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Post by mothman27 on Oct 1, 2019 17:19:53 GMT -8
Although I haven't been collecting this fall there was a very worn amatrix at the porch light tonight.
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Post by rayrard on Oct 2, 2019 13:47:34 GMT -8
Went out last night (it's gonna be cold soon) and there were still fresh Catocala out.
3 C. relicta 1 C. cara 3 C. concumbens
Also 7 species of Papapaipema
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Post by leptraps on Oct 3, 2019 21:35:31 GMT -8
I checked my Bait Traps in the Mantua Wetlands late this afternoon. There were well of 75 Catocala moths. Below are the keepers.
Every one of the Catocala moths except two had Black Hindwings.
Two other traps in a wood area in an industrial complex had Black Hindwings. There were also several relicta and a dozen Catocala cerogama.
All of the Bait Traps had hords of Sunira bicolorago. There were numerous color variation.
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Post by rayrard on Oct 7, 2019 22:37:09 GMT -8
Had 4 vidua finshing off my bait Sunday night. Didn't get to the bait until like 11 when I checked the blacklights and ants had gotten to most of it. Lots of Ipsilon Darts, Amphipyra, Mythimna, and a few Zale and misc noctuids. Was going for Papaipema duovata and maritima near the coast but nothing. It was windy which didn't help matters.
The Catocala season is probably closed for 2019. It was fun and I don't know if I can beat 42 species next year
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 14, 2019 6:26:37 GMT -8
I moved leptraps' last post and started a new thread on his behalf called Autumn-Winter 2019 Noctuidae so the topic isn't hidden in Catocala. Adam.
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Post by leptraps on Oct 17, 2019 7:59:19 GMT -8
This should be my final Catocala moth for 2019. A hard freeze coming tonight. I collected a Catocala junctura in my Bait Trap at Streetmans Woods. Somewhat worn. It now resides on a spreading board!
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Post by joniverson on Oct 17, 2019 8:13:43 GMT -8
Here, around Phila, PA, I took down my remaining smallest trap yesterday and just in time before the 'Noreaster hit. Today, there are 25+ mph winds. Temperatures are going to dip, but not quite below freezing yet but it's only a matter of time. For butterflies, it was a great season with one species I hadn't seen in years here. For moths, not so much, especially with the light and sheet, but then again I started late. Hopefully, next season I'll start early enough to bring success to the moth side of the hobby.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Oct 17, 2019 8:23:47 GMT -8
Here, around Phila, PA, I took down my remaining smallest trap yesterday and just in time before the 'Noreaster hit. Today, there are 25+ mph winds. Temperatures are going to dip, but not quite below freezing yet but it's only a matter of time. For butterflies, it was a great season with one species I hadn't seen in years here. For moths, not so much, especially with the light and sheet, but then again I started late. Hopefully, next season I'll start early enough to bring success to the moth side of the hobby. I am not sure if it's the same in temperate USA, but here in Thailand the best moth species often come to light immediately after dusk, and some even before it gets to twilight. The same species also tend to fly around dawn too. There are other species that come in at other specific times, but I always found that after the dusk rarer species finish it was basically just common stuff flying in until about midnight. Adam.
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Post by joniverson on Oct 17, 2019 8:34:27 GMT -8
Thanks, Adam. Yes, I've read about that before and have had the light on all night, especially when it was warmer. I did get a few species, but not all that much. As I said before though, I never started the moth light & sheet part of the hobby until early September, and, from what I've read, the best moths for my area are long gone.
I have two MV lights that I am going to put out again in April and see what happens.
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Post by leptraps on Dec 27, 2019 13:03:17 GMT -8
I know this is awful late in the year, however, I stopped at my bank this AM and when the bank manager saw me she came a running to me. She told she had found a big moth in the divider of one of their windows. It was partially concealed by a curtain. I could see it but I need to stand on a small step ladder to get at it. I walked back out to my car to get a kill jar, which I really did not need. It was a big " Dead" Catocala moth. The hind wings were yellow and the forewings said Catocala obscura. The wings were still attached to the Thoracs. The Abdomen was all but gone. The head was still attached to the Thoracs. The antenna and legs were gone. I had been dead a long time. Possibly a year or two.
I used my tweezers but it fell apart as soon as I attempted to pick it up.
I put the pieces in my kill jar. Told them what it was and I took it home. And directly into a trash can.
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Post by bobborth on Apr 1, 2020 15:51:28 GMT -8
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Post by leptraps on Apr 2, 2020 3:50:59 GMT -8
It looks a little Sun Bleached to me. It is difficult to make out a pattern in the forewings.
Also, it looks like a mid-size species.
I will go look in my collection when I return home. I am off to check my Bait Traps.
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