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I'm in Lethbridge for a few days. In spite of the heavy rain yesterday there were 4 moths of 3 species in the trap last night. They were Abstrusa Looper (Syngrapha abstrusa), Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) and Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens). I'll include some photographs of these moths in another post. Meanwhile, here are a few more pictures from the weekend that were taken in the Twin Butte area.
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Just 3 species in the trap last night. Nothing new for the year but there was a another Gallium Sphinx Moth (Hyles gallii) so it seems to be a good year for them. I spent the weekend in the Twin Butte area of southern Alberta so I'll post a few photographs of the species I found there. The Subdued Arches (Lacanobia subjuncta) was a new species for me. Another common name for the latter is Speckled Cutworm moth.
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Last night was the best night so far the number of species. There were 10 species of 12 moths. New species for the year were Hop-vine Snout Moth (Hypena humuli), Canary Thorn (Neoterpes trianguliferata) and Common Hyppa (Hyppa contrasta).
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In spite of some good weather last night there was nothing in my light trap at all! There was one moth in my bait trap, another Armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta). Another common name for this moth is White-Speck.
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3 macros in the trap last. 1 Euxoa auxiliaris, 1 Armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta) but the star of the show was definitely a Gallium Sphinx Moth (Hyles gallii). This is the most common Sphinx across Alberta but it's the first time I've seen one and an excellent backyard moth!
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