[NatureNS] primrose moths in west Kentville to Coldbrook overpass

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:36:39 -0300
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Hi Jim & Andy,

On 13-Jul-10, at 5:15 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:

> JULY 13, 2010 - Andy Dean's photos and journal for today show that,  
> on a walk east along the rail trail from the Coldbrook overpass at  
> Hwy. 101 for perhaps a mile, in the centres of evening primrose  
> flowers he found 2+2+4 PRIMROSE MOTHS (Schinia florida), which are  
> very beautiful and hot-pink in colour with yellowish other parts.   
> Apparently evening primrose is the only? food of the larvae of this  
> moth.

Yes, that's correct.

> It's remarkable that Andy saw 8 of them in one day and got photos of  
> 2 pairs of them.  (On July 8 he had seen and photographed 2 more of  
> them in west Kentville.)

It is a widely distributed species found throughout Nova Scotia.

Cheers,

Chris



Christopher Majka  <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova Scotia,  
Canada

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today show that, on a walk east along the rail trail from the Coldbrook =
overpass at Hwy. 101 for perhaps a mile,<b> in the centres of evening =
primrose flowers</b> he found <b>2+2+4 PRIMROSE MOTHS </b>(<i>Schinia =
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yellowish other parts.&nbsp; Apparently evening primrose is the only? =
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