Wow--what a trip to SE Arizona :)
Oct 7, 2016 20:47:45 GMT -8
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Post by coloradeo on Oct 7, 2016 20:47:45 GMT -8
I was inspired by this thread to make the trip to Arizona this year around the weekend of July 30th with my 13 year old son Nate. I solicited help from the experts on this site and received some absolutely fantastic advice. Even better, I met up the first night with evra and mswisher (and his Dad!) at Harshaw. Evan showed us the ropes, was an amazing "local" resource and better yet, was a real classy guy! Thanks so much Evan! Matt and his dad were incredibly nice people too. I could not have been luckier that to meet up with all these guys for my first night of Arizona mothing. Evan apologized (!) for the collecting not being the best, but I can safely say that regardless of it perhaps not being at the pinnacle of AZ collecting, my son and I could not fathom the diversity compared to the collecting I have done in Colorado and Wisconsin. If you haven't been, go if you can! We got rained out one night, but stayed out all night at Harshaw and Copper Canyon. I stayed in Patagonia which was very pleasant (for sleeping during the day .
I held back on posting until I'd had enough time to sift through the hundreds of moths I caught and pinned a good variety from both sites. I am posting a photo and key of the moths I caught with my amateur identifications of the moths. I'd welcome any corrections or discussions on IDs I got wrong.
I was delighted to catch 5 to 10 of both D howardi (and a female!) and S raspa, if not pristine specimens. The R cincta is a cheater as Evan gave me a couple from a nights earlier.
Also, here's the key to what I think I caught. -- Eric
KEY
I held back on posting until I'd had enough time to sift through the hundreds of moths I caught and pinned a good variety from both sites. I am posting a photo and key of the moths I caught with my amateur identifications of the moths. I'd welcome any corrections or discussions on IDs I got wrong.
I was delighted to catch 5 to 10 of both D howardi (and a female!) and S raspa, if not pristine specimens. The R cincta is a cheater as Evan gave me a couple from a nights earlier.
Also, here's the key to what I think I caught. -- Eric
KEY
1 Catocala ilia 2 Eupackardia calleta 3 Dysschema howardi (male) 4 Eumorpha typhon 5 Euparthenos nubilis? 6 Diphthera festiva 7 Dysschema howardi (female) 8 Automeris iris hesselorum 9 Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii 10 Estigmene acrea 11 Manduca rustica 12 Eacles oslari | 13 Sphingicampa raspa 14 Manduca sexta 15 Xylophanes falco 16 Estigmene albida? 17 Gloveria arizonensis (female) 18 unsure 19 Eumorpha achemon 20 Antherea oculea 21 Gloveria arizonensis (male) 22 Quadrina diazoma 23 Manduca florestan 24 Citheronia splendens sinaloensis | 25 Lintneria separatus 26 Smerinthus saliceti 27 Crinodes biedermani 28 Sphingicampa montana (female) 29 Sphingicampa montana (male) 30 Lintneria istar 31 Sphingicampa hubbardi 32 Paonias myops 33 Manduca muscosa 34 Pachysphinx occidentalis 35 Erinnyis ello 36 Rothschildia cincta |