The Tau Emperor Aglia tau is a beautiful moth species which is not particularly common in Norway, although the majority of observations appear to be from the coastline district's of Vestfold & Telemark. The species is regularly caught in moth traps and particularly so in the Horten district, However, during May 2022 I was fortunate to observe several local fast flying daytime individuals, but these were hopelessly impossible to photograph. Then on 24th May I had the opportunity to photograph an individual that had been caught the previous night in a moth trap at Borrevannet, which of course I took advantage of. Also during May, I photographed several other interesting moth species that had been caught in the same moth trap at Borrevannet. The following images are a selection of some of the most interesting species.
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| Tau Emperor (Naglespinner) Aglia tau - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Tau Emperor (Naglespinner) Aglia tau - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Tau Emperor (Naglespinner) Aglia tau - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Tau Emperor (Naglespinner) Aglia tau - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Peacock Moth (Gul buemåler) Macaria notata - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Fox Moth (Bringebærspinner) Macrothylacia rubi - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Mother Shipton (Grått slåttefly) Euclidia mi - Borrevannet, Vestfold 29th May 2022 |
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| Pale Tussock (Bøkebørstespinner) Calliteara pudibunda - Borrevannet, Vestfold 16th May 2022 |
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| Pale Prominent (Nebbspinner) Pterostoma palpina - Borrevannet, Vestfold 16th May 2022 |
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| Great Prominent Moth (Oliventannspinner) Peridea anceps - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Great Prominent Moth (Oliventannspinner) Peridea anceps - Borrevannet, Vestfold 24th May 2022 |
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| Buff-tip (Oksehodespinner) Phalera bucephala - Borrevannet, Vestfold 22nd May 2022 |
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| Buff-tip (Oksehodespinner) Phalera bucephala - Borrevannet, Vestfold 22nd May 2022 |
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| Buff-tip (Oksehodespinner) Phalera bucephala - Borrevannet, Vestfold 22nd May 2022 |
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