[tn-moths] Overview of BAMONA TN moth records
- From: "Doug Bruce" <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN Moths" <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:32 -0500
Here are some statistics gleaned by skimming the BAMONA records last night
(Nov. 19)...
Warning: I'm not guaranteeing 100% accuracy.
Number of moth species listed for each county:
79 Cumberland
37 Dekalb
31 Greene
23 Chester
15 Van Buren
13 Shelby
10 Sevier
9 Davidson
8 Knox
8 Morgan
8 Putnam
7 Marion
7 Wilson
6 White
5 Cocke
5 Washington
4 Sumner
3 Anderson
3 Franklin
3 Giles
3 Hamilton
3 Maury
2 Blount
2 Cannon
2 Cheatham
2 Dickson
2 Fentress
2 Jackson
2 Johnson
2 Monroe
2 Rutherford
2 Scott
2 Warren
1 Bradley
1 Campbell
1 Carroll
1 Decatur
1 Grundy
1 Hamblen
1 Henderson
1 Lincoln
1 Loudon
1 Madison
1 Overton
1 Polk
1 Roane
1 Smith
1 Unicoi
1 Union
1 Williamson
The remaining 45 counties have no moths listed.
Number of counties listed for the most commonly reported moth species:
10 Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma)
9 Luna moth (Actias luna)
9 Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)
9 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
7 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
7 Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene)
6 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)
6 Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
5 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
5 Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera)
5 Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis)
5 Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
5 Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
In addition, there are another 162 species listed in Tennessee, but each
reported in less than 5 counties.
Totals: 95 counties, 175 moth species so far. For Tennessee moths, the BAMONA
records are in their infancy.
Doug Bruce
Oak Ridge
Anderson Co., TN
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