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Last night was interesting for a number of reasons. Although there were no large moths to speak of other than yet another Small-eyed Spinx (Paonias myops), some of the smaller moths seem noteworthy.
There were 3 Rosy Maple moths (Dryocampa rubicunda). They are the first I've seen of this moth here this season.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125529576
In the "most cool markings" department, there were a few that qualified last night -- all of which are new-to-me moths.
Olive Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora iris):
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526479
Silver-spotted Fern moth - (Callopistria cordata):
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526925
and a Harris's Three Spot - (Harrisimemna trisignata) -- one of those moths that looks like it's made out of some kind of odd 1960s upholstery material.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526927
Some of last night's other visitors were a reminder that, when you put out the welcome mat, just about anything can show up:
A goodly sized Stonefly (Perlidae ?) which seemed to terrify the moths. Everyone fled when it crawled from place to place on the sheet.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125531901
A big tick which was happily creeping around among the moths
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125529598
And a couple of beetles which I've tenatively ID'd as Nicrophorus orbicollis, but they could be something quite else. One of them remained on the sheet for awhile, so I shot several photos as I could see it was carrying a lot of hitchhikers - which I guess to be Poecilochirus mites.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125532193
Anyhow, those are some of the highlights. More photos of other moths, the beetle and the stonefly may be seen at the usual Round Hill Moth gallery link. All of the new moths and other creatures are down in the last few rows. I'm still working on a few IDs, but most have been tentatively captioned.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/round_hill_moths
Bev Wigney
Round Hill, N.S.
N44.46.23, W065.24.18 (WGS84)
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><div>Last night was interesting for a number of reasons. Although there were no large moths to speak of other than yet another Small-eyed Spinx (Paonias myops), some of the smaller moths seem noteworthy.<br>There were 3 Rosy Maple moths (Dryocampa rubicunda). They are the first I've seen of this moth here this season. <br><span>http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125529576</span><br>In the "most cool markings" department, there were a few that qualified last night -- all of which are new-to-me moths.<br>Olive Angle Shades Moth (Phlogophora iris): <br><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526479">http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526479</a></span><br>Silver-spotted Fern moth - (Callopistria cordata):<br><span>http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526925
and a Harris's Three Spot - (Harrisimemna trisignata) -- one of those moths that looks like it's made out of some kind of odd 1960s upholstery material.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125526927</span><br><br>Some of last night's other visitors were a reminder that, when you put out the welcome mat, just about anything can show up:<br>A goodly sized Stonefly (Perlidae ?) which seemed to terrify the moths. Everyone fled when it crawled from place to place on the sheet.<br><span><a target="_blank"
href="http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125531901">http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125531901</a></span><br>A big tick which was happily creeping around among the moths<br><span>http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125529598
And a couple of beetles which I've tenatively ID'd as Nicrophorus orbicollis, but they could be something quite else. One of them remained on the sheet for awhile, so I shot several photos as I could see it was carrying a lot of hitchhikers - which I guess to be Poecilochirus mites.
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125532193</span><br><br>Anyhow, those are some of the highlights. More photos of other moths, the beetle and the stonefly may be seen at the usual Round Hill Moth gallery link. All of the new moths and other creatures are
down in the last few rows. I'm still working on a few IDs, but most have been tentatively captioned.<br><span>http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/round_hill_moths</span><br><br>Bev Wigney<br>
Round Hill, N.S.<br>
N44.46.23, W065.24.18 (WGS84)<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div>
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