Had a bottle of that fermented wine the other night while considering your ID request and am just now waking up. Sp back to the original subject--I think your Zanclognatha is marcidilinea. Hugh On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Paul, > Thanks for the white wine tip. No big trees on the homestead, but lots of > small trees we've planted. Been too sick and cold to even try Hugh's > method. I like the simplicity of the rope. And temps will rise into the > 40s overnight this week. Will report if I get any moths. > > Jackie > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Paul <pandlscharf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> ** >> Jackie, Buy a very cheap bottle of White Wine and add about 2-3 spoons >> of sugar to it. Shake it and let it sit, although I usually use it the same >> night . The longer it sits the better. Cut a piece of clothesline ( I've >> been using anchor rope lately ) to about a three foot length and dip both >> ends ( go up the ends a good 12 inches ) in the wine bottle . Hang the rope >> over a limb so both ends are dangling . On a good night, during the winter, >> the ropes will be covered with moths . Best time is between dusk to around >> 2000 hrs and when the temperature is in the low 40s. I usually hang between >> 4-6 ropes on varous limbs or off the porch lights. I usually dip the ropes >> back into the wine nightly , but I've seen moths still come to the ropes >> without redipping them . Paul >> > > > > -- > > <") > ( \ > / |`` > > Jackie > > -- Hugh McGuinness Sag Harbor, NY