8 moths of 4 speciesThere were 8 moths of 4 species in the light trap last night. The one new species for the year was a Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana). Other species seen are as follows: Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana) x1 I’m off to Waterton area for a few days so my blog entries may become a little intermittent until next weekend. I will be taking my light trap with me so hopefully I will get some interesting moths.
5 moths of 4 speciesThere were 5 moths of 4 species in the traps last night. A slightly damaged Large Grey Pinion (Lithophane georgii) was the only new backyard moth for the year. The latter was also the only moth in my bait trap. Other moths were as follows: False Pinion Moth (Litholomia napaea) I’ve included a photograph of a Purple Sandpiper that was taken at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary. It was discovered by a birder, photographer, Eddy Matuod on Thursday. I’m not sure if this is the first documented sighting of a Purple Sandpiper in Alberta but it is certainly an extreme rarity for our area. I spent an hour photographing this very cooperative Sandpiper on Friday.
6 moths of 6 speciesThere were 6 moths of 6 species in the traps last night. 5 macro moths in the light trap and one micro which was only 4mm in length! I’ve asked for help with the micro ID. The two new macro species for the year were American Swordgrass Moth (Xylena nupera) and Orthosia segregata (Orthosia segregata). The Swordgrass was in the bait trap.
3 macro mothsJust 3 moths of 2 species in the light trap last night. 2x Speckled Green Fruitworm (Orthosia hibisci) and 1 new backyard species for the year, a Willow Dart Moth (Cerastis salicarum).
3 macro mothsJust one each of 3 macro moth species in the light trap last night: Nameless Pinion (Lithophane fagina) No new moth species for the year but I’m adding another photograph of the Hoary Pinion as it shows the white stripe along the costa more clearly. I photographed two butterfly species at a local wood. I haven’t identified many butterflies but I’m fairly confident that they are Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) and Moss's Elfin (Callophrys mossii).
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