<div dir="ltr"><div>White-tipped Black Moths are on a real tear this fall...<br></div><div><div class="gmail-_5x46" style="margin-bottom:11px;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div class="gmail-clearfix gmail-_5va3" style="zoom:1"><div class="gmail-clearfix gmail-_42ef" style="zoom:1;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-_5va4" style="padding-bottom:6px"><div class="gmail-_6a gmail-_5u5j" style="display:inline-block;width:426px"><div class="gmail-_6a gmail-_5u5j gmail-_6b" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;width:426px"><h5 class="gmail-_5pbw gmail-_5vra" id="gmail-js_57" style="font-size:14px;margin:0px 0px 2px;padding:0px 22px 0px 0px;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;overflow:hidden"></h5></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dallas County Lepidopterists&#39; Society (Butterflies and Moths) - November 2 <br>To say there has been an explosion of White-tipped Black Moths (Melanchroia chephise) into north Texas would be a huge understatement. A little over ten years ago this species was an unusual find in our area but has been a regular visitor at this time of year since. The numbers we are seeing now are nothing short of spectacular.<br>Video: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_202233936525781_videos_1188032224612609_-3Fpnref-3Dstory&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=z46BUDnCqIyucgWQmBQf53-9kBmoNMu2emyTNwmcGPA&e=">https://www.facebook.com/202233936525781/videos/1188032224612609/?pnref=story</a><div><br></div><div>strays to MO and AR also reported this yr: - BugGuide</div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bugguide.net_node_view_6736_data&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=PiJBjXRROqQCxbuKQITlENZyLHrY3ynsKNcKcEbDs8s&e=">http://bugguide.net/node/view/6736/data</a></div><div><br></div><div>and perhaps the northern-most ever record was reported last month from WI:<br><div><br></div>white-tipped black moth - Melanchroia chephise<br>Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA<br>October 18, 2016<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bugguide.net_node_view_1305646&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=wnGXpHbLLY2wtuG5GsPM8dSooymO5n2ZLuTXIIyw1tQ&e=">http://bugguide.net/node/view/1305646</a></div><div><br></div><div>Moth Photographers Group - photos, map, monthly records</div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu_species.php-3Fhodges-3D6616&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=5aiFgnm7Sg-T2C_URXa_e0-zmIyvCG1yGYxGdnq_hEw&e=">http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6616</a></div><div><br></div><div>The White-tipped Black Moth  in Oklahoma - 2007, the previous outbreak year<br></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.oklanature.com_jfisher_oklahoma-2Dwtbm.pdf&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=yNL30z24Zbz5KECm3MJIOm_eAsYrNv466c_DDknQoWM&e=">http://www.oklanature.com/jfisher/oklahoma-wtbm.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Texas Entomology - map of general distribution in TX, plus list of other stray records.</div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__texasento.net_Melanchroia.htm&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=wErM0PCdGzH0IPBWpBJuh87BHUSaNzqayQU9bN44cjM&e=">http://texasento.net/Melanchroia.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>interestingly, there doesn&#39;t appear to be any uptick in activity in Florda:</div><div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bugguide.net_adv-5Fsearch_bgsearch.php-3Ftaxon-3D6736-26location-5B-5D-3DFL&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=DnE9yQipsrdcctFrTAnVDx5EQHR3fc37_DxV0E1J2Tc&e=">http://bugguide.net/adv_search/bgsearch.php?taxon=6736&amp;location[]=FL</a></div><div><br></div><div>most host records from Euphobiaceae<br><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><br><div>Mike Quinn, Austin<br>________________<br>Texas Entomology<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__texasento.net&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=qN7i_dqWmQuzZaPbWm8Od8fv93FHePG03VdBjgMn0zw&s=QjwGm-WY5x9T5uHdtnKG3QY9wTGSen4KV5TS-tgLEFQ&e=" target="_blank">http://texasento.net</a></div></div></div>
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