Nymphalis antiopa?

[livingplanet3]

I've been seeing Nymphalis antiopa around my area, for the first time in years. Can anyone recommend a good bait recipe for this species? Also, Anaea andria are now flying. I have a bait trap that's basically of this type, but considerably more sturdy in design, which I bought from BioQuip some years ago -

[Chuck]

Mashed banana seems to be the old standby. No reason you can't put three small dishes in there with a variety.

[kevinkk]

I think there are some recipes for bait that have been posted, I know Vernon has a thread about the topic. To me it sounds like any mashed up fruit, and some liquid.
I am going to try my first butterfly trapping this season, if nothing else than it's going to be easier than netting them. I found some premade
traps and other supplies at a site ( Forestry Suppliers,INC.

[mothman55]

I have found that my catocala bait works well on antiopa, comma, interrogations, vanessa atalanta. Beer, brown sugar, over-ripe bananas and molasses.The space on the pictured trap between the bait tray and net looks way to much. I would think most would not end up flying that far up to get into the trap. I keep the bait tray an inch or two from the netting above, and mine have a lip at the bottom end of the trap so the butterfly/moth will not escape as easily.

[Trehopr1]

Thank you kevinkk for the heads up on that website.
Think I'm going to buy myself one of those hanging bait traps myself.
A whole lot more affordable than Ole' Leroy's "higher than hell" bait traps.

[adamcotton]

The space on the pictured trap between the bait tray and net looks way to much. I would think most would not end up flying that far up to get into the trap.

I agree absolutely, the gap should not be more than 1 1/2 inches, even 2 inches is too wide.

Of course you need a bait container that is less than the height of the gap!

Adam.

[livingplanet3]

Thanks to all for your input. The trap pictured is constructed somewhat differently from mine, which doesn't have so wide a gap between the bait tray platform and net.