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Whitefish Point moths

On the day that we left Whitefish Point going back to Ann Arbor we had a great morning with moths. Here are a few of them. Button slug moth on the left, White-dotted prominent on the right. Blinded sphinx. Azalea sphinx. Polyphemus moth, upper wing view. Polyphemus moth, underwing view. Luna moth, one of my…

Looking for a rare bird

We spent yesterday at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Schoolcraft County, Michigan looking for a very rare nesting bird. In the course of our visit we managed to find many nice insects. Two nice damselflies. Boreal Bluet on the left, Tule Bluet on the right. Dusky clubtail, a dragonfly. A monarch caterpillar on milkweed. Our…

Moths at Whitefish Point

The other day we had a delightful morning with moths at our moths lights at Whitefish Point. Here’s a sample of what we had. Celery leaf tier on the left. Pale glyph on the right. Eastern panthea. Horned spanworm on the left. Powder moth on the right. Lettered habrosyne Northern pine looper. Rosy maple moth.…

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