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Post by Jonn on Sept 6, 2019 2:57:53 GMT -8
Got my first unijuga of the year this morning. Also 2 cara, 2 carissima & a bunch of amatrix, maestosa & piatrix
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Post by bugboys3 on Sept 9, 2019 12:40:15 GMT -8
This past weekend I collected my first C. vidua. I also confirmed what I thought was briseis from my previous post is that indeed.
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Post by rayrard on Sept 9, 2019 14:17:04 GMT -8
Had several C. cara on the trip this weekend. Two on bait and a few under the eaves of buildings. Not much out otherwise.
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Post by leptraps on Sept 11, 2019 5:51:07 GMT -8
Yesterday, 10 September 2019, I hung a Bait Trap Slotted Pan type in the Black Locusts Tree in my back yard. The tree is 50+ years of age.
The development I live in is part the greater Cleveland area of suburban sprawl. The development is 60+ years old. There are some old trees, but not many. Mostly green lawns and flower beds surround every home. I do not expect much in the way of Lepidoptera.
I check the trap this AM. The first thing I did was flush a large red hindwing Catocala moth off the trunk of the tree. That was a good sign. In the trap I found to rather worn Catocala retecta and a rather nice Catocala ulalume. My first keeper of the year.
I am preparing to take several Bait Traps and set them out in the woods/forest around or near to the Mantua Wetlands and the Cuyahoga River Estuary. I may also begin to set out light traps once or twice week. It has been well over 30+ years since I collected in this area.
I may also find some nice Cold Weather Moths as well. However, this area of Ohio averages 50+ inches of snow per year. Aurora, Ohio averages 46 inches of snow per year. Aurora, Ohio is also on the Great Lakes water shed. The average number of days with above freezing temperatures between December 15 and March 25 is 20 days. With a temperature above 60 degrees is 6 days. Could be a long winter for this boy.
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Post by leptraps on Sept 13, 2019 13:57:18 GMT -8
I collected my first Catocala moth in Ohio. A Catocala parta in a Bait Trap west of the Mantua Wetlands. There were numerous Limentis arthemis astyanax and Limenitis archippus in the traps as well. There was also lots of Erebidia and Noctuidae.
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Post by fishnbugz on Sept 14, 2019 20:42:13 GMT -8
I've caught a single maestosa each of the last 3 seasons, always in excellent condition but never more than one per season. The moth in question from my last post, looks like it's junctura. Stinkin' bats around here too often put damage on the big moths or just plain eat them. Two nights later I had another junctura. Cirrophanus triangulifer first one I've ever collected here, Cedar Co Nebraska Apantesis phyllira also from Cedar Co Nebraska I'm still seeing a few amatrix, parta, and meskei here but it's been pretty slow for anything I want to collect. My chances of getting a relicta seem to be fading away for 2019 too, the few I've collected were always first week of Sept. I had 13 parthenice moths last week in SD over 2 nights, all males.
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Post by rayrard on Sept 16, 2019 22:51:09 GMT -8
Put out the light while on a trip to the Albany area of NY and for some reason I had a bunch of Catocala come to the light
C. serena - 1 very worn C. judith - 1 (#41) very worn C. ilia - 1 C. retecta - 1 C. cerogama - 1 very worn C. habilis - 2 quite fresh C. residua - 1 worn C. concumbens - 1 very worn C. cara - 2 at bait
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Post by bugboys3 on Sept 20, 2019 6:43:58 GMT -8
After a couple of days of nothing in the trap, I took it down and put it away for the season. This year was excellent for Catocala collecting. Looking forward to next season.
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Post by trehopr1 on Sept 24, 2019 23:28:47 GMT -8
Very impressive drawer Bill of "Black Polyphemus". Have never seen anything like them. I may have missed a post somewhere about these. Can you elaborate how these came to be. They are incredible ! Perhaps you could give the details on another thread since this is dedicated to Catocala.
By the way, that many marmorata in one place is likewise incredible to see... I'd say your a lucky guy all around !
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Post by rayrard on Sept 25, 2019 17:23:04 GMT -8
Went tapping on Sunday with 87 degrees and humid in the same spot as a month ago where I had a bunch of maestosa and neogama. Had NOTHING.
Any theories? These things are still out flying elsewhere and I was in PA! Not sure what they were doing that day?
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Post by rayrard on Sept 25, 2019 17:37:26 GMT -8
Revised list as of 9-25
Catocala amatrix C. amica C. andromedae C. antinympha C. cara C. cerogama C. coccinata C. concumbens C. connubialis C. crataegi C. dejecta C. epione C. flebilis C. gracilis C. grynea C. habilis C. herodias C. ilia C. innubens C. judith C. lacrymosa C. lineella C. maestosa C. marmorata C. meskei C. micronympha C. muliercula C. nebulosa C. neogama C. obscura C. palaeogama C. parta C. praeclara C. relicta C. residua C. retecta C. sappho C. serena C. subnata C. ultronia C. unijuga C. vidua
A "second review" photo added subnata and I got a LATE judith to boost the list to 42 species this year. It's likely to end there as I doubt there are any new species I can get this late
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Post by trehopr1 on Sept 26, 2019 10:29:55 GMT -8
I'm left wondering here if you have picked up ALL of theses species in your immediate area or does this list reflect captures/ sightings from other states as well. You have mentioned traveling about this summer. If all are from where you live then you either live in a rich faunal zone for these or you are able to get out A LOT and so your list may also reflect this.
I have collected a somewhat restricted area in Southern Illinois. By that I mean a small region of it; it is vastly wooded by the Shawnee National forest. Have made at least 20 or more trips there and have only collected up 27 species total over the years. A good friend who has gone there probably closer to 40x has picked up another 11 species additional to mine ( 7 are single captures / probable strays); for a sum total of 38 species.
Also, do you collect and keep much of what you encounter or only the more uncommon ones or unique ones?
I would add that while I do like Catocala I am not solely dedicated to collecting them in summer; so perhaps that is why I have not actively found more species in S.Illinois. I look for other things and Catocala come as a secondary interest to all others....
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Post by joachim on Sept 26, 2019 12:29:29 GMT -8
Hello, this is from Vietnam, in Seitz I think it is
Oporophylla zyndthovi
but could not find more info in the internet and I o not have books about moths. Seems to be common. Can anybody help?
Thansk for all
Joachim
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