[ncsc-moths] Re: A Recap on 2011
- From: Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:48:38 -0500
Congratulations, Kyle
That's a lot of identified species. I dawdled towards the end, but ended
up with 560 spp of moths. A good base to build on. Hope to hear from you
while you're at school; you'll still be scoping for moths on campus, I know
it :-)
Jackie
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> With the close of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, I thought I would do a
> little recap on how the year went for me wildlife wise. 2011 was definitely
> the year of moths, with hemipterans (leafhoppers, planthoppers,
> treehoppers,etc.) thrown in. This was the first year that I truly started
> paying very close attention to moths, photographing and identifying them,
> and putting up moth sheets. And what a crazy and fun-filled year it was!
> And in addition to keeping track of the number of moths I saw, I also kept
> track of the number of other creatures that I saw. Below is the summary of
> these lists, in no particular order:
>
> *Birds*: 306 species
> *Mammals*: 19 species
> *Reptiles*: 32 species
> *Amphibians*: 23 species
> *Butterflies*: 66 species
> *Dragonflies*: 59 species
> *Damselflies*: 23 species
> *Moths*: 528 species
> *Spittlebugs*: 3 species
> *Leafhoppers*: 72 species, plus a couple awaiting ids
> *Planthoppers*: 11 species
> *Treehoppers*: 10 species
> *Cicadas*: 3 species
> *Grasshoppers*: 6 species
> *Crickets*: 6 species
> *Grasshoppesr*: 7 species
> *Land* *Planarians*: 1 species
>
> Though I can't say I will be going as crazy as I did this past year and
> keep a list of everything, especially since I will be going to college in
> September, I look forward to enjoying everyone's posts and to finding more
> new moth species. Currently the Falls Lake moth list is at 802, 550 of
> which I have seen in my backyard. I can't wait until National Moth Week
> arrives!
>
> Take care, happy mothing, and happy new year!
>
> Kyle Kittelberger
> Raleigh, NC
>
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Jackie
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