[NatureNS] Moths and other interesting visitors to the lamp - June 12th

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Thanks, Chris (and all) =0A=0AI've captioned all of the latest IDs except t=
he last one which I'm quite sure is a Zale of some kind as it has a raised =
collar similar to Z. horrida (unfortunately not so apparent in the photo). =
 It's not a particularly large moth.  When I went out this morning, it was =
still on the sheet and I photographed it in daylight as dark brown moths do=
n't photograph well with artificial light - actually, they don't photograph=
 all that well with any light.  However, here is another image which I've a=
dded to the gallery.  =0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125585131=0A=
=0AFor those who are following the moth activity here at Round Hill, thanks=
 for the feedback and comments on and off the list.  =0ALast night was a pr=
etty good night here.  I still have a few photos left to edit and upload as=
 there were many moths.  I had 4 species of Sphinx moths during the evening=
.  Yet another of the Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) which I've been get=
ting almost every night.  =0AIn addition there were:=0ANorthern Apple Sphin=
x (Sphinx poecila):  =0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125575693=0ABl=
ind-eyed Sphinx (Paonias excaecata):=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image=
/125574192=0AAnd a Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) -- which has quite an =
impressive wingspan.  =0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125576977=0A=
=0A=0AMost of the latest moths are now captioned and shuffled into position=
 by their Hodges numbers.  For those who are curious as to why I keep addin=
g more images of the same species of moths to the gallery, it's so that I c=
an keep track of the dates of the sightings for each species. =0Ahttp://www=
.pbase.com/crocodile/round_hill_moths=0A=0Aregards,=0ABev Wigney=0ARound Hi=
ll, N.S.=0AN44.46.23, W065.24.18  (WGS84)=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A__________=
______________________=0AFrom: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>=
=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Mon, June 14, 2010 12:46:20 PM=0ASub=
ject: Re: [NatureNS] Moths and other interesting visitors to the lamp - Jun=
e 12th=0A=0AHi Bev,=0A=0A=0AOn 13-Jun-10, at 12:39 PM, bev wigney wrote:=0A=
=0AAnd a couple of beetles which I've tenatively ID'd as Nicrophorus orbico=
llis, 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. =0A>http://w=
ww.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125532193=0A>=0ACorrect, this is Nicrophorus o=
rbicollis Say. I've no idea what the phoretic mites are.=0A=0AExcellent mot=
h photos; I'm pressed for time at the moment, but here are a few IDs:=0A=0A=
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125469193This is a species of Hemaris =
and not Amphion floridensis.=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/1255=
75780=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125576809=0APhyllodesma americ=
ana (Harris)=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125574191=0ACampaea =
perlata (Guen=E9e)=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125576822=0AFi=
shia illocata (Walker)=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125575837=
=0ASymmerista albifrons (J.E. Smith)=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/im=
age/125576806=0AHalysidota tessellaris(J.E. Smith) &=0AXestia dolosa Francl=
emont=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125575690=0AEpirrhoe altern=
ata (Mueller)=0A=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125574188=0AThis lo=
oks like Biston betularia (Linnaeus).=0A=0ACheers!=0A=0AChris=0A=0A=0AChris=
topher Majka  <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada=0A=
=0A* Research Associate: Nova Scotia Museum | http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/r=
esearch-asfr.htm=0A* Review Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin | http://www=
.coleopsoc.org/=0A* Subject Editor: ZooKeys | http://pensoftonline.net/zook=
eys/index.php/journal/index=0A* Associate Editor: Journal of the Acadian En=
tomological Society | http://www.acadianes.org/journal.html=0A* Editor: Atl=
antic Canada Coleoptera | http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/atlanti=
c_coleoptera.html=0A=0A"Whenever I hear of the capture of rare beetles, I f=
eel like an old war-horse at the sound of a trumpet." - Charles Darwin =0A
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ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;fon=
t-size:12pt"><div>Thanks, Chris (and all) <br><br>I've captioned all of the=
 latest IDs except the last one which I'm quite sure is a Zale of some kind=
 as it has a raised collar similar to Z. horrida (unfortunately not so appa=
rent in the photo).&nbsp; It's not a particularly large moth.&nbsp; When I =
went out this morning, it was still on the sheet and I photographed it in d=
aylight as dark brown moths don't photograph well with artificial light - a=
ctually, they don't photograph all that well with any light.&nbsp; However,=
 here is another image which I've added to the gallery.&nbsp; <br><span><a =
target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125585131">h=
ttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125585131</a></span><br><br>For those w=
ho are following the moth activity here at Round Hill, thanks for the
 feedback and comments on and off the list.&nbsp; <br>Last night was a pret=
ty good night here.&nbsp; I still have a few photos left to edit and upload=
 as there were many moths.&nbsp; I had 4 species of Sphinx moths during the=
 evening.&nbsp; Yet another of the Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) which =
I've been getting almost every night.&nbsp; <br>In addition there were:<br>=
Northern Apple Sphinx (Sphinx poecila):&nbsp; <br><span><a target=3D"_blank=
" href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125575693">http://www.pbase.=
com/crocodile/image/125575693</a></span><br>Blind-eyed Sphinx (Paonias exca=
ecata):<br><span><a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodil=
e/image/125574192">http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125574192</a></span=
><br>And a Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) -- which has quite an impressi=
ve wingspan.&nbsp; <br><span><a target=3D"_blank"
 href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/125576977">http://www.pbase.c=
om/crocodile/image/125576977</a></span><br><br></div><div style=3D"font-fam=
ily: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Most of the la=
test moth