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Orange-tufted Oneida Moth (Oneida lunulalis)Observer
chipperatlDescription
Lifer if accurate
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Clouded Veneer Moth (Prionapteryx nebulifera)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
Characteristic silk-bound sand tubes on Sand Cherry on dunes.
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Sundew Cutworm Moth (Hemipachnobia monochromatea)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
25+ In LepiLED trap.
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Retinia pallipennisObserver
michael_butlerDescription
At UV light.
Associated with a jack pine-dominated woodland.
R. pallipennis was recorded nearby on June 12, 2008:
https://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=LPSOB255-08
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Sharp-winged Drill (Dichrorampha acuminatana)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
One at UV light.
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Purplish Birch-miner Moth (Eriocrania semipurpurella)Observer
jo_gagnonDescription
échantillon 8988
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Eupithecia bowmaniObserver
michael_butlerDescription
One at UV light, the third in the last two days. See:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216349130
Thanks to @jackgelinas and @mhking for ID'ing these.
Subsequent dissection-imaging-determination by @joannerusso.
Wingspan ~15 mm, distinguishing it from the similar, but larger, E. stellata.
There's an additional record of a genotyped specimen from nearby Bruce Peninsula National Park on June 15, 2008:
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Plush-naped Pinion (Lithophane pexata)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
At UV light.
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Cherry Leaf-cone Caterpillar Moth (Caloptilia invariabilis)Observer
curses_at_moths
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Hop Borer Moth (Papaipema circumlucens)Observer
mossman13Description
A rearing saga here... Out of 6 collected, 2 pupated and one successfully eclosed. The Group Observation Field contains multiple individuals from multiple sites.
Habitat for all is from stem galls in Humulus lupulus vines in alder swamps along shrubby and wooded stream corridors. Initially collected two individuals on 6/10. They were very picky about accepting an alternative food source. One of these died. I replaced with two others collected from stem galls on 7/4, both of which died (one had several wasp larvae emerge and pupate on 7/28). Then I replaced with one from a stem gall collected on 7/15 but that one turned black and died before pupating as well. On 8/3 I collected a final individual still in the gall (all other galls found empty at this date). On 7/24 one the remaining initial larva pupated. On 8/11 the late 8/3 larva pupated. On 8/21 the initial larva eclosed. Late at night on 9/5 the late larva began to eclose but did not successfully emerge from the pupa, coming part-way out but never fully emerging or forming (still clearly identifiable as a circumlucens adult). All observations after the initial wild observation of an individual marked captive/casual and can be found in the Observation Group field.
This was the definitely the most trouble I've had rearing any Papaipema species. Larvae were generally uninterested in potato or carrot, and even when leaving them in the original host stem they did not seem to feed.
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Heracleum Stem Borer Moth (Papaipema harrisii)Observer
mossman13Description
Collected and reared from Angelica atropurpurea stems in wet prairie. Collected three individuals on 6/12 from roots and stems. Also present in root one one plant was a Eupsilia sp. (which escaped during attempted rearing). Reared in replenished Angelica stems. One did not survive. First pupated in stem on Pupated around 7/16, the second pupated out of stem on 7/26. One individual eclosed night of 8/13, the other on night of 8/21. Both subsequently released. All observations after the initial wild observation marked captive/casual and can be found in the Observation Group field.
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Anna Tiger Moth (Apantesis anna)Observer
mossman13Description
At porch lights after dark. ID uncertain from A. virguncula.
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Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)Observer
joannerussoDescription
At MV light
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Cosmosoma achemonObserver
michael_butlerDescription
At LepiLED light.
Altos del Maria
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Dune Cutworm Moth (Euxoa aurulenta)Observer
paul_dennehyDescription
Easily 1000+ on the sheet.
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Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Oedemasia concinna)Observer
hb2000Description
On persimmon leaves.
Observations of the same colony (grid view)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order_by=observed_on&place_id=51&q=RHCM_2023_HB_1&search_on=tags&subview=grid
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Maritime Sunflower Borer (Papaipema maritima)Observer
mossman13Description
At sugar bait after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration amid patch of Helianthus giganteus. Crest, smaller size, and white speckling suggest maritima over beeriana/silphii/necopina... Habitat and phenology also support this species.
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Meadow Rue Borer Moth (Papaipema unimoda)Observer
mossman13Description
Ovipositing on dead grass stems in mesic-wet prairie restoration. This species abundant on vegetation early in night, very sparse at nearby light or bait.
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Common Pipewort (Eriocaulon aquaticum)Observer
natemartineauDescription
Floating masses of roots and leaves in a deep acidic lake. Translucent leaves and segmented roots distinguish it from a quillwort.
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Epauletted Pitcher Plant Moth (Exyra fax)Observer
evelyntomologyDescription
Area collected from new to their range in NJ. 2 caterpillars emerged from a total of 6 collected pitchers with feeding marks once the pitchers had dried, and were then moved to captive bred S. purpurea purpurea to complete metamorphosis.
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Epauletted Pitcher Plant Moth (Exyra fax)Observer
evelyntomologyDescription
Pre-pupae/pupae, I can't tell through the webbing.
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Endothenia infuscataObserver
mossman13Description
At blacklight after dark in pine-oak barrens/sand prairie complex. ID uncertain, seems to fit better than E. conditana
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Endothenia infuscataObserver
mossman13Description
At blacklight after dark in pine-oak barrens/sand prairie complex. ID uncertain, but seems to fit better than conditana...
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Boreal Fan Moth (Brachionycha borealis)Observer
paul_dennehyDescription
Specimen collected by Steve Johnson
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Herald Moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix)Observer
ken-potterDescription
No count taken but will update with a count later today.
Tunnel #1
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Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)Observer
harrierDescription
Dipnetted; released unharmed after photos.
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Genus HerpetogrammaObserver
skovand1075Description
Some kind of caterpillar that was in a fern ball of a curled up frond. Just one caterpillar from what I could tell. Decent amount of silk. It was greenish with like a yellowish head or end. Could not tell. Probably about half a inch long.
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Bruce Spanworm Moth (Operophtera bruceata)Observer
charlottecaldonDescription
Apterous Female
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Clouded Veneer Moth (Prionapteryx nebulifera)Observer
tyler_millerDescription
Constructed silk tunnels coated in sand found on defoliated sand cherry (Prunus pumila) on shoreline dune.
Scholtens, B. 1996. Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan
Counties), Michigan: V Counties), Michigan: V. Crambidae and Pyralidae (Lepidoptera). The Great Lakes Entomologist 29(3): 141-160.
Prionapteryx nebulifera Steph.-Cheboygan, Emmet: 4-25 July. This distinctive looking species flies in sandy areas including inland jack pine plains
and on the lakeshore dunes. Balogh has reared this species from sand cherry
(Prunus pumila), on which it forms sand tubes leading from the substrate to
the leaves of the plant. Daecke (1905) described this species making sand
tubes on huckleberry and sand myrtle in New Jersey. Larvae retreat into the
tube when not feeding. This, and related species used to be placed in the subfamily Ancylolomiinae, but are now referred to the Crambinae (Landry 1995).
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Subtribe CochylinaObserver
michael_butlerDescription
One in LepiLED trap.
Vouchered for @hughmcguinness.
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White-eyed Borer Moth (Iodopepla u-album)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
Two at UV light, this one with Nedra ramosula.
These two species are the only Actinotiini found in eastern North America.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
jaspersailDescription
Pupa suspended by spun threads within leaf fold
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Lazuli × Indigo Bunting (Passerina amoena × cyanea)Observer
john_faggardDescription
Current thinking, along with fellow birder Howard Horne on his photos, is that this is a hybrid between P. amoena and P. cyanea. First photo has white wing bar typical of Lazuli. However, the other side of this bird in photos two and three has no wing bar present like that of Indigo. Comments on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Batman Moth (Coelostathma discopunctana)Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Aralia nudicaulis; reared adult: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189805160
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Mustard Sallow (Pyreferra hesperidago)Observer
pepperscornDescription
further ID help appreciated
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)Observer
mossman13Description
Nest among woodchips on school playground. I (and other staff members) originally thought the nest was doomed but action and belief in the nest by students convinced me to put more effort into cordoning off an area for the nest, and despite many many recesses the nest eventually fledged 4 chicks! See group observation field.
