Even though we had terrible weather, we did see a few moths that braved the cold and rain. At 10:00pm it was 50 degrees and drizzling so I had the lights set up under my rain shelter under the deck.
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- Clover/Forage Looper
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- Blackberry Looper
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- Confused Eusarca
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- Pale Lichen Moth
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- Double-banded Grass-veneer
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- Dichomeris – no common name
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- Master’s Dart
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- Bristly Cutworm
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- Comma Wainscot
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- Slant-lined Owlet
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- unknown – insisted on resting with folded wings
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- Barred Granite
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- Large Lace-border
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- Once-married Underwing
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- Once-married Underwing
The last few moths are ones that appeared after everyone else had left, and I was putting away the lights. The Underwing is the largest of the moths that came. It’s about 3 inches long from head to wingtip. It’s forewings are a pattern of soft grays, but they hide bright red-orange and black hindwings. This one didn’t want to show off its hindwings for a photo, so I’ve also included one I took several years ago with the hindwings showing.