New species for our state project!

Moth season is definitely here! We've held two moth nights in central Oklahoma. I have personally added 17 new species I had not seen before, and our state project tally has increased by 8 species. There is a lot of potential for adding new species to our count early in the spring and late in the fall, due to fewer observations during these time periods.

Here are a few of the new additions:

Gray Sallow (Psaphida grandis) found by Mark Parker on March 5 and 6.

Lemmer's Pinion (Lithophane lemmeri) found by Rick Parker, Leah Nelson, and me on March 21, photographed here by Leah.

Double-banded Zale (Zale calycanthata) found by Rick Park, Leah Nelson, and me on March 21, photographed here by Rick.

Straight-toothed Sallow (Eupsilia vinulenta) found by Rick Parker, Leah Nelson, and me on March 21, photographed here by Leah.

Red-winged Sallow (Xystopeplus rufago) found by Rick Parker, Leah Nelson, and me on March 8, photographed here by me.

Pseudexentera haracana found by me on March 20 and 21.

The Tortricid genus Pseudexentera consists of a huge number of species, many of which are quite hard to tell apart. I have quite a few observations that are sitting at genus level, awaiting some identification help from a Tortricidae expert.

Keep up the observations, everyone!

Publicado el 24 de marzo de 2021 a las 03:49 PM por zdufran