Texas Coast heats up with Black Witch moth migration...

[Mike Quinn]

There's currently a large Black Witch moth (Ascalapha odorata) movement
along the Texas coast as these emails testify... Last summer's coastal push
was two weeks earlier... Haven't heard from west Texas yet... They fell out
of the sky there late last June...

Amazingly, I've already received the first Canada record for 2005, from near
Calgary!!!
_________________________________
 Early Northern 2005 BWM Records
www.TexasEnto.net/witch_north.htm

Mike Quinn, Austin

-----Original Message-----
From:	Doug Clifton
Sent:	Fri 7/1/2005 1:29 PM
To:	Mike Quinn
Cc:
Subject: Black Witch Moth

Hi,
  We read a note on the TPWD site that said to contact you with sightings of
the Black Witch Moth.
  We found one this morning, July 1, 2005 in our hose reel.  We live about 5
miles south of Tomball, TX near SH 249.  We took a couple of photos and can
send a copy once we have them developed, if you are interested.

Regards,
Doug and LaDonna Clifton

Regards,
Doug Clifton

-----Original Message-----
From:	IsleSea
Sent:	Sat 7/2/2005 8:23 PM
To:	Mike Quinn

Subject:	Black Witch Moth Sightings

We are seeing fairly large numbers of these moths in Galveston  County.  I
had one in the back yard in Dickinson, Tx this afternoon about  dusk. Wing
span was about 7 inches.  I believe it was a male.   There have been several
seen at Galveston Island State Park in the last two or  three days.  They
have been in the women's shower/bath houses in the beach  front camp grounds
and one was in a storage are at the headquarters.

Carol Wortham
Temp. Summer Office Clerk I
GISP

-----Original Message-----
From: Brush Freeman
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 12:35 PM
To: Mike Quinn
Subject: POC new BWs

  For your records as of this morning 7/1  in POC..........

1 immaculate male BW, photographed
1 tattered female BW  not photographed

Cheers,
Brush

[Port O'Connor]

-----Original Message-----
From:	Debcorpora
Sent:	Fri 7/1/2005 9:10 PM
To:	Mike Quinn
Cc:
Subject:	Black Witch Moth

Mike,

I had a male Black Witch Moth on my porch this evening. He had a small piece
missing from his left wing tip.
I am located near downtown Rockport. I reported 2 of them last year. This is
my first one this year.

Regards,

Debra Corpora

-----Original Message-----
From:	Garrett Asbury
Sent:	Thu 6/30/2005 6:56 PM
To:	Mike Quinn
Cc:
Subject: black witch moth in rockport

FYI: My name is Garrett Asbury, and my family found a black witch moth under
the eve of our house, 6-30- 2005, with approximate wingspan of 7 inches.

Thanks,
Garrett Asbury
Rockport TX

in my last e-mail I left out that the moth appears to be male (based on the
pictures from the NABA website) is in great condition, and the weather
conditions are windy, after heavy rains, aransas county

just trying to help,
Garrett Asbury

-----Original Message-----
From:	Ernie Edmundson
Sent:	Sat 7/2/2005 1:26 PM
To:	Mike Quinn
Subject:	Black Witch moth

Sighting of a Black Witch Moth Friday, July 1, 2005.
Perched on shaded screen door of porch until evening.
Location is north of the Aransas County Airport on Live Oak Peninsula.
Heavily wooded area with understory in The Preserve at 128 Silver Oak Place,
Rockport, TX.
Temperature in the nineties. High humidity.

Also sighted two Black Witch moths on Friday, May 26th at same address. Hot
and high humidity.

Neighbors, Curt and Anna Reemsnyder, (about 1 mile east) had one on shaded
chimney of house, June 26th.

Ernie Edmundson

-----Original Message-----
From:	Mango
Sent:	Sat 7/2/2005 9:33 AM
To:	Mike Quinn
Cc:
Subject:	black witch

had about a dozen or so arrive sometime last night.

rick & regina
aransas pass light station

-----Original Message-----
From:	DOJODECORAH369
Sent:	Fri 7/1/2005 1:37 AM
To:	Mike Quinn
Cc:
Subject: Black Moth Sighting

Are you still interested in knowing?  My husband and I saw one about 10:30
pm. last night.  Let us know if you would like any more info.

Thanks,

Donna and John

Corpus Christi, Texas

-----Original Message-----
From: Billy n Kristy Worthington
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 7:19 PM
To: Tom Harvey
Subject: witch moth

Mr. Harvey:  I am not sure if you are the person I contacted last year about
the witch moth but FYI I have seen the first one of the year.  It is located
in my garage as of the writing of this letter.  I am waiting for evening to
get it outside.

My address is:

Billy Worthington
9662 Paula Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX. 78410

If you would like I will let you know if I see more.

Billy Worthington.


-----Original Message-----
From:	Brush Freeman
Sent:	Sun 6/19/2005 10:21 AM
To:	ento at austin.rr.com; Mike Quinn
Subject:	Pelagic and SPI Black Witches

  Mike:  Petra went on a Pelagic Trip out of Port Isabel Friday and wanted
you to know of some finds they made out there..

   Out on the edge of the continental shelf on a course of 65 deg.s out of
Port Isabel they had one BW flying low over the water.

   On Saturday morning she and Scarlet Colley saw another BW flying along
the edge of the west shore of South Bay along the edge of the Mangroves.

Brush



 
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