[ncsc-moths] Re: winter moth
- From: Doug Allen <dougk4ly@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:37:53 -0500
Hi Mathis,
I have seen a few moths in the headlights with temps in the 40's
recently, but 17 degrees is amazing. I set out the black lights the first
two weeks of December and had 25 species here in upstate SC, but with more
recent temps dropping well below 50 degrees by sunset, I'm waiting for
warmer weather to resume moth-ing, and in the meantime I'm taking another
look at all those hundreds of photographs of unidentified moths!
Doug Allen Windmill Hill, SC
On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 9:15 PM, Mathis <weer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Are there active moths in winter? YES!
>
> Sunday I was the driver for a team of the Mt. Rogers Christmas Bird Count.
> Keep in mind that there was snow on the ground in that area of southwest
> Virginia, and the temperature was about 17 degrees. It was on Hwy. 58, and
> I was pulling off the road at the instructions of my team mate. As I pulled
> off the highway, a somewhat large moth flew in front of my truck. I was
> very surprised considering the snow, but I didn’t want my team mate to
> think I was completely loony. So, I decided to keep the observation to
> myself. Then, my team mate suddenly said that he had seen a moth flying.
>
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> We discussed this strange sighting and marveled that we both had seen it!
> It was not a leaf blowing in the wind, and we were not hallucinating! The
> moth was real and alive.
>
> Cecelia Mathis
>
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