[NatureNS] re Moths on the wing

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Several days ago a friend, Gisela Westhaven, brought me a living rosy  
maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, which is one of the silk moths  
(Saturnids) listed below by Derek.  I believe it was found in Gaspereau.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: "Stephen R. Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca>
> Date: June 9, 2012 5:59:43 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Moths on the wing
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Hi Derek,
> Out of curiosity, how do you collect this info?  I don't suppose  
> you do it by 'sugaring', so do you run a mercury vapour lamp light  
> trap?
> Steve (Halifax)
>   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Quoting D W Bridgehouse <d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca>:
>> Here is a list of moths encountered last night on the wing in NS  
>> for June
>> 8th
>
>> Sphinx -
>>
>> Smerinthus cerisyi(1) May 29-July 29
>> Lapara bombycoides(2) June 8- July 30
>> Sphinx poecila(5)May 24-July29
>> Sphinx kalmiae(1)June 16-Aug 5
>>
>> Saturniids
>>
>> A.polyphemus (2)June 7- Aug 4
>> H. cecropia(1) June 4-July 11
>> H.columbia(1)June 16- July 4 ( this is a early record for  
>> H.c.columbia -
>> only other early record was June 3 1998 for PEI ) * we had a early  
>> spring
>> that year too *
>> A.luna(1)May 31-July 24
>> D.rubicunda(10+)May 28- Aug 16
>>
>> Also included are known flight time ranges for each species in NS  
>> from The
>> Lepidoptera of NS - Ferguson ,1955
>>
>> *Just of note don't forget that July 23-29 2012 is National Moth  
>> Week ! !
>
>> ******************
>>
>> Derek W. Bridgehouse
>
>> "Night hath a thousand eyes." - Lyly, c.1589
>
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Several days ago a friend, Gisela Westhaven, brought me a living rosy =
maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, which is one of the silk moths =
(Saturnids) listed below by Derek. &nbsp;I believe it was found in =
Gaspereau.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Derek,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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bombycoides(2) June 8- July 30</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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cecropia(1) June 4-July 11</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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*</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
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,1955</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; ">*Just of note don't forget that July 23-29 2012 is =
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