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Placido wrote:Aaahhaaahh, just have thought of this first ....... after your explanation, Greg, I had a dip into my grandad's old dictionary and there it is ~ lustring - a species of glossy silk.
Derives from the noun "lustre". Nothing to do with the mediaeval stringed instrument so I would hazard that the correct name of the moff under discussion is "Common Lustring". I like that .

No! The name is Common lutestring ! ( there's also a Poplar lutestring, a Satin lutestring and an Oak lutestring (moff))

Where's that sofa .....................

Dictionary
lutestring
noun lute·string \ˈlüt-(ˌ)striŋ\
Definition of LUTESTRING

: a plain glossy silk formerly much used for women's dresses and ribbons

I've borrowed it !!

I've just read that Greg is off on a fambly sojourn - just in time to miss ..... mothnight.info !!!

We've all got to get out there at dead of night and start counting, armed with treacle, sugar and beer/wine (they're not fussy).
The main migrant moth to be found is the Convulvulus Hawkmoth which is as big as a hand and has a proboscis to match.

Good hunting everyone (except Greg ).

Let me know if you spot one !!

If you have Phlox, Lillies or Petunias in your gardens then you should be out there !

Good one, Placi

http://www.mothnight.info/www/

Found one of those giant moths. On the internet.

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/house-home ... 4002614745

I have found this year to be a particularly bumper year for Moth numbers. We've had more in the house this year than at any time I can remember in the past. Big ones,small ones though,sadly, nothing very exotic. Is this a local thing for me or are others experiencing something similar?

Oh fancy that! - quite the reverse - have only seen one small one thus far - weird

Can't say it's been exceptional. Must be your new gaslights, cap'n.

Placido wrote:Can't say it's been exceptional. Must be your new gaslights, cap'n.

That will be it,the candles always frightened them I thought.