[ncsc-moths] Re: Watauga County Moths--27 September 2011
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:57:42 -0700 (PDT)
You and Hugh both ID'd it as vellada. :-)
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_6113.jpg
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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 9:41 AM
Subject: [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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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)
>
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation: 3,400 feet
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