I had some help this morning when taking photos. :-) It's not just moths that are swarming to the sheets. The midge flies were about as thick as I've ever seen! Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://www.finishflagfarms.com ________________________________ From: Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, March 22, 2011 8:12:22 AM Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Metarranthus They're in TN. I had so many moths, they were shoving each other off the sheet. I couldn't photo them without something flying into my hair. First Tulip Tree Beauty. Jean Obrist Cocke Co, TN ----- Original Message ----- >From: Lois Stacey >To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 9:43 PM >Subject: [ncsc-moths] Metarranthus > >It's been amazingly quiet the last few nights, even tonight! It's been >fairly warm most days but activity has dropped off considerably here. >My most common moth this week has been Black-dotted Ruddy Moths (Ilectra >intractata) and lots of unidentified Torts. I've had a few other micros >as well. My best moth of the last week was a Metarranthis homuraria. > >I know butterflies go through a 'doldrum' period where one brood ends >and another has not yet gotten going. Do moths have a similar thing? >Could I be 'between flights' or is it more likely they're just finding >other places to hang out (or the full moon is interfering)? > > >-- >Lois Stacey >North Augusta, SC (Aiken Cnty) >www.augustaaikenaudubon.org >http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/croakie/Moths/ >http://www.flickr.com/photos/48760528@N02/ > >
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