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--Apple-Mail-66-222410303 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Several days ago a friend, Gisela Westhaven, brought me a living rosy maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, which is one of the silk moths (Saturnids) listed below by Derek. I believe it was found in Gaspereau. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Stephen R. Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca> > Date: June 9, 2012 5:59:43 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Moths on the wing > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Derek, > Out of curiosity, how do you collect this info? I don't suppose > you do it by 'sugaring', so do you run a mercury vapour lamp light > trap? > Steve (Halifax) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Quoting D W Bridgehouse <d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca>: >> Here is a list of moths encountered last night on the wing in NS >> for June >> 8th > >> Sphinx - >> >> Smerinthus cerisyi(1) May 29-July 29 >> Lapara bombycoides(2) June 8- July 30 >> Sphinx poecila(5)May 24-July29 >> Sphinx kalmiae(1)June 16-Aug 5 >> >> Saturniids >> >> A.polyphemus (2)June 7- Aug 4 >> H. cecropia(1) June 4-July 11 >> H.columbia(1)June 16- July 4 ( this is a early record for >> H.c.columbia - >> only other early record was June 3 1998 for PEI ) * we had a early >> spring >> that year too * >> A.luna(1)May 31-July 24 >> D.rubicunda(10+)May 28- Aug 16 >> >> Also included are known flight time ranges for each species in NS >> from The >> Lepidoptera of NS - Ferguson ,1955 >> >> *Just of note don't forget that July 23-29 2012 is National Moth >> Week ! ! > >> ****************** >> >> Derek W. Bridgehouse > >> "Night hath a thousand eyes." - Lyly, c.1589 > > > > > > --Apple-Mail-66-222410303 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Several days ago a friend, Gisela Westhaven, brought me a living rosy = maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, which is one of the silk moths = (Saturnids) listed below by Derek. I believe it was found in = Gaspereau.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Stephen R. Shaw" <<a = href=3D"mailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca">srshaw@Dal.Ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">June 9, 2012 5:59:43 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Moths on the = wing</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Derek,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Out of = curiosity, how do you collect this info?<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>I don't suppose you do it = by 'sugaring', so do you run a mercury vapour lamp light trap?</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Steve (Halifax)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> = </span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Quoting = D W Bridgehouse <<a = href=3D"mailto:d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca">d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.c= a</a>>:</div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Here is = a list of moths encountered last night on the wing in NS for = June</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">8th</div> </blockquote><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sphinx -</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Smerinthus cerisyi(1) May 29-July 29</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Lapara = bombycoides(2) June 8- July 30</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sphinx = poecila(5)May 24-July29</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sphinx = kalmiae(1)June 16-Aug 5</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Saturniids</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">A.polyphemus (2)June 7- Aug 4</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">H. = cecropia(1) June 4-July 11</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">H.columbia(1)June 16- July 4 ( this is a early record for H.c.columbia = -</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">only other early record was June 3 1998 for PEI = ) * we had a early spring</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">that year too = *</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A.luna(1)May 31-July 24</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">D.rubicunda(10+)May 28- Aug 16</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Also = included are known flight time ranges for each species in NS from = The</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Lepidoptera of NS - Ferguson = ,1955</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">*Just of note don't forget that July 23-29 2012 is = National Moth Week ! !</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">******************</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Derek W. Bridgehouse</div> = </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"Night hath a thousand = eyes." - Lyly, c.1589</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-66-222410303--
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