[NatureNS] Moth activity

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I found the moths were very slow to get started but once into June their numbers have been normal for here. I have had more kinds of Sphinx moths than I have seen other years. All of the big moths have made their appearance and Lunas are still making an occasional visit as they have been for over a month. More frequent sightings of Lunas than in other years, I would say.

The very distinct Nadata gibbosa - White-dotted Prominent http://bugguide.net/node/view/1246894 has been unusually common. I have seen one or more below the outdoor lights most every morning from mid-June through this morning .

Nancy
E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
On 2016-07-27, at 10:17 AM, Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I'm curious as to whether others have been having a good summer with
> regard to moth numbers at their lamps.  Here at Round Hill, I'd call
> it a so-so kind of year.  I've have had almost no Sphinx and certainly
> not in the usual numbers.  Just one Luna and one Cecropia earlier on.
> I've had quite a few of the smaller moths -- or I should say, I've had
> some new "firsts" here, so that's been interesting, but I'd say
> numbers of moths are down and I have not seen quite a few of my
> regular moths from past years - and that has been especially true with
> the Sphinx moths.  As always, it is perplexing when numbers are down.
> I have a new lamp which I tested out in Arizona and it seemed to bring
> in moths well down there and seems to do so on some evenings, but many
> nights, I'm not getting many moths at all.  Perhaps this is weather
> related as many nights were on the cool side.  Anyhow, I'm just
> tossing out the question to see what others have observed.
> Also, I just finished updating my Round Hill Moths gallery -- adding
> the latest "firsts".  It's probably getting to be a pretty good
> resource for those in the Annapolis Valley region who are observing
> moths.
> http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/round_hill_moths
> And, Derek Bridgehouse - if you read this, can you drop me a line as I
> seem to have lost your email address.
> 
> Bev Wigney
> Round Hill, NS

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