[ncsc-moths] Re: Watauga County Moths--24 August 2011
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:09:00 -0400
Thanks. The native barberry is scattered around the mountains and
piedmont. Out in the sticks where we are, I bet our moths are feeding on
it, not planted barberries.
Merrill
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Congratulations on the lifer as well as # of species and counting!
>
> I'm learning a lot about the Barberry Geometer (you actually ID'd it for me
> when I posted a photo). Food? From Bug Guide:
>
> "Larvae feed on barberry<http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BERBE>(
> *Berberis* spp.). This is an introduced shrub in most of eastern North
> America. The native American
> Barberry<http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BECA2>(
> *Berberis canadensis*) is rare in the southeastern states."
>
> Jackie
> NW N. Carolina
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> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:37 AM, J. Merrill Lynch <
> jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Moth'ers,
>>
>> A wee bit milder last night (low of 51) compared to 46 the night before.
>> Moth diversity rebounded significantly and I recorded 5 FOY species
>> including 2 lifers. I also hit a milestone for me, *700* species for the
>> 2011 season which eclipses the 658 I recorded last year in my Mothing Big
>> Year. I checked my totals for September 2010 and I saw around 50 species
>> that I've yet to record in 2011. So, I figure with a little luck and
>> diligence I should hit 750+ species before the season ends (which at my
>> location is pretty much over by the middle of October).
>>
>> 0790 Phyllonorycter [Macrosaccus] robiniella--LIFER
>> 1986 Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
>> 7290 Coryphista meadii (Barberry Geometer)--LIFER--very nice and
>> surprising addition; did not know that apparently somewhere nearby are
>> barberry bushes!
>> 8747 Celiptera frustulum (Black Bit Moth)
>> 9957 Sunira bicolorago (Bicolored Sallow)--A very common moth in the
>> mountains and its arrival heralds the beginning of the fall season; right on
>> time--I saw my first one last year on August 20th
>>
>> I also photographed an unknown but distinctive Gelechiid that may be in
>> the genus Gnorimoschema or something close; if anyone has any ideas please
>> let me know
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> J. Merrill Lynch
>> Echo Valley Farm
>> Watauga County, NC
>> Elevation: 3,400 feet
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> Jackie
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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