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Still very slow. 3 moths of 3 species in the the trap last night. 2 of them new for the year and one species that is new for my backyard. The new species is Papestra cristifera (thanks again to Gary Anweiler for the ID). The others are a Vancouver dart (Agrotis vancouverensis), a and a tricky euxoa sp, which may be another auxiliaris.
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Just 2 moths in the trap last night. Another Apical Prominent (Clostera apicalis) and a Euxoa sp. that would probably need to be dissected for a confident ID. I'm hoping that the moth numbers will start to increase with the overnight temperatures over the next few days.
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4 macros in the trap last night, the first since May 22nd. 2 Ignorant Apamea (Apamea indocilis) and 2 Army Cutworm moths (Euxoa auxiliaris). As Gary Anweiler pointed out, there seems to have been a big influx of auxiliaris this year. Gary also mentioned that auxiliaris makes up a large proportion of the moths which are an important seasonal food for Grizzly Bears on the talus slopes of Wyoming and Montana. Not an obvious Bear food!
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No moths for the last few nights due to rain and cool temperatures. Unfortunately, tonight doesn't look much better. Here's another moth from Twin Butte. I was struggling to identify this one but Gary Anweiler ID'd it as Papestra quadrata.
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Here are a few more moths from my weekend trip in the Twin Butte area. Thanks to Gary Anweiler for the Small Argent & Sable (Epirrhoe sperryi) ID.
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