Last Updated: 19-AUG-2018
Weather Condition
Camera used: Nikon Coolpix 5400 5.1 MP Digital
Sunset was at 20:09 Wind was calm. The dew was heavy and by 00:00 everything was soaked. Sky was clear.
TIME HUMIDITY TEMP
20:20 --- 33 --- 73.0
20:40 --- 36 --- 71.2
21:00 --- 38 --- 70.0
21:20 --- 42 --- 69.1
21:40 --- 44 --- 68.4
22:00 --- 48 --- 67.8
22:20 --- 50 --- 67.3
22:40 --- 53 --- 66.7
23:00 --- 57 --- 65.8
23:20 --- 60 --- 65.5
23:40 --- 63 --- 65.7
00:00 --- 65 --- 65.1
00:20 --- 67 --- 64.4
00:40 --- 68 --- 63.7
We thank Ryan Bridge "The Bug Man" in his help in id'ing many of these insects
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We have gone on two insect lighting events up at Nixon Park and we decided that we wanted to do this ourselves.
So, I aquired a 400w mercury vapor light from a friend that did not work. I fixed it and removed it from the lens so we could get 360 degree light.
We were told that the bright light brings them in and the UV light from a bug light settles them down. So, I took the light out of a old bug light.
In addition we picked up some cheap sheets at Wal-Mart and we were ready to go. This set up really lit up the yard !! We started around 8:30 and almost immediately we were getting visitors.
We started looking around 10pm. (NOTE: Camera time is off by 1 hour)
Pearly Wood-Nymph - Eudryas unio
Ilia Underwing - Catocala ilia
Interesting Mantis Fly's We did not even know that we had these around here until our first lighting a year ago.
Mantis Fly's Left over the next day. This one is brown vs. green last night
Estigmene acrea -
Its now 22:36 and one of the big ones show up. Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis
Rosy Maple Moth - Dryocampa rubicunda
5-spotted Hawkmoth (Tomato Hornworm)
Cerisy's Sphinx
Yellow Mayfly Drake (Male)
Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera, from trich, hair, and ptera, wings)
Noctuid Moth
Green Lacewing
Tiger Moth
Lichen Moth (Noctuiidae)
Codling Moth (Noctuiidae)
small, bug thingy (no clue WHAT it is) (I took this because it was cute)
Plume Moth (Pyralidae)
Tiger Moth
Small-Eyed Sphinx
