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Hi Nancy & Jim=20
I have had an interest Hyalophora in NS for some time and they are more =
common than previously thought to be . They are known from Cumberland =
, Colchester, Halifax , Queens, Kings , Lunenburg , Annapolis and =
Victoria Counties in NS . The range of Hyalophora columbia in NS is =
limited by dependency on larch as Jim indicated is the larval food =
plant and predominates in low lying boggy areas. Although many counties =
have larch present from which columbia has not been reported over the =
years =E2=80=93 I believe this is likely a sampling artifact.
Like all Hyalophora species, columbia is univoltine and usually flies =
from May to early June depending on spring time warmth.=20
I have seen female moths as late as mid July in some years.=20
Female columbia can usually be seen at lights after 10:30 pm, but males, =
which also come in to lights, are rarely seen because they usually don't =
fly until just before dawn and will fly away or be eaten by birds as the =
sun rises.=20
Male columbia are seldom seen because they are seldom seen at lights. =
The calling time of the females is at dawn. Females do come to lights, =
but not as frequently as females of some other Saturniidae species.
A couple of questions Nancy just out of curiosity =E2=80=93 what were =
the sex of your two columbia and what type of habitat is your camp at =
East Dalhousie around ie larch ? ?=20
Thanx for the update. Also any cecropia flying at your camp yet ?=20
Look fwd to your moth updates as they happen and hope you find this info =
helpful
Cheers =E2=80=93 DB
Derek W.Bridgehouse
Dartmouth, NS
Night hath a thousand eyes.
Lyly,c.1589, Maydes Metamorphose
From: Nancy P Dowd=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:41 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Big Poplar Sphinx Moth
Two Columbia on the veranda post this morning. The Peterson's Guide =
calls them uncommon but perhaps they are not in our area.=20
Nice to view all these large moths lately. A tattered Luna was also on =
the side of the camp at ground level this morning.=20
Nancy
East Dalhousie, Kings Co. =20
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 23, 2014, at 7:32 PM, James Churchill <jameslchurchill@gmail.com> =
wrote:
A female Cecropia in Kentville during the night walk of Marsh Madness, =
21 June.=20
Cheers
On Monday, June 23, 2014, Derek Bridgehouse =
<d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
Also on the wing right now is waved sphinx, choerilus =
sphinx,northern apple sphinx , rosy maple and luna.
I have not yet seen any cecropia and Columbia and Polyphemus . . . =
.
Sent from my iPhone
Derek Bridgehouse
Dartmouth,N.S.
B2Y 1M1
> On Jun 23, 2014, at 7:00 AM, Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>
> The large (50mm long), heavy-bodied Pachysphinx modesta is coming =
to the outside lights now.
>
> Keep an eye out for this hard-to-miss moth.
>
> Nancy
> East Dalhousie, Kings Co
>
> Sent from my iPhone
--=20
James Churchill
Kentville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
(902) 681-2374
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<DIV>Hi Nancy & Jim </DIV>
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<DIV>I have had an interest Hyalophora in NS for some time and =
they are=20
more common than previously thought to be . They are known =
from=20
Cumberland , Colchester, Halifax , Queens, Kings , Lunenburg , =
Annapolis=20
and Victoria Counties in NS . The range of Hyalophora columbia in NS is =
limited=20
by dependency on larch as Jim indicated is the larval food plant =
and=20
predominates in low lying boggy areas. Although many counties have larch =
present=20
from which columbia has not been reported over the years =E2=80=93 I =
believe this is=20
likely a sampling artifact.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Like all <I>Hyalophora</I> species, columbia is univoltine and =
usually=20
flies from May to early June depending on spring time warmth. </DIV>
<P>I have seen female moths as late as mid July in some years.=20
<P>Female columbia can usually be seen at lights after 10:30 pm, but =
males,=20
which also come in to lights, are rarely seen because they usually don't =
fly=20
until just before dawn and will fly away or be eaten by birds as the sun =
rises.=20
</P>
<DIV>Male columbia are seldom seen because they are seldom seen at =
lights.=20
The calling time of the females is at dawn. Females do come to lights, =
but not=20
as frequently as females of some other Saturniidae species.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A couple of questions Nancy just out of curiosity =E2=80=93 what =
were the sex of=20
your two columbia and what type of habitat is your camp at East =
Dalhousie=20
around ie larch ? ? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanx for the update. Also any cecropia flying at your camp yet ? =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Look fwd to your moth updates as they happen and hope you find this =
info=20
helpful</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers =E2=80=93 DB</DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: =
#000000">Derek=20
W.Bridgehouse<BR>Dartmouth, NS<BR><BR>Night hath a thousand=20
eyes.<BR>Lyly,c.1589, Maydes Metamorphose</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:41 AM</DIV>
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