Some recent finds: Northern Indiana

[mothman27]

I have collected several Papaipema this year.

Several P. arctivorens and P. nebris
I collected my first 2 P. baptisiae two nights ago!


  P. arctivorens above, P. baptisiae below.
I am still hoping to get P. cerina, P. cataphracta or P. impecuniosa this year.

I also got my first P. cerussata:

[mothman27]

A couple rare/uncommon Noctuidae

Black-barred Brown

Plagiomimicus pityochromus


Newman's Brocade
Meropleon ambifusa

[mothman27]

Megacyllene robiniae


Junonia coenia


Schinia arcigera


My first Mantis religiosa

[mothman27]

So far it has been an excellent year for Papaipema. I have collected 8 species!
P. arctivorens -many
P. baptisiae -many
P. nebris -many
P. inquaesita -1
P. insulidens -1
P impecuniosa -1
P. cerina -1
P. cerussata -1

The Papaipema cerina was my prize catch, collected this morning along with P. impecuniosa.

I also got a Polygonia progne (Grey comma) in the trap yesterday, a very nice species to get here.

I found my first Larch tolype and also, according to the Peterson F.G. to Moths of NE N. America, the first "Rare" moth I have ever found. (excluding Catocala dulciola which is not in the book). Anyway, I found: Mimoschinia rufofascialis – The Rufous-banded Crambid Moth, according to MPG data it does't look exceedingly rare, but it is a neat species.

[rayrard]

Are they flying later this year? I haven't seen many yet except for a couple ptersii, one rigida, and a birdi

[mothman27]

Well, I am still getting nice ones. Last night I got my first P. rigida and this morning my first P. astuta (fairly certain), both in perfect condition. 

[mothman27]

What is the determining factor (if any) for identifying Papaipema rutila?

[rayrard]

Do you notice they fly late? I got P. impecuniosa, P. inquaesita, and P. eupatorii last night. Odd there weren't more fern and composite borers there as it was a open wet meadow with shrubs and goldenrod everywhere.

Finding cerina and appassionata would be great

[mothman27]

Do you mean late at night or late in the season? 
I too would like to get P. appassionata but I have not seen any pitch plants here. I would also like to get The Osmunda borer and P. leucostigma. 


Any ideas on this female's ID?:

IN, Whitley Co., 26-Sep-2017, Blacklight, 38mm.

[rayrard]

I know of some bogs around here but Arizona's baggage claim cost me both of my blacklights this summer so no bucket traps in bogs this year.

I have gotten 3 P. speciosissima in Florida of all places in October. Not sure many Papaipema fly in central Florida at all.

[mothman27]

I may have the first Indiana record for the Assembly Moth-Samea ecclesialis. So far there are no Indiana records on MPG, Bugguide or butterfliesandmoths.org.

[leptraps]

I just checked the Season Summary Data Base and there are no records for Indiana. I have collected it across the Ohio River in Kentucky at Otter Creek WMA. You should report that record in the Season Summary of the Lepidopterists Society. You should also report some of the Papaipema moths you collected as well as other interesting species you encounter and or collect.

[mothman27]

I certainly will, the season summary seems to be a good resource. Depending on how much time I have, I will include several species. 
This record seems particularly strange because it is Northern Indiana.

[mothman27]

Oct 4, 2017 18:59:19 GMT -8 mothman27 said:

I may have the first Indiana record for the Assembly Moth-Samea ecclesialis. So far there are no Indiana records on MPG, Bugguide or butterfliesandmoths.org.

I found a second specimen tonight.

[jshuey]

Hi Tim,

Jim Vargo is the go-to guy for this type information. Jim keeps records of Indiana species from various sources, and he can tell you if he, or anyone else has previously encountered the species.

John