Moth'ers, Every night is a step up with more numbers and species diversity. Tonight, I had about 2 dozen moths at the sugar bait and a few even showed up at the UV light on the front porch. Species: Eupsilia morrisoni--by far the most common species Eupsilia vinulenta--4 or 5 Lithophane unimoda--4 or 5 Pyreferra hesperidago-1 (FOY) Agonopteryx sp. possibly flavicomella (FOY) and a new Lithophane for the year (image attached), which I think is probably joannis #9893.2 but could be either hemina #9893 or petulca #9889. L. joannis is a recently described species that closely resembles the dark form of hemina and petulca. The larva feed exclusively on buckeye (Aesculus) which is very common here. I collected it and will be sending it off for barcoding. It will be interesting to see what it turns out to be. Merrill Lynch Echo Valley Farm Watauga County, NC
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