĂ©idir leat a fhĂĄil a ĂșsĂĄid. Phioc mĂ© cĂșpla leathĂĄn beag cĂșr glĂłthach thar lear agus nĂor ghlac mĂ© an t-am Ă© a fhĂĄil anseo i SAM. TĂĄ sĂ© dhĂĄ uair chomh dlĂșth le plastazote agus tĂĄ dromchla nĂos mĂne aige. “PolaitilĂ©in tras-nasctha” cosĂșil le bheith ar chluiche maith. CoinnĂonn sĂ© poll biorĂĄin, ĂĄfach, agus beidh gĂĄ le hathsholĂĄthar laistigh de chĂșpla bliain.
Mo phrĂłiseas:
- Pionnaigh do leamhĂĄn Ășr sa phĂĄirc ag baint ĂșsĂĄide as miontuairiscĂ dĂreach mar a dhĂ©anfĂĄ le haon lepidoptera eile. CĂ© gur fĂ©idir le mo shĂșile Ă© seo a bhainistiĂș gan formhĂ©adĂș go dtĂ seo, nĂ fada go mbeidh gĂĄ agam rud Ă©igin mar seo. Is fĂ©idir leat an leamhan a phionĂĄil go droma nĂł go haerach (tĂĄ an leamhan bun os cionn agus cuireann tĂș an barr biorĂĄin ghĂ©araithe isteach idir an dĂĄ ghĂ©ag). NĂ dhĂ©anfaidh sĂ© seo aon difrĂocht le glĂ©as dĂșbailte mar go bhfuil fiĂș an foirceann neamhsharpened ceart go leor chun feannadh isteach cĂșr.
- ScĂth a ligean do leamhain ag baint ĂșsĂĄide as mo mhodh cur sĂos anseo. Ar ndĂłigh nĂor cheart aon eatĂĄnĂłl a ĂșsĂĄid sa seomra, nĂ theipeann ar an mĂ©id is lĂș micrea a scĂth a ligean go foirfe. Is fĂ©idir an chuid is mĂł de mhiocrĂłib a mhaolĂș agus a scaipeadh gan mĂłrĂĄn fadhb, agus nĂ thĂłgann sĂ© ach 6-12 uair an chloig chun Ă© seo a bhaint amach. Mar sin fĂ©in, fĂ©adfaidh leamhain Ăogair agus an-bheag riamh eiseamail mhaith a chruthĂș mura bhfuil siad Ășr. MĂĄ tĂĄ tĂș in ann ar chor ar bith, bhailiĂș na leamhain is lĂș beo i vials, agus cuir in ĂĄirithe don chĂ©ad lĂĄ eile le scaipeadh. Is fearr vials gloine mar go bhfĂ©adfadh an lucht statach atĂĄ in ann plaisteach a chur isteach a bheith ina chĂșis le leamhan scĂĄlaĂ a chumhdach agus a chuimilt. Seol an leamhan i do reoiteoir nĂł le braon beag aicĂ©atĂĄit agus lean ar aghaidh.
- Go rĂ©idh puff ar do leamhan Ăł thĂos chun scaoileadh na sciathĂĄin nĂł iad a ionramhĂĄil ar aghaidh le biorĂĄin. Is trĂĄth maith Ă© seo chun a chur in iĂșl nach fiĂș an riosca a scaipeadh uaireanta agus a “sĂ©ideadh” is fearr eiseamal oscailte mar an ceann thĂos. MĂĄ tĂĄ eiseamal aonair agat de leamh beag bĂdeach mĂn ba chĂłir duit na sciathĂĄin a bhrĂș nĂł a bhogadh ar aghaidh agus ligean do statach an chĂșr iad a choinneĂĄil ina ĂĄit.. Ligeann sĂ© seo radharc rĂ©asĂșnta a fhĂĄil ar an gclaĂ gan dochar beag a chur i mbaol a dâfhĂ©adfaĂ a dhĂ©anamh le linn an phrĂłisis glĂ©asta..
- Smeach an leamhan bun os cionn agus suite chomh cothrom agus chomh flush agus is fĂ©idir go dtĂ an cĂșr. Is fĂ©idir leat leathĂĄin nĂos mĂł den chĂșr a ĂșsĂĄid chun do leathadh – is fearr na boscaĂ soilĂ©ire le hĂșsĂĄid allamuigh amhĂĄin (go hĂĄirithe toisc go dtosaĂonn siad a fhĂĄil salach).
- Pionna sĂos na sciathĂĄin ag baint ĂșsĂĄide as stiallacha beaga rianphĂĄipĂ©ir, dĂreach mar a dhĂ©anfĂĄ ar chlĂĄr scaipthe.
- Ag baint ĂșsĂĄide as biorĂĄn miontuairiscĂ greamaithe go docht idir do forceps, tease na sciathĂĄin isteach sa suĂomh atĂĄ ag teastĂĄil. SolĂĄthrĂłidh costas an forewing iomaire cuachta beag a Ă©ascĂłidh go hĂ©asca an sciathĂĄn a bhogadh gan aon phoill a chur leis.. MĂĄ bhĂonn an t-ĂĄdh leat fanfaidh na sciathĂĄin cĂșplĂĄilte agus nĂ bheidh aon choigeartĂș ar an gcĂșl. Nuair a bheidh sĂ© ann, coinnigh an pĂĄipĂ©ar sĂos le do mhĂ©ar agus biorĂĄin ina ĂĄit.
- NĂ ghlacfaidh an leamhan ach cĂșpla lĂĄ chun a thriomĂș. DĂreach mar aon teicnĂocht eile a thĂłgann sĂ© seo go leor cleachtais agus b'fhĂ©idir nach mbeadh sĂ© inmhianaithe do roinnt. Le cleachtadh is fĂ©idir leat micrea a scaipeadh nĂos tapĂșla nĂĄ macra – agus eiseamail i bhfad nĂos fearr ag an deireadh. Mar sin fĂ©in, b'fhĂ©idir gurbh fhearr le roinnt daoine Ă©arlaĂ bĂdeacha a ghearradh isteach sa chĂșr agus iad a leathadh go traidisiĂșnta chun aon chuimilt a tharlaĂonn le cos bun os cionn a sheachaint. Caillfidh mount oilte scĂĄlaĂ beagnach nialas – rud ar bith nĂos mĂł nĂĄ an rud a tharlĂłdh de ghnĂĄth – agus seachnaĂonn sĂ© poill a chur sa sciathĂĄn.
TĂĄ na torthaĂ!
Alt iontach – cĂ© nach ndĂ©ileĂĄlann mĂ© le leamhain, TĂĄ suim agam i gcĂłnaĂ na teicnĂochtaĂ a ĂșsĂĄideann daoine eile a fheiceĂĄil.
Is breĂĄ liom do shraith alt teicnĂcĂ – Is dĂłcha gur chĂłir dom rud Ă©igin cosĂșil leis a dhĂ©anamh le haghaidh ciarĂłga.
MĂniĂș den scoth, chris. Go raibh maith agat as Ă© seo a chur le chĂ©ile agus Ă© a phostĂĄil.
Bhain mĂ© triail as agus tĂĄim an-sĂĄsta leis na torthaĂ. Go raibh mĂle maith agat!
Ba mhian liom gur chuimhnigh mé ar an rang teagaisc seo inné, before I obliterated a specimen into tiny, shredded smithereens, and not TODAY. After the obliterating had already taken place. Oh well, next time.
Oooh, this is SO MUCH BETTER. Practice still needed, but the obliteration is being kept to a bare minimum!
Glad you’re giving it a try! I’m excited to hear about far north leps.
Here’s the thing…I’m missing one of the most vital lep-ey pieces of equipment…a light trap. Apparently, even with 24 hour sunlight it works wel, but there just wasn’t room for shipping a proper one down. So I’m restricted to my aerial net, which is really limiting the number and type of catch I”m getting. If you have any suggestions for something I could rig up using bare-bones hardware store-type stuff as a trap, I’m all ears.
Ach, very generally, is cosĂșil go bhfuil na Leps ag titim isteach i dhĂĄ chatagĂłir leathana go dtĂ seo: fĂ©ileacĂĄin beaga (satyirds artach agus pierids buĂ, roinnt nymphalides), agus go leor leamhain beaga bĂdeacha liatha nach ndearna mĂ© iarracht ainm a chur orthu go fĂłill (mar cuireann leamhain eagla orm…agus nĂl aon eochracha agam).
Bhuel is Ă©ard is gaiste solais ann nĂĄ aon chineĂĄl solais os cionn aon chineĂĄl buicĂ©ad le tonnadĂłir. Is Ă© an rud is deacra an fhoinse solais agus cumhachta a fhĂĄil, ach tĂĄ soilse UV de shaghas Ă©igin ag gach crua-earraĂ. An bhfuil mĂłrĂĄn bĂĄistĂ thuas ansin? D'fhĂ©adfadh sĂ© a bheith ina fhadhb Ă© sin a dhraenĂĄil as an ngaiste – ach mura bhfuil ansin ba chĂłir go mbeadh sĂ© an-Ă©asca tonnadĂłir de chineĂĄl Ă©igin a rigeĂĄil thar bhuicĂ©ad (fiĂș mĂĄs pĂĄipĂ©ar Ă©!). Is fĂ©idir leat freisin casĂșr le chĂ©ile tapaidh “craiceann” gaiste stĂl. Is fĂ©idir leat smaoineamh garbh a fhĂĄil anseo: http://www.pwbelg.clara.net/mercury/case/index.html
Ach in ionad tonnadĂłir tĂĄ sĂ© dĂreach 2 pĂosaĂ a dhĂ©anann a / cruth os cionn bosca.
MĂĄ thagann bĂĄisteach nĂł ceo ort bâfhĂ©idir go mbeadh ort smaoineamh ar chupĂĄn ag an mbun le pĂobĂĄn a shĂneann amach ar an taobh chun Ă© a dhraenĂĄil.. NĂl sĂ© foirfe ach dĂ©antar an jab.
Agus haigh ba bhreĂĄ liom cabhrĂș le haitheantais leamhain! NĂł ar a laghad is fĂ©idir liom tĂș a chur in iĂșl do na leamhain Cheanada (a bhfuil aithne agat orthu is dĂłcha?).
Hmm. Beidh mĂ© ag coganta ar seo. Is iad na prĂomhcheisteanna atĂĄ agam 1. foinse cumhachta (NĂl aon rud is fĂ©idir liom a thabhairt amach sa phĂĄirc agam, gan gineadĂłir. A ceallraĂ, b'fhĂ©idir?) 2. Cinnte nĂl aon soilse UV anseo (an mbeadh obair ghealbhruthach rialta ceart go leor? nĂł bolgĂĄn daite de shaghas Ă©igin?) 3. BĂĄisteach…bĂonn sĂ© ag cur bĂĄistĂ beagnach gach lĂĄ, ar a laghad beagĂĄn. Ach ba mhaith liom rud Ă©igin nĂos mĂł a fhĂĄil nĂĄ an mĂ©id atĂĄ agam (atĂĄ an-, ar bheagĂĄn).
Is iad cadhnraĂ a ĂșsĂĄidim – an stĂl lomaire faiche 12v. NĂl gealbhruthach an-mhaith, ach tĂĄ sĂ© nĂos fearr nĂĄ rud ar bith. Seachain buĂ/orĂĄiste/dearg – dĂĄ gile bĂĄn is amhlaidh is fearr. BâfhĂ©idir tuilsoilse de shaghas Ă©igin?
Is fĂ©idir leat buicĂ©id agus cupĂĄin a thĂĄstĂĄil chun an bhĂĄisteach a ghabhĂĄil…Is Ă© mo dhearadh go bunĂșsach nĂĄ tonnadĂłir le mogall os a chionn a dhraenĂĄlann go dĂreach as bun an bhuicĂ©ad. NĂ, in ionad draein bĂĄistĂ, is fĂ©idir leat tarp mĂłr a chur ar an rud ar fad.
PictiĂșir ag teastĂĄil! Ădh mĂłr.
TĂĄim dearfach go leor go ligfidh an teicnĂocht seo amhĂĄin dom cĂ©im a bhaint amach in am.
Is mac lĂ©inn MĂĄistreachta mĂ© ag UVA ag dĂ©anamh taighde ar Ă©agsĂșlacht leamhain i bPĂĄirc NĂĄisiĂșnta Shenandoah. TĂĄ cĂșig gaistĂ solais dĂ©ag agam san fhoraois, gafa ceithre huaire idir Bealtaine agus MeĂĄn FĂłmhair. Beidh tuairim is 30k eiseamail agam le haithint a luaithe a chrĂochnĂłidh an seisiĂșn gaiste deiridh, agus microleps bhĂ an bane de mo laethanta feannadh. BĂonn an chuid is mĂł dĂobh i ndroch-chaoi tar Ă©is gaiste, luĂ marbh sa bhuicĂ©ad go dtĂ gur fĂ©idir liom siĂșl amach chun Ă© a bhailiĂș, ansin reo go dtĂ gur fĂ©idir liom iad a scaipeadh, ach is fĂ©idir liom a rĂĄthĂș go mbeidh taobh amhĂĄin ar a laghad scaipthe sĂĄch maith le haitheantas a ĂșsĂĄid in ionad an mhodha chaighdeĂĄnaigh.
Go raibh maith agat!
SĂĄsta go raibh mĂ© in ann cabhrĂș! WOW – an bhfuil tĂș ag aithint GACH liopaĂ a thagann chun solais? An bhfuil tĂș ag iarraidh ainmneacha speiceas a chur ar gach rud? (is cosĂșil le tionscadal PhD!) Seol rĂomhphost chugam mĂĄ tĂĄ aon cheist eile agat.
TĂĄ brĂłn orainn, sna mĂonna Ăł phostĂĄil mĂ© bhĂ mĂ© gnĂłthach ag crĂochnĂș ranganna. Le ranganna dĂ©anta, TĂĄim ag dĂriĂș arĂs ar mo thaighde, mar sin fuair mĂ© mo bhealach ar ais anseo.
DâfhĂ©adfaimis cuid de na teaghlaigh doilĂ©ir micrealep a eisiamh murar fĂ©idir linn sainaithint shimplĂ a dhĂ©anamh (i.e.. gan scaradh giniĂșna). Rinneamar plĂ© ar morphspeicis, but I don’t feel comfortable with the amount of information that could be lost, plus I find the practice too arbitrary. I have the entire collection of Moths North of Mexico at hand, so we’ll see what comes of it!
Dia duit. The link to your guide to relaxing moths on this page appears to be broken.
Go raibh maith agat! The link should be resolved now.
Hi Chris, thanks so much for all the valuable information which has been a huge help to me. A couple of questions to clarify after reading the above. This is implied above but want to just to check:
1) Do you tend to not double-mount everything > 20 mm? In other words would you just put a #1 pin straight through the thorax like a normal insect if something is over 20 mm?
2) Are the moths that are pinned using Terry’s technique stored permanently in plastic boxes? NĂł ag am Ă©igin an bhfuil tĂș glĂ©asta faoi dhĂł orthu agus iad a stĂłrĂĄil i tarraiceĂĄin feithidĂ caighdeĂĄnach?
3) Is cosĂșil Ăłn tĂ©acs thuas go scaoileann tĂș na heiseamail leamhain go lĂ©ir a bhailĂonn tĂș?âan fĂor Ă© seo? BhĂ mĂ© faoin tuiscint nach gĂĄ duit ach eiseamail a scĂth a ligean mĂĄ tĂĄ siad triomaithe, ach b'fhĂ©idir tairbhe Ă©igin a bhaint as iad go lĂ©ir a scĂth a ligean is cuma mĂĄ tĂĄ siad marbh le mĂ©id rĂ©asĂșnta ama? TĂĄ mĂ© cleachta le lĂon mĂłr daoine a bhailiĂș i gcrĂłca maraithe Ăł shoilsiĂș dubh agus ansin iad a phionnĂĄil laistigh 24 uair nĂł mar sin (an lĂĄ dĂĄr gcionn de ghnĂĄth tar Ă©is filleadh abhaile). Ar mhaith leat iad a scĂth a ligean fĂłs sa chĂĄs seo?
Hi Rick-
1) Ag brath, TĂĄ solĂĄthar beag biorĂĄin mhiontuairiscĂ nĂos tiĂșs agam Ăł Watkins & Doncaster a ĂșsĂĄidim uaireanta le haghaidh Pyraloids. Agus is gnĂĄch go mbĂm fĂ©in ag glĂ©asadh faoi dhĂł ar na Geometridae coirp Ăogair cosĂșil le Sterrhinae. AistrĂm uaireanta idir glĂ©asadh dĂșbailte nĂł ĂșsĂĄid a bhaint as biorĂĄin iomlĂĄn le haghaidh rudaĂ mar Ethmia. CibĂ© an cĂĄs dĂ©anaim iarracht gan aon rud nĂos lĂș nĂĄ a #1 biorĂĄin.
2) NĂl an chuid is mĂł dĂobh seo ach i stĂłrĂĄil shealadach, mar sin is Ă© an ceann scrĂbe deiridh idĂ©alach mount dĂșbailte agus lipĂ©ad iomlĂĄn. FiĂș mura bhfuil sĂ© scaipthe tĂĄ sĂ© i bhfad nĂos fearr gan Ă© seo a dhĂ©anamh! TĂĄ sĂ© ar intinn agam cuid den tsraith a scaipeadh mĂĄs fĂ©idir liom.
Fuair ââââmĂ© an freagra ar cheist a trĂ i do fhreagra i do thuairimĂ ar do leathanach samplaĂ suaimhneacha - mar sin nĂ gĂĄ an ceann sin a fhreagairt! đ
Ceart go leor, go raibh maith agat Chris!
Thug mĂ© faoi deara go bhfuil comhlachtaĂ na fĂ©ileacĂĄin ceannaithe an-tirim. NĂ raibh mĂ© ag obair ach le 3 eiseamail lĂĄ d'aois gafa i mo chlĂłs. ( bhĂ siad Ă©asca– gan aon rehydrating tar Ă©is oĂche sa reoiteoir.) Maidir leis na cinn mhĂłra a cheannaigh mĂ©, tĂĄ sĂșil againn, beidh siad rehydrate gan dul moldy, tar Ă©is 24 uair an chloig go bhfuil siad cnĂĄmh tirim i gcorp. NĂl steallairĂ agam. Bainfidh mĂ© triail as an fiuchphointe uisce agus spĂșinsĂ. Creidim nuair a bhĂonn fĂ©ileacĂĄin gruaige ĂĄ gceannach agam gur chĂłir iad a scaipeadh cheana fĂ©in. Fuair ââââmĂ© iad 3/4 scaipeadh .. gan a bheith cothrom agus nuair a bhĂonn siad glĂ©asta tĂĄ an chuma orthu go bhfuil siad ag eitilt. Gan barrmhaith ach measartha deas. NĂos fearr nĂĄ iad a bhriseadh is dĂłcha.
oibrĂonn inverter chun ceangal le ceallraĂ gluaisteĂĄn chun an AC atĂĄ ag teastĂĄil don lampa a sholĂĄthar go hiontach. dĂ©an cinnte ceann a fhĂĄil a bhfuil rĂĄtĂĄil aige ar a laghad 50% nĂos mĂł nĂĄ an tarraingt reatha Ăłn lampa. NĂ hĂSĂID AN Ceallnra I do Charr MAR MĂ BHĂONN ĂSĂID RĂ-FHAAD IAD NĂ FĂIDIR LIOM TOSĂ AR DO CHARR!!! Mura miste leat is fĂ©idir leat an carr a choinneĂĄil ag rith ach dâfhĂ©adfĂĄ go leor gĂĄis/peitril a ĂșsĂĄid. TĂĄ cadhnra ar leith agam le haonraitheoir agus mar sin coinnĂonn an carr luchtaithe air ach is fĂ©idir liom Ă© a ĂșsĂĄid go dtĂ nach mbeidh sĂ© i gceannas ar an solas a thuilleadh; TosaĂonn carr dĂreach suas.
TĂĄ gineadĂłir beag 1Kw agam freisin. TĂĄ sĂ© thart ar 30x30x30 cm nĂł 1x1x1 troigh agus tĂĄ sĂ© measartha saor le hiompar go dtĂ limistĂ©ir nach rachaidh mo jĂp orthu.