It’s another beautiful morning at Whitefish Point, Michigan. Since the evening with the Black Witch it’s been rather slow with moths. Nothing big and spectacular, but some interesting smaller moths.
The seemingly ever present sweetfern geometer. This is one of the first moths that we get in May and typically have it every week of the spring and summer. Maybe we’ll get some in the fall.
A sulphur wave on the left and brown pine looper on the right.
Reticulated fruitworm moth is a common visitor to the lights at the cabin.
Finally, a new moth – carmine snout.
I’ve been interested in moths since the 1980s. Back then I collected moths and have hundreds of mounted specimens. Since 2014 I’ve kept a detailed moth list. Since then I have seen and photographed over 1,000 species (not counting Panama). These moths have all been in North America. Now, that number seems quite impressive, which I think it is. But considering there are close to 20,000 species in North America I have quite a number to see, and hopefully photograph.
More later…
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