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Post by leptraps on May 14, 2017 15:51:52 GMT -8
I have begun to set out Bait Traps and Pheromone Traps. I have two Bait Traps in my back yard and four along the North Elkhorn Creek in Scott County.
I have managed to collected a fair number of hibernators, Polygonia, Vanessa and Nymphalis. This AM I found an absolutely huge German Hornet in one of the Bait Traps in my yard. I mean huge. I stuck a pin in it. I have 5 or 6 Schmidt Boxes full of Wasps, Flies, and Hornets from the last few years. I managed to fill 8 Schmidt boxes full of Beetles last year and I gave them to a friend in Florida.
No Leaf Wings yet!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 17:19:43 GMT -8
I have seen a few leafwings around my place. One looked fresh but I couldn't net it of course. I seem to be only capable of catching damaged ones.
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Post by mothman27 on May 14, 2017 18:26:54 GMT -8
Just nabbed two perfect quality male Abbott's sphinxes from my sheet  |
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Post by mothman27 on May 31, 2017 18:39:30 GMT -8
Some of what I have caught: 5 Sphecodina abbottii 1 Ceratomia undulosa 1 Diedamia inscriptum 2 Prionoxystus robiniae 1 Sphingicampa bicolor 2 Antheraea polyphemus   |
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Post by willyomt on May 31, 2017 23:43:12 GMT -8
You'll have to excuse my ignorance and naivete here, but where can one get pheromones for hunting insects? Am I right in assuming that only certain kinds of them are available? If so, from whom?
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 1, 2017 16:47:25 GMT -8
Today I was lucky to find a new Sphinx species at my sheet, actually about 3 feet from it. It happens to be Pachysphinx modesta, I believe the largest sphingid in the US and since I do not have one in my collection, nor have I seen them before, it appears much bigger than I anticipated. Glad to see this species lives here, although not a huge surprise due to the several poplars around. It is a male, with a wingspan right at 120mm.   |
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Post by leptraps on Jun 1, 2017 17:56:32 GMT -8
I have total of nine (9) Bait Traps out in Scott and Owen counties. Tons of Zale's and Noctuids. No Catocala yet. A trap in Owen County had a dozen Nymphalis antiopa.
A great year for Sesiid moths. I am up to 14 species.
On the 10 of May I set out Light Traps in Perry County, IN. I had over 200 Actias luna in two traps. It has also been a great year for Cicinius melashimeri.(Not sure of the spelling).
I was walking a path between bait traps along the North Elkhorn Creek when an Osprey zipped by me at 900 MPH flying over the creek and snatched a good size fish out of the creek. It never missed a beat and was gone with his catch in a flash. This only the second time I have seen Osprey's on the North Elkhorn Creek and the first time I have ever seen one catch a fish.
It is great to "get among them".....
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Post by oehlkew on Jun 2, 2017 13:57:23 GMT -8
Mothman27,
Can you share state and county for the P. modesta as I like to document such things?
Bill Oehlke.
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Post by mothman27 on Jun 2, 2017 15:48:29 GMT -8
Whitley County, Indiana.
Thanks Bill.
Tim
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 21:49:41 GMT -8
Finally, some things are getting going. This tonight's haul. I got nine more of the gray form S. bicolor last month. And....what really was great about tonight's bunch was that this was the first time I've ever caught both forms of D. rubricunda in the same location. Usually, this location has produced only the light form. I also got a female for ova......hopefully.  |
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