Second Night of Trapping

I went out on the night of August 19, 2010 to see if I could attract any new species of moths. It was a clear night, and stuff didn't start coming in until after 10:30pm. I did get a few new ones, but was able to ID only one. I haven't tried much for the others as I have been really busy lately. Here are some pics.

 Pale Beauty

Machimia tentoriferella

As always, If you know the ID of any of these moths, please let me know. It would make sorting through thousands of pictures online a lot easier. Hopefully I can get out again soon as the season seems to be winding down.

David

First Moth Outing

I finally got my blacklight, and decided to go out last night (Aug 18) to see if I could attract any moths. I was able to trap for an hour before the rain started. The blacklight worked better than expected, and now I am full of moth pictures that I need to identify. Here is what was attracted to my light last night. If you know the ID of any of them, help a guy out. dtpavlik@hotmail.com

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth

Scoparia biplagialis - I think

Decorated Owlet - I think

Edit: Syngrapha microgamma looks good (thanks Kirk). Can't find much info on this moth at all.

unknown

unknown

Edit: Looks to me like Common Gluphisia- Gluphisia septentrionis

Edit: I think this is Mustard Sallow- Pyreferra hesperidago

who knows

last unknown

Identified Moths

I've identified some moths... I think. Below are some pictures of the moths I have identified, in a following post will be pictures of unidentified moths. It is quite a process to identify a single beast, even when it is a common, unique looking moth. My moth light should be here tomorrow, lets hope it works!

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Pondweed Moth

Eastern Tent Moth (Seney NWR)

Gray Ethmia (Wyoming)

Common Grass-veneer (Marquette)

The Gem (Marquette)

First Blog Post

Because identifying birds and butterflies is just not enough (yea, right!), I've decided to take up "mothing". I have ordered a blacklight from BioQuip and should have it next week. In Marquette, I have found a few moths that I can identify, and a lot I can't. I'll post pictures later. Hopefully I get a few good catches before mothing season winds down.

This blog will be used for moths. If you want to check out pictures of birds and butterflies, check out www.pavlikphotography.com