That is a fantastic number of mid Feb moths and your posts are awesome. Do I
see a book in the making? I’m seeing next to nothing in Washington County, TN.
Guess I need to make some sugar bait. I also need to replace bulbs. I still
won’t get those kind of numbers. Thanks for your wonderful posts.
Larry McDaniel
Washington County, TN
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Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Sugar Bait Survey - February 9, 2020
Thanks for sharing your amazing photos of moths. I am a very amateur mother
from my home in Marion County, Tn, but am now in Virginia for special work and
have not tried to get into the moths here. By all appearances it would take a
lot of use of sugar bait and right lighting and other things to have success.
I had amazing results at my log house in Marion County. Best to you as you
continue such significant photographing and recording.
J. N. Howard
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 6:50 PM Michael Lee Bierly
<michael.lee.bierly@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:michael.lee.bierly@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Weather has not been conducive for much moth activity this month with February
9, 2020, the exception and some of it was in the rain…again. Any winter night
that you get 14 species, 6 species of Lithophanes (Pinions), and a new one, I
think is a good night. Images
here<https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstituteforlepidopteraintennessee.smugmug.com%2FMoths-at-Hillcrest-Castle-Dickson-County-Tennessee%2FWeekly-Moth-Images-Hillcrest-Castle%2FSugar-Bait-Results-February-9-2020%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f6b7111377a4f73479f08d7b0997302%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637172045409055763&sdata=TiiAy7VV1tsQJYYf7Z9KzTK6C%2B449mAidCswK3iQmq8%3D&reserved=0>.
Date
No. Indiv.
No. Trips/Times
Location/Comments
2020
February 9
Ashen Pinion Moth
10
Dimorphic Pinion Moth
4
Dowdy Pinion Moth
6
Eupsilia species
27
Reniforms: 12 orange and 15 white.
Green Cloverworm Moth
29
Lithophane tepida
2
Luke-warm Pinion Moth
Pale Green Pinion Moth
1
Pettit's Sallow Moth
1
Red-winged Sallow Moth
7
Roadside Sallow Moth
1
Good condition. Only outer edges of tail clipped.
Signate Pinion Moth
5
Three-spotted Sallow Moth
2
Variable Sallow Moth
68
Variegated Cutworm Moth
1
Another common name, Pearly Underwing.
z-Unidentified Individuals
2
One dark-backed and one brown streaked Lithophanes.
14
166
4 (5:54, 7:30, 9;00, 10:20 p.m.)
Clear, wind 10-15, gusty; high 63 F. 1st Run - 5:54-6:36 p.m. (57-56 F) 12/112.
2nd Run (Few drops rain now and then.) - 7:30-7:58 p.m. (56-55 F) 6/52. 3rd Run
(Started raining at beginning and became steady rain to end.) - 9:00-9:24 p.m.
(55/54 F) 9/57. 4th Run (Moon at beginning and rain at end.) - 10:20-10:44 p.m.
(51/51 F) 10/65.
Michael Lee Bierly, Dickson County, Tennessee
