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I was forced to retrieve my bait and light traps in a hurry late on the on the 20th due to a severe storm which threatened to blow my traps into next week! So no blog for the 21st. Good weather last night resulted in 49 macro moths of 20 species. The 1 new species for the year was a fairly worn Thinker Moth (Lacinipolia meditata). However, there was a rather splendid looking Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) as below.
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There were at least 177 moths of 40 species in my bait and light traps this morning. 60 of them were Thoughtful Apameas (Apamea cogitata). There were 10 new species for the year. One was a new backyard species which I have tentatively id'd as Euxoa flavicollis. The other 9 new species were:
Split-lined Angle Moth (Speranza bitactata) Pale beauty (Campaea perlata) Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) Delphinium Leaftier (Polychrysia esmeralda) Two-spotted Looper (Autographa bimaculata) Apamea scoparia Lined Quaker (Apamea inficita) Double Lobed Moth (Apamea ophiogramma) Eurois astricta
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Another very warm night revealed 117 macro moths of 29 species in the light and bait traps. There were 6 new species for the year, one of them, Brown Pine Looper Moth (Caripeta angustiorata) was a new species for the backyard. The other 5 species were:
Tufted Thyatirid (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides) Dark Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma citrata) Purple Arches (Polia purpurissata) Anicla tepperi (Anicla tepperi) Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) There were also several interesting micro moth species, of which, one I have identified as Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth (Anania coronata).
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I'm back in Calgary now and after a warm dry night I recorded 56 macro moths of 28 species. A new species for the backyard was Eupithecia cretaceata. There were also 7 new species for the year including:
Orange-barred Carpet Moth (Dysstroma hersiliata) Barred Yellow (Eulithis propulsata) Master's Dart (Feltia herilis) Divergent Dart (Euxoa divergens) Western brown Dart (Euxoa basalis) Ruby Dart (Xestia oblata) Large Yellow UnderWing (Noctua pronuba)
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I'm now in Lethbridge for a couple of nights. Unfortunately, the wet weather has cut down the number of moth species and those that I am seeing tend to be somewhat the worse for wear. Last night there were 32 macro moths of 16 species. The two new species for the year were Bordered Thorn (Nematocampa resistaria) and Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria). I also recorded a rather large micro moth which I think is an Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth (Choristoneura rosaceana). I've added a Damselfly photograph that was frequenting my relatives backyard pond. While Boreal and Northern Bluets are difficult to separate, after close study of the clasper I think I can say that this is a Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale). The Dragonfly picture was taken in the Waterton Provincial Park tomnsite on Friday 13th. I think this is Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta).
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