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Hi Derek & All,
There are large areas of Larch in Hants Co. and I notice this is not =
in your distribution list. A soils map would be a good initial guide and =
depressional terrain of Queens soil would likely have Larch.
Dave=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: D W Bridgehouse=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hyalophora columbia Moth in NS
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 Derek & All,</DIV>
<DIV> There are large areas of Larch in Hants Co. and =
I notice=20
this is not in your distribution list. A soils map would be a good =
initial guide=20
and depressional terrain of Queens soil would likely have =
Larch.</DIV>
<DIV>Dave </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] =
Hyalophora=20
columbia Moth in NS</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Nancy & Jim </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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=20
limited by dependency on larch as Jim indicated is the larval =
food plant=20
and predominates in low lying boggy areas. Although many counties have =
larch=20
present from which columbia has not been reported over the years =
=E2=80=93 I believe=20
this is 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 r