Surprise "moth" at my lights
jhimmel at connix.com
jhimmel at connix.com
Tue Jul 20 08:41:22 EDT 1999
Hi Folks,
I checked my light sheet at 8 this morning - another Widow Underwing and an Ilia
Underwing, 3 Blinded Sphinxes, tons of Painted Lichen Moths, various Tussock
Moths, and at the bottom of the sheet, I found a Banded Hairstreak. For some
reason, every once in a while I find a Banded or Striped Hairstreak on the sheet
the following morning. Then I noticed another Hairstreak on the other end. It
turned out to be a fresh, crisp White M!!
I have a question, and I'm going to post this on the larger lep-serve as well;
What brings the butterflies to the sheet. For one thing, they have always been
hairstreaks. Are they passing through at the wee hours and intersepted by a
place to land, or are they actually attracted to the ultra violet light?
Anyway, after the Silver-spotted Ghost Moth, this was my best find in years!
John
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John Himmelman
Killingworth, CT USA
jhimmel at connix.com
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