Our typical morning at the cabin with moths

Almost every day, when at our house or at the cabin typically starts checks the moths and other insects that are attracted to our lights. So far this year we have had over 400 species of moths that we have identified. Susan usually sees more since she will sometimes check the lights after I have gone to bed, or check once or twice in the middle of the night.

This is a yet to be identified moth.

With the great diversity (over 600 photographed since 2014) and complex and sometimes perplexing scientific names, the question becomes how to organize what I have seen. The answer was to use the Hodges numbering system. This system covers the 12,000+ moths that occur in the United States and Canada. So, obviously since I have “only” photographed 600 of the 12,000 moths in the US and Canada there are many more to be seen. That’s all for now.