[tn-moths] Watauga County, NC moths--10 April 2011
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:33:49 -0400
Last night, I had no new moth species but many of the same individuals I had
on my big night Friday. About 1/2 the number of individuals but that was
probably because I didn't run my MV light in the yard (thunderstorms with
heavy rain and even a little hail!). Canadian Melanolophias were by far the
most common species (20+ individuals) including two copulating pairs.
As others have reported, I'm also getting quite a few other bugs on my
sheet--some beetles but mainly crane flies and other Diptera, earwigs,
icheumon wasps, caddisflies, lacewings, and a few planthoppers. Just in the
past couple of days some of the native vegetation has started breaking
bud--buckeyes are beginning to leaf out and black cherries are starting to
flower. Spring ephemerals such as bloodroot, trout lily, hepatica, and
squirrel corn are beginning to flower. But, as I discussed in my earlier
post, the "green wave" is still several weeks away. The forest is still
essentially in winter plumage.
Merrill
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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