Midnight Moth Madness!

Many thanks to our friend Allanah, for setting up a moth viewing station at her farm! With the use of a UV light, LED light and a white sheet hung in the bush, we saw over 50 species of moths on Friday evening! Many of them were "lifers" including this beautiful Green Leuconycta Moth. It is sometimes called a Green Owlet.

There is also a less common white form of the Green Leuconycta Moth. 

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Common Lytrosis Moth

Horned Spanworm

Large Yellow Underwing

Yellow Slant-Line (top left) and Large Maple Spanworm (bottom)

Two Sphynx moths came to the light. On the left is an Elm Sphynx which has a total length between 50-60mm. It was the largest specimen that paid us a visit. When it first landed on the ground, it sounded like a sparrow thrashing around in the leaves. The beautiful moth to the right is named, Small-eyed Sphynx.

Virginia Ctenucha moths were having a party at the top of the sheet.

Thousands of moths and other insects visited the sheet during our 3 hour visit!