[ncsc-moths] Re: Watauga County Moths--27 September 2011

Are you sure you had vellada in June?  There is another species that flies
then.

Merrill
On Sep 27, 2011 10:19 AM, "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I had 2 Tolype velleda last night which has me wondering if they really
have only one generation per year. I had 2 in early July that were obviously
from 2 different broods and then no more until late September. Is there
possibly a second generation in the south or are all from last year?
>
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
>
> http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
> http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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>
> ________________________________
> From: J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:52 AM
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Watauga County Moths--27 September 2011
>
>
> Another mild night (overnight temps staying in the 60's) and another
exciting one for moths.  I had two Large Tolypes along with a host of other
species (probably around 40 species total) including 2 FOY and 1 lifer.
Unfortunately for me, my 160W MV light bulb decided to die and I had to
replace it with an extra 15W UV fluorescent light.  Didn't seem to have much
impact on number of moths though even though the 15W is obviously much
dimmer than the MV bulb.
>
> 6797 Ennomos magnaria (Maple Spanworm Moth)--FOY--beautiful fresh specimen
> 8574 Anticarsia gemmatalis (Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth)--FOY
> 9473 Papaipema impecuniosa (Aster Borer)--LIFER--My 12th species of
Papaipema for Echo Valley--larval host plant is aster and sneezeweed
(Helenium)
>
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> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation:  3,400 feet

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