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Hi Blake & All, June 21, 2013
H. ericoides is widespread in the sand barrens of the Annapolis =
Valley. It needs soil too sparse or too drouthy to support a closed =
stand of trees.
Yt, DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Blake Maybank=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:40 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Rare plant and Very rare Moth
Hi all;
I was in the field with two birders from Michigan yesterday (June 20), =
and while they enjoyed a few life birds, I was very pleased to find and =
photograph a plant I had not seen before. =20
The plant is Golden Heather (Hudsonia ericoides), and I found a number =
of plants growing on a disturbed rock face at Polly's Cove, HRM, one of =
the few localities for this species in NS, according to the Flora of NS. =
Martine remembers seeing it there before. Always nice to find a life =
plant, especially in my favourite NS habitat, the coastal barrens.
Here are two photos I took:
http://flic.kr/p/eSi8bs
http://flic.kr/p/eSicz5
Last week I spotted a tiny moth inside the glass door leading to our =
screened-in balcony, and I managed a useable photo. Jim Edsall had this =
to say:
"The small orange and dark moth looks like Pyrausta orphisalis =96 =
Orange Mint Moth. This is not listed from NS in the Maritime Ecozone =
book but I notice one report (from northern Cape Breton) on the Moth =
Photographers Group <http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/>, and it =
is reported from NB and Maine. Our =93micro moths=94 are still not known =
very well. "
I have placed a photo of the moth here:
http://flic.kr/p/eShXtq
A naturalist needs to look up, down, and sideways it seems, with a =
camera close to hand.
Cheers,
Blake
--=20
Blake Maybank
White's Lake, Nova Scotia
My Blog: CSI: Life
Organiser, Maritimes Nature Travel Club=20
Author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Blake & All, =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> H. ericoides =
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widespread in the sand barrens of the Annapolis Valley. It needs soil =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, DW</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dbmaybank@gmail.com href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com">Blake =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 21, 2013 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Rare plant =
and Very=20
rare Moth</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D4><FONT face=3Dtahoma,sans-serif>Hi =
all;<BR><BR>I was=20
in the field with two birders from Michigan yesterday (June 20), and =
while=20
they enjoyed a few life birds, I was very pleased to find and =
photograph a=20
plant I had not seen before. <BR><BR>The plant is Golden Heather =
(<I>Hudsonia ericoides</I>), and I found a number of plants growing on =
a=20
disturbed rock face at Polly's Cove, HRM, one of the few localities =
for this=20
species in NS, according to the Flora of NS. Martine remembers =
seeing it=20
there before. Always nice to find a life plant, especially in my =
favourite NS habitat, the coastal barrens.<BR><BR>Here are two photos =
I=20
took:<BR><BR><A href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eSi8bs"=20
target=3D_blank>http://flic.kr/p/eSi8bs</A><SPAN=20
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1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);"></SPAN><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://flic.kr/p/eSicz5" =
target=3D_blank>http://flic.kr/p/eSicz5</A><SPAN=20
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1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);"></SPAN><BR><BR>Last=20
week I spotted a tiny moth inside the glass door leading to our =
screened-in=20
balcony, and I managed a useable photo. Jim Edsall had this to=20
say:<BR><BR>"The small orange and dark moth looks like <I>Pyrausta=20
orphisalis</I> =96 Orange Mint Moth. This is not listed from NS in the =
Maritime=20
Ecozone book but I notice one report (from northern Cape Breton) on =
the Moth=20
Photographers Group <<A=20
=
href=3D"http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/">http://mothphotograph=
ersgroup.msstate.edu/</A>>,=20
and it is reported from NB and Maine. Our =93micro moths=94 are still =
not known=20
very well. "<BR><BR>I have placed a photo o