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July 04, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Probably due to the very strong winds there were just 9 moths of 9 species in the traps last night. 2 were new for the year and 1 was a new species for the backyard. The new species for the backyard was Delicate Silver Y (Autographa pseudogamma). I've been looking for this species for some time. A. california is similar but has a short, fine black dash connecting the subterminal and postmedian lines near the apex of the forewings. This dash is abscent in pseudogamma. The other new species for the year was Many-lined Wainscot (Leucania multilinea). The Yellow-headed Cutworm isn't new but I think this is my best image of the species.

Delicate Silver Y (Autographa pseudogamma)

10446 Many-lined Wainscot (Leucania multilinea)

9348 Yellow-Headed Cutworm (Apamea amputatrix)

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July 04, 2012 • Leave a Comment

This is a late post for Monday night. There were 23 macro moths of 15 species. 5 were new for the year and 3 where new species for the backyard. I think the id's for the new moths are ok but I'm looking to get confirmation. I also took an improved photograph of the nominate form of Apamea Commoda. The new species are:

Cloudy Arches Moth (Polia imbrifera) - New backyard species
Trichordestra dodii - New backyard species
Aster Cutworm Moth (Trichordestra lilacina) - New backyard species
Mottled Euchlaena (Euchlaena tigrinaria)
Leucania dia (Leucania dia)

Cloudy Arches Moth (Polia imbrifera)

Aster Cutworm Moth (Trichordestra lilacina)

Apamea Commoda

Trichordestra dodii

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July 02, 2012 • Leave a Comment

There were 16 moths of 14 species last night. 6 were new for the year and 2 I haven't id'd yet. The known new moths were:

Brown Bark Carpet Moth (Horisme intestinata)
Thoughtful Apamea (Apamea cogitata)
Lesser Wainscot (Mythimna oxygala)
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)

Thoughtful Apamea (Apamea cogitata)

Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)

Lesser Wainscot (Mythimna oxygala)

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July 01, 2012 • Leave a Comment

A warm night resulted in 22 macros of 15 species. 6 were new for the year and one was new for the backyard. The new ones were:

Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis) - New backyard species.
Abstrusa Looper (Syngrapha abstrusa)
Polia Moth (Polia piniae)
Neighbourly Arches (Lacinipolia vicina)
Bristly Cutworm Moth (Lacinipolia renigera)
Clandestine Dart (Spaelotis clandestina)

Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)

Neighbourly Arches (Lacinipolia vicina)

Polia Moth (Polia piniae)

Clandestine Dart (Spaelotis clandestina)

Bristly Cutworm Moth (Lacinipolia renigera)

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June 30, 2012 • Leave a Comment

I missed Putnam's Looper (Plusia putnami) from yesterdays post so I'm adding a photograph to today's post. There were 8 moths of 8 species in the trap last night. The 4 new species for the year were:
White-lined Quaker (Apamea niveivenosa)
Olive Arches (Lacinipolia olivacea)
Red-spot Polia (Lacinipolia davena)
Yellow-dusted-Cream (Cabera erythemaria)

Putnam's Looper (Plusia putnami)

Red-spot Polia (Lacinipolia davena)

White-lined Quaker (Apamea niveivenosa)

Yellow-dusted-Cream (Cabera erythemaria)

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