[ncsc-moths] Re: More Wake county leps

Brian, you made me laugh out loud this morning when I checked my e-mail!  I
should have brought my "field guides" along with me when I took your
wildlife monitoring class a few weeks ago so you could see another option
for helping with moth identifications.  At Merrill's suggestion last year, I
printed ALL of the living moth plates from Moth Photographers Group (
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Plates.shtml).  This was by no
means an easy task--it took me the better part of two entire days to get
them all printed and about $120 dollars worth of ink and paper.  Instead of
punching holes in the papers, I got some plastic sleeves to protect the
pages a little more (because they get flipped through quite frequently!) and
put them into two heavy duty notebooks.  The micros take up much of the
first notebook while the second one is strictly macros.  The only real issue
I have had with them though, is that while they show just about every moth
we could have here in NC, they also depict every moth you could see in, say,
Washington or California too!  That's why I was very happy when Harry Wilson
sent the list of NC moths that had at least a relatively real chance of
being seen here in NC.  I know it is time consuming, but I am now in the
process of going through the entire list and putting a check mark on the
species on the list (and writing down the ones that aren't pictured) and
then as I see them, highlighting the species name.  It is very helpful to
have all the species in a family on the same page so you can see subtle
differences--and tends to send me in more of a focused direction when I get
to BugGuide.  And by the way, if and when we all do get together to look at
photos and moths--I will so bring brownies! ;)

Your second photo looks like #3623 -Oak Leafroller Moth (see BugGuide page
here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/29501)
Your third photo looks a lot like #7816-Southern Pine Sphinx (see BugGuide
page here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4031/bgimage)

Happy moth-ing!

Lori

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:25 PM, birdranger <cbockhahn4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Thanks Parker, Harry et al.  I badly need DSL or a good field guide.  For
> every one I can ID it seems there is at least one I cannot, suppose that
> will keep getting better.  Like Merril though, I have since March already
> ID'd 100 species at my place, with a few dozen unknowns still.  I am
> finding
> zero spring moths.
>
> Here are a few more I'm stuck on, thanks in advance.  I only post since
> others will likely be seeing them too, I've seen a couple of each the past
> few days.  To prove my moth-brain overload last night I had a dream that
> all
> of us on this list were at my park office showing off our mystery moth
> photos on a slide screen, and J. Pippen daytime lepmaster extraordinaire
> was
> calling out the ID's as we excitedly took notes!  Catawba County folks
> brought brownies, thanks.
>
> Brian Bockhahn
> Falls Lake State Park Ranger
> Falls & Kerr Lake CBC Compiler
> cbockhahn4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "parker backstrom" <dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 10:37 AM
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: More Wake county leps
>
>
> > Hi Brian, et al.
> >
> > The second image is of an Argyrotaenia alisellana (White-spotted
> Leafroller
> > Moth - 3624) and the third Probole alienaria (Dogwood Probole Moth -
> 6837).
> > It's interesting that you're finding Common Lytrosis on a regular basis.
> > Having lighted for moths for several years now here in Chatham County
> this
> > is a species I've never had, though I know they are, as their name
> implies,
> > common.
> >
> > The past couple of mornings have been surprisingly poor for moths at the
> > places I check on my drive into work.  One problem I have at this time of
> > year is that it's getting light just as I'm leaving for work so by the
> time
> > I'm reaching my moth-watching sites the birds are already making their
> way
> > through the smorgasboard.  Right now I'm dealing with Northern
> Mockingbirds
> > and House Sparrows and even crows, though in the past I've also dealt
> with
> > Barn Swallows which I've watch pick moths right off the wall as they fly
> by.
> >
> > One nice moth that I came across a couple of days ago was Callopistria
> > cordata (Silver-spotted Ferm Moth - 9633) -
> > http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9633 .
> >
> > Parker Backstrom
> > Bear Creek, Chatham County
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Harry Wilson
> > Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 7:09 AM
> > To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: More Wake county leps
> >
> > Brian, I believe your second moth is a White Slant-line. I have been
> having
> > the Yellow Slant-line pretty frequently. Over the past two nights I have
> > also had several Isabella Tiger Moths.
> >
> > Harry Wilson
> > Zebulon, North Carolina
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "birdranger" <cbockhahn4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 11:01
> > Subject: [ncsc-moths] More Wake county leps
> >
> >
> > > Was out all night on 5/5 and photographed about 45 different species,
> half
> > > of which were already on my list, sifting through the rest had some
> quick
> > > luck but my brain is getting fried as I get stumped.  Owlets and Common
> > > Lytrosis numerous now.
> > >
> > > Had a few more new ones tonight, this is insane!  Few attached for
> > > starters,
> > > any ideas? Geometers and a midget or leaftier/roller sp.
> > >
> > > BB
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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Lori Owenby
Riverbend Park Ranger
Catawba County Parks
Conover, NC
www.reflectionsonthecatawba.blogspot.com
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"I will never be an expert on these creatures, but I will always be amazed
by them. . . .Day or night, at any season of the year, there will be
activity.  Look everywhere." --Kenn Kaufman

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