Friends,
I know some of you on this site are long experienced and very
knowledgeable in moth matters. I have a question that maybe some of you
can help explain. I have greatly enjoyed the moths for a number of years
now and have had amazing varieties as well as numbers,but this year has
been the lowest of all the years I have watched. I am particularly
concerned because certain types have been almost entirely absent like the
underwings and the sphinx moths which have been most impressive and
enjoyable in the past.
I am concluding that the extreme drought where we are is a culprit
perhaps because plants and blooms have not matured or produced as normal.
Is this a good explanation. Is there something else I am not realizing.
Otherwise there is nothing different about our surroundings or how we have
provided for their attraction.
I would appreciate any comments from others and hope you have had a
good year.
J. N. Howard, Fiery Gizzard Cove, Marion County
