Cold Weather and Winter Moth

[leptraps]

Duvets: I had to go look that up: Duvets.It is a European word. In the good old US of A, it is a comforter.

[leptraps]

I went out this AM to check my Bait Traps and explore for some new collecting locations. Although I visited two Nature Preserves which did not impress me. I think I found a good one, the New Lyme WA. I encountered a couple of hunters who claimed the place "Sucked". The forest is not pristine, It was however loaded with Walnuts, Oaks, and Hickory's, especially Shag Bark Hickory's. I spent about an hour lifting bark on the Hickories. I collected twenty plus Lithophanae moths, a couple of Eupsilia and several UFO"s. I will return tomorrow after church and set out all of my remaining Bait Traps. Stopped by Marc"s for Sugar and Apples on the way home. I will make a trip to Apple Core's after church tomorrow for some local Apples.

Ms Sandy and I stopped in at the Amish House Restaurant in Middlefield for a late lunch. After lunch we journeyed down to Killbuck Marsh WA. I must redepoly some of my Bait Traps to this WA. Killbuck Marsh WA is just South of Wooster. I was close to the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery and visited the grave of my childhood friend and Lepidopterist. A tour in Vietnam, severely wounded, and the Bottle finally won the battle in 2004.

Ms Sandy help me cut up apples and prep them for my Bait Traps. I will have a busy day Monday checking Bait Traps and deploying additional traps to new locations.

After church tomorrow we will travel to restaurant near Millersburgh, Ohio. (Flabby O'Flannigans). This should be interesting.

[leptraps]

I am sitting in my recliner watching the snow fall. There is good 10 plus inches on the ground and lots more to come.

I placed 30+ specimens in my
"relaxing" container (rehydrater) last night. Should be ready to spread this evening. I also put more specimens in to rehydrate this AM.

My plan was to relocate back to Kentucky after the first of the year. Gainesville, Florida is looking better at the moment.

[trehopr1]

Wow, thinking of moving yet again !

Geez, your member name should be Nomad.

O'h but, then again another gentleman on the forum already has taken that name...

Gosh, what an undertaking --- moving.

[leptraps]

We lived in Kentucky from 2000 to 2005, a brief relocation from Georgetown, Kentucky to Winterville, NC to Watseka/Central City, Illinois (and a brief stop in Michigan City Indiana) and eventually back to Georgetown, Kentucky.

I will say one thing about Watseka, Illinois, Ms Betty and I really struggled with returning to Kentucky. We made friends in Watseka that I remain in contact with and I visit several times a year.

I collected some spectacular moths at the Iroquois County Wildlife Management Area. The Papaepema moths were fantastic.

[foxxdoc]

GINKO;

I have one here in Florida. bought it at a local plant society sale. kept in a 5 gal pot for over a year. didn't think it would make it. recently planted.

Is there something unusual about it from an entomological stand point ? why did you mention it ?

TOM

[leptraps]

I have no idea. I have always liked Ginkgo Trees. They are a docotolinden, all other tree's are monocotolinden.

I am not sure if I spelled the names correctly. Some one will set me straight.

[58chevy]

I think the spellings are dicotyledon & monocotyledon.

[Deleted]

FYI.....according to my understanding, all trees are dicots, not monocots. Monocots are the grasses and plants with veins all running in the same direction, whereas dicots have leaves w branching veins and typical flowers.

[leptraps]

Aurora, Ohio received 16 inches of Snow last night. Gave my new Snow Thrower a workout.

[trehopr1]

Good Heavens !

Remind me never to live there -- only visit. Sounds as bad as Buffalo New York. Another snow "dump" zone...

Geez, I think maybe only MooseJaw Alaska sees more snow.

You know that's the same place our military "brooms" our
incompetent officer corps guys when they really want to
make their remaining tenure miserable...

[Adam Cotton]

What Leroy meant was "Ginkgos are dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba)

It sounds a very unusual tree from an ancient lineage.

Adam

[leptraps]

I will be out of commission for a while. I am okay. However, I need to stay focused.

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Dec 3, 2020 0:07:02 GMT -8 Adam Cotton said:

What Leroy meant was "Ginkgos are dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba)

It sounds a very unusual tree from an ancient lineage.

Adam

Yes Adam.....you are quite right. I should have thought of that. Good call.

[leptraps]

I have remained indoors for the most part the past several days. There is 16+ inches of snow on the ground and the roadways are slicker than snot on a door knob, I have been mounting/spreading both butterflies and moths beginning last Sunday. Last night before going to bed I removed two specimens of Argyrogramma verruca from spreading boards. They are a stunning Plusinae. I collected them at Clay Butte in Wyoming 2009. I aso spread/mounted 14 specimens of Speyeria from the same trip from Douglas Pass, Garfield County, Colorado.

Douglas Pass is not especially high at 8502'. It had lots of interesting Leps.? I also mounted 11 yellow Colias from Douglas Pass. I plan to visit both Clay Butte, near Cody. Wyoming and travel/collect the Beartooth Platuea in 2021