Porchlight, Guilford CT

[jh]

I've been getting a few queries from people describing Giant Leopard Moths -
guess they're out and about - haven't seen them in my yard yet, but hoping
to soon.  They are pretty impressive!

Speaking of bugs at lights, I got a new one last night, Noctua pronuba.
This is one you won't find in the Covell guide since it didn't make to to CT
until 1993.  www.connecticutmoths.com


John

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John Himmelman
Killingworth, CT
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu]On Behalf Of Dale Roberts/Bill Yule
  Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 1:55 AM
  To: leps
  Subject: Porchlight, Guilford CT


  Hi moth-ers.
       Been a bit since I gave a porchlight report so I'm going to let one
fly tonight.  Been some good bugs around the light and I'll give some
highlights of the ones I like and maybe some of you are seeing some of these
too.
  Tonight- one of my all time favorites, fresh and beautiful, the "Giant
Leopard Moth" (Ecpantheria scribonia). This moth is spectacular, no other
word for it.
  Scaling down is a minature look-a-like at first glance,
  "The Hebrew" (Polygrammate herbarium).
  Next up is
  "Parthenice Tiger Moth" (Grammia parthenice intermedia) I think? similar
to but smaller than the Virgin Tiger moth, and lacks two central hind wing
spots.
  Last night two falses-
  "False Crocus Geometer" (Xanthotype urticaria) and the "Locust Underwing"
(Euparthenos nubilis) a false underwing since it's not in the genus Catocala
but a beauty none the less. I'd have to say that this moth is much redder on
the underwing than appears in Covell's guide. Earlier in the week I had the
real "False Underwing" (Allotria elonnympha).
  Moving on to the bird dropping moths "The Beautiful Wood-Nymph" (Eudryas
grata) and the "Beautiful Eutelia" (Eutelia bellicula).
  Last in the moth department among the hordes (one morning I had thirty) of
"Pale Beauties"(Campaea perlata) that have erupted recently I've had two
that were green like an emerald. It threw me off for awhile but then I
gradually realized what they were. Very impressive and a surprise.

  Other stuff---- Having the usual assortment of beetles, flies, wasps,
caterpillars, about a zillion moths I didn't try to ID and whatnot. here's a
sample. Big honking fishflies lurking around almost every night. Three
carrion beetle species, (Nicophorous sp.). A half dozen Ichneumon wasps
(Ophion sp) that I suspect are parisitizing the caterpillars and a phantom
crane fly.
    Well that's probably a whole lot more than you ever wanted to know about
the bugs on my porch so I'm done.
  Remember with your porch light they come to you.

                                             Bill Yule
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