Also recorded at BAMONA 1123964. – https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1123964
Burlington, ON
Came to LepiLED.
M. Larrivee, coll.
DNA barcode voucher # CNCLEP00119945
Paectes pygmaea (Pygmy Paectes). Photographed near Wilson Tract, Norfolk County, Ontario on 24 July 2022. Fringe to HW gleaming white as the moth was seen fluttering up the sheet...
The dream of all Xylophanes lover. The rarest Xylophanes of America
Xylophanes campisi
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=1286626
“Holotypus, Xylophanes campisi Haxaire & Melichar 2023” - Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste.
Etymology: We name this species after our colleague and friend, Marcos Cesar Campis de Morro Agudo (Brasil, São Paulo), an eminent wildlife photographer who constantly amazes us with his images of Brazilian Sphingidae. May he find here the indicarion of nour great gratitude and admiration.
Etimologia: Damos a esta espécie o nome de nosso colega e amigo, Marcos Cesar Campis de Morro Agudo (Brasil, São Paulo), um eminente fotógrafo da vida selvagem que sempre nos surpreende com suas imagens de esfingídeos brasileiros.
Que ele encontre aqui a indicação de nossa grande gratidão e admiração.
One in LepiLED trap.
Tentative ID.
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Whitefish Point Unit
John Helstrom Addition
attracted to uv lights, 9mm
rdf4673
Stathmopoda aenea. Photographed at Thickson's Woods, Durham County, Ontario on 21 July 2015. Metallic and spiky, like some ancient machine!
Occupied mines were common on an ornamental arbor vitae; larvae collected on 23 March began emerging on 17 April. Larvae were brownish; as reported elsewhere they can vary from green to brown (e.g., https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/publications-resources/insect-mite-guide/argyresthia-thuiella).
Thickson's Woods, Durham Region, ON
620226.00 – 3860 – [Cochylina - No Genus] punctadiscana
first seen here 7/17/2015, then 7/9/2016 and 7/17/2016
Dissection - Knowles, 1967 "A Revison of the Species of Cisthene ..... (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)
Genitalia is closely related to C. barnesii, the difference as related in Knowles is C. picta "with spine in vesica one-fifth the length of the aedoeagus". In C. barnesii "vesica with one spine slightly over one-fourth the length of aedeagus". (diagrams 16, 16a and 16b, plate 3).
Remarks: Knowles "this species (C. picta) is very close to C. barnesii in both genitalia and coloring. There are some C. barnesii that have a wide postmedian band on the forewing, but none exhibit the wide band running from the base to the postmedian band on the inner margin. Neither do any males of C. barnesii possess hair tufts on the anal angle of the hindwing, whereas C. picta does have small tufts on the anal angles in the two males that I examined".
collected by Henry Townes
from the Cornell University Insect Collection
dissected/determined - JoAnne Russo
Vesica with single, heavily sclerotized rod, flattened posteriorly, anteriorly narrowed and recurved, with second, smaller, less heavily sclerotized U-shaped rod and slightly curved thinner piece.
This flesh fly was associated with a Yellow Pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava) at Holly Shelter Game Lands in eastern North Carolina (USA), 19 April 2008. Apparently certain flesh flies breed IN the pitcher, which would be a deadly environment for most insect larvae. This might be a Fletcherimyia or a Sarcophaga.
Flesh fly - Sarcophagidae (Sarcophaginae) species
bugguide.net/node/view/110
Also posted at:
bugguide.net/node/view/1978019
HFDF!
Bruce County, ON
Preying on Northern Watersnake.
Acleris hudsoniana. Photographed at Portage Lake, Parry Sound District, Ontario on 29 July 2022.
Epinotia subviridis. Photographed at Yarmouth Gardens, Toronto, Ontario on 7 August 2008. This is strictly a western species so I'm at a loss as to why it should occur in my Toronto backyard except as an import. That's always supposing I have the identification correct in the first place!
attracted to uv lights, 8mm
rdf4307
Dysstroma walkerata (Orange-spotted Carpet). Photographed at Raven Lake, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario on 6 June 2010. Thought to be D. truncata...
Reared from larva by J.G.Franclemont
from the Cornell University Insect Collection
dissected/determined - JoAnne Russo
Host listed as Spurge; eclosed 18 JUL 1964
One in LepiLED trap.
Vouchered for @hughmcguinness.
One at UV light.
Tentative ID.
Two at UV light. Vouchered for @jasondombroskie.
pupa on rolled up leaf of Cornus sericea (red-osier dogwood); total of 3 pupae on this leaf; first observed August 29
first observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/182823282
second observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/182823283 (current)
third observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/182823286
fourth observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/182823288
The pinned example on MPG (https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/pinned.php?plate=46.4&size=l&sort=p) seems to be a near-perfect match. This European species has recently (2020) been discovered in Quebec. Wish I had grabbed the specimen!
Trichoclea artesta. Photographed at Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Renville County, North Dakota on 26 June 2007.
Came to UV light.
Front dune at edge of open dune and Jack Pine (Pines banksitna) patch.
Cochrane District, ON
Found in an opening of boreal woodland with sandy soils. This area is a few kilometres away from where we've observed this species before.
Cochrane District, ON
Tentative ID
Many bog dwelling species this evening at this site. There is habitat to the north and south of this clearing. Host plant is vaccinimum.
There are iNat records in Quebec. Total length is approximately 7 -8mm.
mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2851
Possibly 620615 - Phiaris schulziana - Moorland Phiaris
mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=285...
One of two moths seen tonight, follows on from one found the night before by Eric Giles, these records comprise a new species record for Canada.