First (new) moth of the year

[Bruce Walsh]

With all these emails on the first butterfly of the year, I should report
that I have my first lifer of 2003 last night on Redington Pass (just
outside of Tucson)

Stamnodes blackmorei Sweet, 1915 [ MONA 7334 ]  (Geometridae
Subfamily Larentiinae, Tribe Stamnodini)

Its really tough moth collecting out here in the desert.  We were in
shorts and tee-shirts until we decided to pack things in around 8:30.

Cheers

Bruce

Bruce Walsh

Arizona Moths page: 
"http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/mothlist.html"

Arizona butterflies page: 
"http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/seazlist.html"



 
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