S Cental TX Sept 22-24

[58chevy]

CK Swank & I had a good collecting trip this past weekend.

Moths:
Sphingicampa heiligbrodti
Eupackardia calleta
Eumorpha vitis
Manduca rustica
Erinnyis obscura
Erinnyis alope
Lintneria istar

Butterflies:
Kricogonia lyside
Zerene cesonia
Phoebis agarithe
Battus philenor
Agraulis vanillae
Euptoieta claudia
Danaus gilippus

Beetles:
Megasoma vogti
Pyrota palpalis
several other blister beetle species
several carabid species
unidentified tiger beetle

Hymenoptera:
Pepsis sp.
Huge black bumblebee species

[exoticimports]

Great! Sounds like an excellent trip!

Tell me more about vogti- common, uncommon, time of flight, etc.

Thanks

Chuck

[58chevy]

The best time to find M vogti is after a rain from late August to mid-October. They are attracted to MV lights. They are not common, but chances are fairly good that you can pick up a couple of specimens when conditions are right.