Identification of Greek Moths (except Geos and Noctuids)

[g.ramel at earthlife.net]

Dear All,
               I am writing to find out if there is anybody out there inteested in seeing Greek material.  To the best of my knowledge very few light traps are run in Greece, and in the north they are even more scarce.  I am trying, voluntarily to generate a biodiversity list for the nature reserve associated with Lake Kerkini and I will be running a light trap fairly regularly in a variety of habitats once the air temperatures after dusk get above zero and the rain stops.

I am not a specialist lepidopterist and I am collecting all the orders and dealing with other classes besides the insects, also I do not have the money to buy the literature, and anyway not all of it is published.  So I am looking for ways to contact people who may have a special interest in one or more groups of lepidoptera.  I am setting the specimens and trying to build a collection that may be a stimulus for an increased interest in entomology here in the future.   I already have contacts for the Geometridae and the Noctuidae, however if anyone is especially interested I am sure we can share.

Also, and please forgive me if this is a stupid idea, I am running a couple of malaise traps.  They catch many very small micros, the sort for which I suspect genitalia preparations are an essential aspect of identification, and it occurred to me that the genitalia could still be examined in these specimens.  Last year I threw them all away, only slugs and spiders are less welcome in a full malaise trap.

 Wishing you all a full spring and summer.

 Yours in Friendship
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                                         Gordon Ramel  
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