Beginning in 2018, we began a survey effort to document Moths at the Wehle Land Conservation Center in Alabama. After four years of primarily photo-documenting individuals (with more collections made during later years) we have now comfortably passed the 1,000 species mark. Since most all of the records are photo based, there are inevitably some identifications made in error. However, caution has been taken throughout to make sure identifications are as accurate and conservative as possible. Regardless, the WLCC has proven to be a wonderful place to study insect diversity.

The charts and tables below summarize our findings spanning from 2018-2021.

Moth species tally as of January 2022

Top 10 Families

iNaturalist Submissions

One of the primary goals of this project has been to document the phenology and flight times throughout the year of all species, broken down into weekly periods. As the "gaps" began to fill in, fewer observations were made of the more common species. This is why total submissions have decreased over time. The spikes seen in the chart indicate submissions made for National Moth Week (held during the last full week of July each year).

Species Accumulation Curve

Monthly Species Totals

This chart shows species totals throughout the year, divided into two periods each month. Aside from the large spike of species during increased effort for National Moth Week, late August-September appears to have a slight edge in total species observed compared to other months.