moths & light

[Paul Bedell]

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Regarding insects attracted to lights, last night I had a Red-banded Hairstreak
(Calycopis cecrops) show up at my back porch light!  While taking out the
garbage and doing other late chores about an hour and a half after sunset ( I
always like to look at the moths attracted to the back porch light). I observed
one of these locally common butterflies.   It wasn't there at 10:00 p.m., but
showed up about 10:15.  It was gone by 10:30.  Diurnal insects sometimes move
at night it seems.   Last year I had the dragonfly Eastern Amberwing
(Perithemis tenera) also show up at my porch light.
Paul Bedell,  Richmond,VA

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