Showing posts with label Flame-shouldered Dart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flame-shouldered Dart. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 June 2018

More Moths

It has been incredibly busy as of late! I admit I have been slacking when it comes to the blog, but I find it much more enjoyable to be outside looking for "content" than sitting inside writing ;-)

Anyway, I have been able to set up the moth sheet some more in the last couple weeks, so I'll share some more photos. Exams wrap up on Tuesday, so after that there should (hopefully) be more posts as I am able to explore even more outside!

On a side note, myself and a bunch of my friends, fellow young naturalists, are doing a little *friendly competition* to see the most species in 2018, as well as see how many species we can find collectively. Already we are up to over 730 species! I embedded the iNaturalist project's latest additions on the side bar (below "about me") and you can view the project here.


Black-dotted Glyph (June 15)

 
Canadian Agonopterix Moth (June 15)
 
Large Yellow Underwing (June 16)

Double-banded Grass-Veneer (June 24)

Large Yellow Underwing (June 24)

Elegant Grass-Veneer (June 24)

American Idia (June 24)

Aproned Cenopis (June 24)

Single-dotted Wave (June 24)

Double-banded Grass-Veneer (June 24)

Armyworm Moth (June 24)

Bent-winged Owlet (June 24)

Wedgling Moth (June 24)

Red-shawled Moth (June 24)

Oblique-banded Leafroller (June 24)

Flame-shouldered Dart (June 24)

Unidentified moth (June 24)


Large Yellow Underwing (June 24)

Sod Webworm (June 24)

Sunday, 10 June 2018

Midnight Mothing

Yep...now I am hooked on mothing.

Yesterday, I found a few materials around the house, and set up a moth sheet in the backyard. It wasn't anything too fancy, just a white bed sheet and an old aquarium black light, but it did the job!


I'm still relatively new to moths and nocturnal insects, so many went unidentified, but there were a few I was able to name (hopefully accurately!)

I spent about five hours watching the sheet, it certainly didn't disappoint!

Common Earthworm...my first visitor!

Unidentified moth

Lots of little guys!

Unidentified dart moth

Dart moth sp.

Unidentified

Bee Moth

Leafroller moth sp.


Triaenodes sp.

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth

Masked Hunter

Catharis rufa


Green Pug

Flame-shouldered Dart

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Curve-toothed Geometer Moth

Some sort of insect...

Red Twin-Spot

Bristly Cutworm Moth

Brown Bark Carpet Moth

Armyworm Moth

Unidentified beetle

I am looking forward to monitoring what else will show up in my backyard over the next few months!