Odes by Day, Moths by Night: Wayne NF-Ironton Unit's Boletim

17 de julho de 2019

Taxonomic Breakdown of Observations

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Noteworthy finds in Lawrence County during the July 2019 expedition.

According to the Ohio Dragonfly Survey, the following species of Odonata were added to the county list.

Comet Darner - Hanging Rock OHV park
Powdered Dancer - Lake Vesuvius (below the dam)

Relocated:

Swift Setwing (state rarity) was first located in the county at Lake Vesuvius in 2018. It was relocated there on this visit. An observation at Hanging Rock OHV park adds a new location for the species.


Rare moths:

... a southern species north.

the Black-marked Inga Moth, Inga sparsiciliella, is normally found south of the Mason-Dixon line save for the eastern seaboard where it ventures to central NJ. They have been observed as near to Ohio as the Daniel Boone forest near Booneville, KY*. This is roughly 95 miles to the sw.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28992139

*checked against Moth Photographers Group map here ...
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=1034

Local Interest

The Oyster-shelled Metrea, Cliniodes ostreonalis, was detected at Iron Ridge campground. The species is generally found through the UP of Michigan, Ontario, and the Adirondacks of upstate NY. However, a disjunct population is found along the Ohio River Valley from Louisville to Wheeling. Infrequently reported from the Ohio side.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/345642-Cliniodes-ostreonalis
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4789

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