[ncsc-moths] Re: What A Night?
- From: Larry McDaniel <larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 10:17:51 -0400
Parker, That is so cool! I wish I could stay awake through the night.
Larry McDaniel
Johnson City, TN
> From: dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] What A Night?
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 09:18:39 -0400
>
> Hi Ya'll.
>
> Last night was CRAZY good for moths here in western Chatham County. I
> recorded a conservative total of 110 species including a number that were
> new for me despite my total of almost 700 species photographed. The
> highlights are many and I don't have time right now to send a list (I hope
> to sometime this week although it's going to take some time to identify a
> bunch of them) but a few of my favorites were:
>
> - five species of slug moths (very cool)
> - 2554 Maple Callus Borer Moth
> - 6726 Obtuse Euchlaena
> - 9285 The Hebrew
> - 8721 False Underwing
> - three species of tussock moths
> - 7053 Showy Emerald
> - 6720 Common Lytrosis
> - five species of notodontids (prominents)
>
> There were bunches of Luna Moths but strangly I had just 1 individual
> sphinx, a Virginia Creeper.
>
> I actually accidentally didn't get to bed last night--I lost track of the
> time and by the time I got in the cats and dog were starting their day
> effectively ending my chances of getting to sleep so I'm running on fumes
> but it was worth it. Hearing Whip-poor-will calling all night was very nice
> as well.
>
> On Friday morning (I'm finally beating the birds to my mothing spots) I had,
> among other things:
>
> - 5073 White-fringed Pyrausta
> - 9189 The Laugher
> - 7775 Carolina Sphinx
> - three species of tussock moths
>
> Good mothing!
> Parker Backstrom
> Bear Creek, Chatham County
>
>
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