[NatureNS] Mystery orange and brown moth solved

From: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
To: Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:31:13 -0300
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Yes - this is the same one I was wondering about at Angevine - thanks Derek=
!

Mary
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> Date: Sun=2C 11 Apr 2010 21:09:53 -0300
> From: joancz@ns.sympatico.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] More Spring Leps to Report
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> Thanks for this=2C Derek! I saw a total of seven Mourning Cloak /Nymphali=
s=20
> antiopa /butterflies today inland in Yarmouth and Digby counties. I also=
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> saw a lep. which was brown in the forewings and orange in the hind=20
> wings. I just looked up Archiearis infans and think this is what it was.=
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> And yes=2C there were a lot of birch and alder in that particular area.
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> D W Bridgehouse wrote:
> >
> > This warm aft in Shubie Park saw two more spring leps.
> >
> > First =2C was seeing my first Spring Azure (complex) of the spring aka=
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> > */Celastrina ladon . /*
> >
> > Other April records I have gleaned are as follows : April 23. 1951=2C=20
> > Halifax Watershed=2C April 26 =2C 1969 Gold River Lunenburg Co.=2C Apri=
l 30=2C=20
> > 1944=2C Armdale =2C Halifax Co. .
> >
> > So this may appear to be a very early flite date for this species. *//*
> >
> > */ /*
> >
> > Secondly =2C saw a day flying moth called =93*The Infant*=94 aka=20
> > */Archiearis infans/* flying a in a part of the woods that had alot of=
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> > birch !
> >
> > Still waiting to see my first Elfin of the early spring . The earliest=
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> > record I can find for Brown Elfin aka */Callophrys augustinus/* April=20
> > 24 =2C1969 in Halifax Co.
> >
> > If this spring keeps up we may see it earlier.
> >
> > Cheers=2C
> >
> > DB
> >
> > "/Do not go where the path may lead=2C go instead where there is no pat=
h=20
> > and leave a trail/ ." - Emerson
> >
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Yes - this is the same one I was wondering about at Angevine - thanks Derek=
!<BR>
Mary<BR>&nbsp=3B<BR>&gt=3B Date: Sun=2C 11 Apr 2010 21:09:53 -0300<BR>&gt=
=3B From: joancz@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>&gt=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&=
gt=3B Subject: Re: [NatureNS] More Spring Leps to Report<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=
=3B Thanks for this=2C Derek! I saw a total of seven Mourning Cloak /Nympha=
lis <BR>&gt=3B antiopa /butterflies today inland in Yarmouth and Digby coun=
ties. I also <BR>&gt=3B saw a lep. which was brown in the forewings and ora=
nge in the hind <BR>&gt=3B wings. I just looked up Archiearis infans and th=
ink this is what it was. <BR>&gt=3B And yes=2C there were a lot of birch an=
d alder in that particular area.<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B D W Bridgehouse wrote=
:<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B This warm aft in Shubie Park saw two mo=
re spring leps.<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B First =2C was seeing my f=
irst Spring Azure (complex) of the spring aka <BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B */Celastrin=
a ladon . /*<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B Other April records I have g=
leaned are as follows : April 23. 1951=2C <BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B Halifax Watersh=
ed=2C April 26 =2C 1969 Gold River Lunenburg Co.=2C April 30=2C <BR>&gt=3B =
&gt=3B 1944=2C Armdale =2C Halifax Co. .<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B =
So this may appear to be a very early flite date for this species. *//*<BR>=
&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B */ /*<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B Seco=
ndly =2C saw a day flying moth called =93*The Infant*=94 aka <BR>&gt=3B &gt=
=3B */Archiearis infans/* flying a in a part of the woods that had alot of =
<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B birch !<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B Still waiting t=
o see my first Elfin of the early spring . The earliest <BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B r=
ecord I can find for Brown Elfin aka */Callophrys augustinus/* April <BR>&g=
t=3B &gt=3B 24 =2C1969 in Halifax Co.<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B If =
this spring keeps up we may see it earlier.<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=
=3B Cheers=2C<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B DB<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B<BR>&gt=
=3B &gt=3B "/Do not go where the path may lead=2C go instead where there is=
 no path <BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B and leave a trail/ ." - Emerson<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B=
<BR>&gt=3B <BR> 		 	   		  <br /><hr />Got a phone?  <a href=3D'http://go.m=
icrosoft.com/?linkid=3D9724457' target=3D'_new'>Get Hotmail & Messenger for=
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