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Category: Insecta

Hemeroplanis historialis

October 2, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

These handsome moths in the family Erebidae were far more common during my nights of urban mothing during moth week…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Hemeroplanis, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Hemeroplanis historialis

Cosmia praeacuta

September 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

During moth week I was visited by at least one (and usually many) of these handsome noctuids every night that…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cosmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cosmia praeacuta

Spodoptera praefica (Western Yellowstriped Armyworm)

September 25, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This handsome noctuid moth is a native species, but periodically builds up into such large populations that it becomes a…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles, Spodoptera Filed under: Spodoptera praefica, Western Yellowstriped Armyworm

Melanchra adjuncta

September 23, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It seems odd to me that I don’t see this species more often, because they have a such a wide…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Melanchra, Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Melanchra adjuncta

Adelphagrotis indeterminata

September 20, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I first found this handsome and distinctive noctuid moth whilst housesitting for my sister-in-law in Portland in mid-August, but I…

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Posted in: Adelphagrotis, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Adelphagrotis indeterminata

Trichodezia californiata

September 17, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I’ve only seen one of these, which I found on the ‘7th Night of Moth Week’, and I have only…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Trichodesia Filed under: Trichodezia californiata

Agrotis ipsilon (Ipsilon Dart Moths)

September 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

It is not entirely clear whether these handsome members of the family Noctuidae are native to North America, or were…

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Posted in: Agrotis, Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agrotis ipsilon, Ipsilon Dart Moths

Caripeta aequaliaria (Red Girdle Moth)

September 9, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

 I am quite fond of these pretty Geometrid moths, but I don’t see them nearly as often as I’d like…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Caripeta, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Caripeta aequaliaria, Red Girdle Moth

Timarcha intricata 

September 7, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I found the first one of these leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) at my Temple of Ultraviolet Light during moth madness in…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles), Coleoptera (Beetles), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Timarcha Filed under: Timarcha intricata

Epirrhoe alternata (White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth)

September 5, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

I see this handsome little geometer so often at my lights that I often forget to photograph it, although it…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Epirrhoe, Geometridae, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Epirrhoe alternata, White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth

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