It's not like you need an excuse to celebrate moths. There are over 11,000 species of moth in the U.S. They're important pollinators and are a huge food source for bats and other animals. But, it just so happens that this week is
National Moth Week.
Knowing this, I braved the near 100 degree heat and 80% humidity to set up the light trap yesterday afternoon in anticipation of spending the evening out observing what came to the light.
As darkness fell, quite a variety of visitors came, mostly plant hoppers and June bugs, but also some really interesting moths and other bugs. After two hours I'd had enough, though. The temperature at 11:00 was still in the high 80's. I turned off the light and went to bed. I'll definitely do it again, but perhaps I'll wait until late August or early September when the temperature is just a bit lower.
You can see some additional pictures from last nights light adventures in my
Flickr album.
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| Arrowhead Borer |
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| Juniper Geometer Moth |
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| Grape Leaffolder Moth |
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| Mayfly |
