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my cottage.The first and second Thank you Chris! Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton "Let us permit Nature to have her way; she understands her business better than we do." - Michel de Montaigne jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Majka" <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] moth pictures Hi Jeannie, The first two (Moth1, Moth2) are Syngrapha rectangula (Kirby), a common species that feeds on balsam fir, white spruce, and hemlock. Moth 3 is Apamaea amputatrix (Fitch), a common and widely distributed species associated with tobacco and grains. Moth 5 is Cucullia convexipennis G. & R. is another common and widely- distributed species that feeds on asters, goldenrods and other plants. Moth 6 is Campaea perlata (Guenée), a common and widely-distributed geometrid associated with trembling aspen, willow, white birch, tamarack, and other trees. Moth7 is Biston betularia cognataria (L.) found on alders, birches, blueberries, elms, hackberries, larch, cherries, willows and other trees and shrubs. Moth8: I'm sure I have identified this species before on NatureNS (with Derek Bridgehouse's assistance?) but it presently escapes me. Derek? Moth9 is Nemora rubrifrontaria (Pack), a geometrid associated with bayberry, sheep laurel, sweet fern, sweetgale, and other plants. Moth10 is Oreta rosea (Wlk.) a geometrid found on birches and Viburnum spp. Moth11 & Moth 14 are Euherrichia monetifera (Guenée) which feeds on sensitive fern. Moth 12: I don't know. The picture is either somewhat overexposed and/ or the moth is worn. Moth 13 is the introduced Noctua pronuba. Moth15 is Agriopodes fallax (Herrich-Shaeffer) which feeds on Viburnum app. Moth16: this is a geometrid in the Tribe Hydriomenini, maybe Eulithis xylina (which seems to be a highly variable species), Eulithis explanata, or something similar. Take a look at: http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/geometroidea/phps/geo4b_e.php It might take a while to puzzle this out. Moth17 has a portion of a specimen of Campaea perlata (Guenée). The other moth is Bomolocha bifugalis Wlk, a geometrid found on red-osier dogwood. Moth18 is Chrysanympha formosa (Grote); locally common, feeds on Vaccinium. Further comments anyone? Cheers! Chris On 31-Jul-08, at 12:12 PM, Jeannie wrote: > For those of you who are interested in moths...here are some photos > taken at my cottage.The first and second moth (which are the same > one) had a sheen to it when flying near the light.One was taken with > the flash and the other without. > Can someone maybe ID it? > Thank you,Jeannie > http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2746290760025930195dDnfsk > Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury > > Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton > > "Let us permit Nature to have her way; she understands her business > better than we do." - Michel de Montaigne > jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca Christopher Majka Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.5.8/1582 - Release Date: 30/07/2008 6:37 PM
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