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Post by billgarthe on Jul 27, 2020 8:14:53 GMT -8
My species caught to date........
C. ultronia,
blandula,
marmorata,
ilia,
unijuga,
junctura,
neogama,
subnata,
innubens,
grynea,
sordida,
insolabilis,
flebilis,
andromedae,
paleogama,
parta,
coccinata,
amatrix,
cara,
epione,
nebulosa,
dejecta,
illecta,
lacromosa,
piatrix,
amica,
residua,
minuta,
maestosa,
micronympha,
cerogama,
and several small orange ones I have yet to ID. Looking forward to more action. IL has had a decent season so far. Many of these I’ve caught sugaring in my backyard. Just last night I got a subnata, ultronia, amatrix, and two grynea before it rained.
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Post by rayrard on Jul 27, 2020 19:01:06 GMT -8
Still good numbers and diversity of Catocala.
Good amounts of parta this year, and neogama has made an appearance
New species to tally
connubialis: black form
neogama: several today
residua: 2 tapping
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Post by rayrard on Jul 27, 2020 19:03:41 GMT -8
amica
lineella
micronympha
sordida
praeclara
similis
ultronia
serena
dejecta
ilia
epione
palaeogama
maestosa
nebulosa
parta
innubens
neogama
relicta
connubialis
residua
concumbens
grynea
gracilis
23 species as of 7-27
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Post by leptraps on Jul 28, 2020 7:39:19 GMT -8
Catocala in NE Ohio have been few and far between. I collected a single Catocala parta in my back yard along with 3+ species of Zale.
I set out two Light Traps in the Mantua Wetlands. I collected several black hindering Catocala. However, the best catch for me was
Sphinx gallii. Several males and two gorgeous females.
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Post by Paul K on Jul 28, 2020 12:01:02 GMT -8
Just wondering what is the best mixture for Catocala sugaring
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Post by rayrard on Jul 28, 2020 13:49:03 GMT -8
I use bananas, apples, molasses, brown sugar with water and let it sit in the trunk for a few days to weeks.
We went tapping today. Moths were SUPER jumpy but added to the year's tally of species
ilia
ultronia
lineella
amica
nebulosa
cerogama - NEW for year
dejecta
residua
serena
flebilis - NEW for year
innubens
palaeogama
subnata - NEW for year
Up to 26 species. Good numbers of moths
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Post by Paul K on Jul 28, 2020 16:16:35 GMT -8
I use bananas, apples, molasses, brown sugar with water and let it sit in the trunk for a few days to weeks. We went tapping today. Moths were SUPER jumpy but added to the year's tally of species ilia ultronia lineella amica nebulosa cerogama - NEW for year dejecta residua serena flebilis - NEW for year innubens palaeogama subnata - NEW for year Up to 26 species. Good numbers of moths So you use same stuff as for traps. I heard once that jam mixed with beer and sugar works good ? |
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Post by mothman27 on Jul 29, 2020 2:01:16 GMT -8
I'm currently at 19 species.
C. minuta
crataegi
alabamae
dulciola
ultronia
grynea
blandula
innubens
lineela
amica
mira
judith
neogama
insolabilis
piatrix
palaeogama
ilia
junctura
maestosa
Went tapping yesterday but didn't stay long as I only saw some lineela and one palaeogama.
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Post by exoticimports on Jul 29, 2020 5:16:03 GMT -8
All I got last night and last few are catocala. No more sphingidae, oddly no arctiidae.  I can't tell one from the other, and with only two drawers dedicated to catocala, I'm out of space for them. I hate catocala. |
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Post by rayrard on Jul 30, 2020 22:28:25 GMT -8
I use bananas, apples, molasses, brown sugar with water and let it sit in the trunk for a few days to weeks. We went tapping today. Moths were SUPER jumpy but added to the year's tally of species ilia ultronia lineella amica nebulosa cerogama - NEW for year dejecta residua serena flebilis - NEW for year innubens palaeogama subnata - NEW for year Up to 26 species. Good numbers of moths A couple new species: a habilis today tapping and a very good record of a CT minuta 28 species by August. Not bad. |
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Post by rayrard on Aug 2, 2020 11:02:58 GMT -8
amica
lineella
micronympha
sordida
praeclara
similis
ultronia
serena
dejecta
ilia
epione
palaeogama
maestosa
nebulosa
parta
innubens
neogama
relicta
connubialis
residua
concumbens
grynea
gracilis
cerogama
flebilis
subnata
habilis
minuta
antinympha - 1 at light
andromedae - 2 at light
30 species to date
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Post by trehopr1 on Aug 3, 2020 11:13:54 GMT -8
Out of curiosity rayrard do you collect some of the more notable species whilst doing all this tree tapping? I can see making a "footnote" in one's field ledger of all the common place species but, others would have to get captured if possible...
Do you have any pic's to show us of some of your Catocala collection or perhaps at least some of the more interesting species ?
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Post by trehopr1 on Aug 3, 2020 11:29:37 GMT -8
I also think this thread would be more interesting if folks could show pic's of some of the difficult to determine species (and what markers they use) in their said determinations...
I've come to know Catocala species to a reasonable degree though some of the dark species and a few of the pink ones can be confusing.
Obviously, some dark species are standouts and a no brainer but, others not so much. If you tell me some pink species is unijuga then how do you know its not meiskei.
Anyway, I'd post pictures of my question-ables if posting pictures was an easier thing here...
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Post by leptraps on Aug 4, 2020 12:10:46 GMT -8
I made the rounds checking my Bait Traps this AM. I found a Catocala relicta with almost slate gray forewings. Catocala have been far and few between this year.
I also collected several Zale's, not sure of all the ID's. Redectis vitrea and a species I have never seen this far north: Melipotis jucunda.
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Post by billgarthe on Aug 8, 2020 21:54:45 GMT -8
My species caught to date........ C. ultronia, blandula, marmorata, ilia, unijuga, junctura, neogama, subnata, innubens (reg), grynea, sordida, insolabilis, flebilis, andromedae, paleogama, parta, coccinata, amatrix, f. nirus and selecta cara, epione, nebulosa, dejecta, illecta, lacromosa, judith, piatrix, amica, residua, minuta, maestosa, micronympha, cerogama, and several small orange ones I have yet to ID. Looking forward to more action. IL has had a decent season so far. Many of these I’ve caught sugaring in my backyard. Just last night I got a subnata, ultronia, amatrix, and two grynea before it rained. Add.......... relicta, vidua, innubens f. scintiilans, hinda, umbrosa mira IL action is heating up........Aug. 14th, while sugaring, got my first IL angusi (caught them before in TN and KY) along w some caras, subnatas, and a real orange HW fringed nebulosa ........37 sp. so far in 2020. |
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Post by leptraps on Aug 9, 2020 5:49:54 GMT -8
I have seven (7) Bait Traps set out in several areas. I will add two more today in the Grand River WA. I will have a total of Six in the Grand River WMA. I have taken a total nine (9) specimen of three species in the Grand River WMA.
I have three (3) Bait Traps in the Mantua Wetlands and two (2) in the forests adjacent to the Mantua Wetland on the Ashford Methodist Church Camp. I have taken eleven (11) specimens of Catocala, consisting of four (4) species.
I have not found much more in my Light Traps.
I was told by someone that there is an ongoing battle with a large poultry operation, including eggs, who has arial sprayed insecticides in the area.
I did a one night collecting trip with four (4) Light Traps to the Killdeer WMA south of Upper Sandusky (Wyandot County), Ohio. I collected 22 Catocala moths consisting of six (6) species. I will repeat that effort this week.
I General, moth populations appear to be on the low side.
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Post by 58chevy on Aug 9, 2020 6:57:15 GMT -8
Catocala species to date:
ilia
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Post by trehopr1 on Aug 10, 2020 11:03:58 GMT -8
Man, some of you fella's sure live in some rich faunal areas for Catocala.
Admittedly, I have not yet made it out yet for sugaring. Have had some good potential nights to do it but always something else going on... I've tried lighting with my 175 watt MVL with limited success. I don't employ bait traps because I don't have the time to check them in a timely manner. Have even gone out searching for them in the day.
For all my efforts I have collected all of 12 specimens representing only 3 species.
Pitiful... But, better than nothing at all !
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Post by mothman27 on Aug 10, 2020 11:12:59 GMT -8
I got my first C. cara of the year today, always a treat. First C. subnata was earlier this week. Yesterday got one that might be meskei. Other than those not much.
Non-Catocala find: European mantis, the second I have found in 6 years. He was at the sheet.
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Post by mothman27 on Aug 12, 2020 4:33:27 GMT -8
C. amatrix are coming out now. Also got a C. neogama and C. innubens in the traps today. Best of all at the sheet was my first ever Catocala angusi, a distinctive species which is new to my collection.
Up to 22 species this year.
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Post by leptraps on Aug 13, 2020 17:32:16 GMT -8
It has been a long day. I spent most of the day at Killdeer WMA South of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. I set out four Bait Trap on Tuesday and made a trip to check them today. To my delight, I collected eight (8) Catocala parta, two (2) Catocala semirelicta, twelve (12) Catocala insolabilis, one (1) Catocala lacrymosa and a dozen+ Catocala maestosa. I had several small Catocala, all yellow hindwings and showing some wear. I also caught my first Humming Bird in a large stand of Joepeye Weed while collecting an oddly marked Papilio glaucus. The little bugger tried to bite me, more like a poke than a bite.
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Post by mothman27 on Aug 14, 2020 7:04:30 GMT -8
Yesterday got the first C. serena and today a C. neogama.
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Post by rayrard on Aug 14, 2020 23:08:26 GMT -8
amica
lineella
micronympha
sordida
praeclara
similis
ultronia
serena
dejecta
ilia
epione
coccinata
palaeogama
maestosa
nebulosa
parta
innubens
neogama
relicta
connubialis
residua
concumbens
grynea
gracilis
cerogama
flebilis
subnata
habilis
minuta
antinympha
andromedae
muliercula
As for 2 weeks later I added the following, including 2 species I've never collected in PA
insolabilis - 1 tapping
lacrymosa - 1 tapping
obscura
vidua
retecta
Up to 37 species
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Post by rayrard on Aug 14, 2020 23:17:54 GMT -8
Tapping in PA over two days had good numbers of moths:
ilia - a few
nebulosa - 3-4
neogama - common
maestosa - common
vidua - a few
residua - 1-2
obscura - 3-4
lacrymosa - 1
insolabilis - 1
parta - 1
habilis - 1
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Post by leptraps on Aug 15, 2020 11:22:28 GMT -8
I decided to set out Bait Traps, Light Traps and Sessidea Pheromone Traps in the Killdeer WA south of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. I was hoping for the best. I got far more than the best.
I was up and gone at 5:30AM. From my home in Aurora, Ohio to Killdeer WA is almost a two hour drive not including Breakfeast at a Dunkin Donuts. This is a brief summary.
Four Light Traps in three different Habitats, including a remnant Prairie. I have 70+ large Catocala moths and 40+ smaller Catocala moths. I papered over 200 moths, mostly Noctuidae and Erebidae. Stuck pins in several dozens flies (Diptera) and a bunch of hornets and wasps. I also stuck pins in several different "Bee's". I filled several larges Killing Jars with Coleoptera. Including two monstrous green Rhinoceros beetles.
I set out four Bait Traps. All of the bait in the second Bait Trap was gone, licked clean. More than likely a Raccoon. No damage to the trap. The other three were full of just about everything. I filled all six of my killing jars plus both Dump Jars with moths. I got stung twice by Hornets. The sting on my left hand has swollen up and then went to itching.
In a large hay field full of Red Clover I collected 40+ Colias, both C. philodice and C. eurytheme. Chlosyne nycties, plus Speyeria galore. (Speyeria cybele and S. aphrodite.)
The Joepeye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) was full of nectaring Swallowtails. I collected two absolutely stunning females of Papilio glaucus. The Bait Traps were also full of butterflies. Limenitis arthemis and Limenitis archippus, Polygonia comma and Polygonia interrogationis. I papered 30+ butterflies.
I only managed to collect five (5) species of Sessidae in the pheromone traps. I stuck pins in four specimens of Paranthrene simulans and three specimens of Paranthrene tabaniformis. I also took several Synanthedon scitula and a single specimen of Synanthedon fulvipes. The latter is a first for me. Also in each of the Pheromone Traps were many small flies. Rather tinny. I stuck pins in a dozen plus?
I began my journey home and as I crossed the Sandusky River, I saw a huge muddy river bank area and lots of butterflies. I crossed the bridge, pulled over and walked back to the bridge. The muddy bank was an active mud puddle club.
As I was driving out of the WA. I saw a male Bald Eagle on the top of a telephone pole.
The Killdeer WA was full of wildlife. I did leave both my Bait Traps and Pheromone Traps up until this coming Monday. On Wednesday, 19 August, I begin a two week collecting trip to Colorado, Oklahoma and eastern Kansas for Heliothinae (Schinia). And of course a visit to Killpecker Dunes in Wyoming.
Wish me luck.
I forgot to mention, I spread moths into the early morning hours. I filled a Schmidt Box with Diptera and another almost full of Coleoptera.
This is the best collecting I have had since I departed Kentucky.
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