Thanks, Tony! It was in a trap placed at an emergency stairwell door, so what you say makes much sense. It's a big relief to me.
Alan *Alan Van Dyke * Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu <http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 1:06 PM Tony Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: > A noctuid moth - a visitor from outside, so not a direct threat to the > collections, but its body provides food for dermestids and other pests, and > it would be good to seal wherever it got in. > Tony > > Dr A.G.Irwin > 47 The Avenues > Norwich > Norfolk NR2 3PH > England > > mobile: +44(0)7880707834 > phone: +44(0)1603 453524 > > > On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 18:50, Alan P Van Dyke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> This moth (photos below) was found in a storage collection full of >> costumes and textiles, so it makes me a little nervous. I'm not very good >> at identifying moths, so I'm hoping someone can help me with this. It's >> about 20 mm long. >> >> Much thanks, >> >> Alan >> >> *Alan Van Dyke * >> Senior Preservation Technician >> Harry Ransom Center >> The University of Texas at Austin >> P.O. Drawer 7219 >> Austin, Texas 78713-7219 >> P: 512-232-4614 >> www.hrc.utexas.edu >> >> <http://hrc.utexas.edu> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MuseumPests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAHhLO3Ycq5By3mM1SXE%2BAuOx7HtVk-5qF0Oog2n%2ByasF%3D2M4Wg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAHhLO3Ycq5By3mM1SXE%2BAuOx7HtVk-5qF0Oog2n%2ByasF%3D2M4Wg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKNqKrkbLEXWQpEUnnApc0i9qAU1V1%3D%3Dzn_UZHk_Z3se_Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKNqKrkbLEXWQpEUnnApc0i9qAU1V1%3D%3Dzn_UZHk_Z3se_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAHhLO3a1LqdeYaCGp3pw_4zN%3D8_XMA0MfG-4FemEZgo7qQMM-A%40mail.gmail.com.
