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Post by mothman27 on Sept 1, 2017 4:04:13 GMT -8
OMG.....that is absolutely awesome. I can see your face the moment you saw it..... Incedently, do you realize that you now know of three locations where this rare moth flies......most collectors have never even seen one alive, let alone caught the species in three separate locations. Good job my man. I'll bet you keep shopping there......do keep getting hungry I find it funny that the Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeaster North America says that C. marmorata is "common"
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Post by rayrard on Sept 1, 2017 12:00:35 GMT -8
Would be interesting to see a list of the truly rare Catocala in the eastern half of the U.S.
marmorata seems to top most lists. I have had a hard time finding meskei, briseis, and semirelicta out here even in the mountains of Mass. Then there are the localized ones like herodias and jair, and hard to find ones like dejecta and umbrosa. And then there are the marginal or vagrant species in my area like minuta, illecta, nebulosa, and robinsoni.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 16:34:21 GMT -8
Don't forget to add C. sappho to the list.
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Post by rayrard on Sept 1, 2017 19:43:28 GMT -8
Don't forget to add C. sappho to the list. and things like C. orba and C. messalina
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Post by leptraps on Sept 2, 2017 10:35:33 GMT -8
Remnants of Hurricanes should come more often. On Wednesday of this week I used the last of my Persimmons (2016 Batch) in eight Bait Traps along North Elkhorn Creek and in my back yard. The remnants of Harvey arrived with a splash late Thursday afternoon and continued until early Friday evening with a shower or two overnight. The wind was 25 MPH or so until the backside of the front past over. We had wind gust to around 40 MPH. I arose early this AM to see if there was any damage to my traps and to see if the storm brought some more southern moths and butterflies my way. I could only access three of five Bait Traps on the south side of Elkhorn Creek as the road was under several feet of water The Bait Traps on the north side of North Elkhorn Creek were not accessible as several feet of water from the creek flooded the road. However, the three Bait Traps on the south side of the creek and the two in my yard were full of Butterflies and Moths. The photograph below are the “keepers”. I let all the butterflies and several dozen Catocala moths fly. Only one is for me, the rest are going to someone who ask me earlier this year for some Catocala moths if I collected a few extra in exchange for some Catocala moths from the Pacific NW. I also found lots of Acronicta moths and several Papaipema moths and a lone Sphinx eremitus, which was wing worn and I let fly. There were many Noctuid moths, but nothing exceptional. I collected and saw more Catocala moths in five (5) Bait Traps in the remnants of Hurricane Harvey than I have seen or collected all year. However, I still have a number of Bait Traps that I should be able to access and check earlier next week. With the passing of the storm the backside brought cold weather today with a high in the mid-60's and tonight down into the lower 50's. I should hope for more remnant Hurricanes in the near future. On the down side, that was the last of my Persimmons.
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Post by rayrard on Sept 3, 2017 8:37:06 GMT -8
They all seem to be in good shape. I may try and go out in the brief warm spell Monday or Tuesday but I have no bait left
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Post by leptraps on Sept 4, 2017 9:16:15 GMT -8
I made the trip this AM to check the three (3) Bait Traps on the north side of Elkhorn Creek. Although the water had subsided, the two track road was covered in mud 4 or 5 inches deep. The path along the creek was muddy but not to deep. I hiked along the muddy path and I was only able to access two (2) of the Bait Traps as the mud grew steadily deeper as I continued up stream. My first Bait Traps had numerous Catocala, most black hind wings. There were lots of Polygonia, Asterocampa, Limenitis and even a Nymphalis antiopa. A nice male which is now on a spreading board. The second Bait Trap was out of commission as the white plastic bottom ring was only hanging by a single retainer clip. Virtually nothing was in the trap. I could not find the Slotted Pan and one of the Pheromone Traps was missing along with the branch I hung it from. I checked the other five (5) Bait Traps on the South Side of North Elkhorn Creek again. There were several Catocala in each traps, I looked at all of them and let them fly. I did keep a nice Catocala habilis. A nice female andshe is on a spreading board as well. The weather is cooling off dramatically this week with the low temps in the 40's. Maybe I can catch up on some of my mounting. I also saw several Monarchs while I was out. While checking the Bait Traps in my yard, I saw four more Monarchs. I found a small cat or a half grown Kitten along the edge of the road on my way home. It let me pick “Her” up. She set on the seat next to me half shivering as I drove home. I planned to take her to the Scott County Animal Shelter. However, Momma gave it a bath, dried her off, feed her some cat food. She is now sound asleep on Momma’s lap. I think we now own another Cat. That makes three. Momma named her Sweetie. We are Hers. I know she has a new home!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 9:56:07 GMT -8
Glad u r getting cat action. I sugared forty trees last night at a St. Pk. with permit and got absolutely nothing.......weird year indeed. At this park in a normal year, an average night yields 20+ cats and good night can yield 60-80 cats. I might start off my mounting campaign early this year too as the action (except for rearing) has been awful. Oh well......my trips to eastern TN and southern LA produced really well and I'm thankful for what I got.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 5:30:18 GMT -8
Temp got down to 46 degrees last night. Surprisingly I have 2 cats in the bait trap.
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Post by mothman27 on Sept 8, 2017 5:34:52 GMT -8
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Post by mothman27 on Sept 9, 2017 12:45:45 GMT -8
I'm wondering if anyone has had any success tree tapping apple/plum/hawthorn or similar trees. I have never heard it mentioned here. I seem to be finding several species that feed on them I cannot find a single hawthorn tree anywhere nearby but yet I have found C. dulciola, C. crataegi, C. ultronia, C. clintonii, C. grynea and C. blandula, all of which feed on these species. I have, however, seen several apple trees I assume are wild so I wondered if they could be tapped? Some feed on elm also I read. Elm trees are among the most common here besides maples so I wonder if tapping them would also yield any success? Your thoughts?
Thanks, Tim
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Post by rayrard on Sept 10, 2017 14:12:20 GMT -8
Tapping seems to be best for hickory and oak feeders, with some willow feeders occasionally like parta and unijuga.
I only came across a few C. concumbens at light this weekend with temps in the 40's at night.
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Post by mothman27 on Sept 11, 2017 17:07:34 GMT -8
My robinsonii: And the pair of maestosa:
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Post by mothman27 on Sept 21, 2017 9:22:52 GMT -8
I got a new one for me, Catocala obscura, at the light a few days ago. Other than that only a worn C. cara.
I also saw my first Variegated Fritillary (E. claudia) today but I didn't have my net with me. Of course I still tried to get it with my hands but could not.
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Post by mothman27 on Sept 26, 2017 7:23:17 GMT -8
C. cara and C. robinsonii yesterday; C. cara today.
Anybody else getting any?
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