The Suffolk Argus
May 1995
(d)
pectinate (comb-like)
Metnber's Evening,27th January, 1995
(e)
lamellate (flattened)
by Steve Goddard
Figure1 Antennae structures (a)
(b)
dentate (toothed)
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setaceous (bristle-like)
(t)
ciliate (with short hairs)
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(c)
serrate (saw toothed)
also: filiform (thread-like or simple), plumose (feathery) and fasciculate (tufted). note that the prefix 'bi-' is used if the feature occurs on both sides of the antenna
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Twenty Six members defied a very wet night to enjoy our very first Member's Evening in Bury Sr. Edmunds generously sponsored by Butterfly Hotels. The evening consisted of slide presentations, a quiz, raffle as well as a display of moths (voucher specimens) collected for further research by Roger Kendrick during his recent visit to Hong Kong, the subject of his own talk. Following an introduction to the evening by our Chairman, the first presenters were our husband and wife team, Michael and Jenny Kelsey. They gave us a carefully planned blend of Southern European and British butterflies with their usual warmth and enthusiasm. Michael told us that he is not a photographer but you had to be there to judge for yourself. This man is modest beyond belief! The presentation went to the very heart of what attracts us to butterflies focusing the mind on their pure beauty, ephemeral nature and existence in the warm, sunny places where we love to be. Roger Kendrick then took us to some beautiful, rich habitats of Hong Kong concentrating on the Mai Po marshes, places most of us are unlikely to ever be! What a marvellous place. Indian Moon moths with up to one foot wingspans and other exotic species we can only enjoy in presentations such as this. Richard Stewarts' remarkable series of shots homed in on butterfly camouflage and their predators. A clever presentation inviting the audience to find camouflaged insects for themselves by pointing at the screen. This clearly reflected the real Iife problems of locating resting butterflies. This was followed by an entertaining quiz produced by Richard and his wife Marie. Do you know how a male and female butterfly can otherwise be described or what is unique about the Speckled Wood? How about osmaterium or ocelli? (answers overleaf).
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