Night Life!

A friend invited us to the bush at the back of her farm to watch for moths. Two sheets were suspended in the trees with the appropriate lights shining on each sheet to attract the night life. 

Clymene Moth, at one with the leaves on the forest floor!

Clymene Moth on a nearby tree.

Deceptive Snout Moth

Fragile White Carpet Moth

Glossy Black Idia Moth

Green Leuconycta Moth

Macrame Moth, dining on bird guano

Basswood Leafroller Moth. (Leaf rolling happens at the larval stage.)

Skiff Moth

Moths weren't the only things we saw!

Northern Dog-day Cicada 

Punctured Tiger Beetle - we usually find these insects in sandy locations.

Spotted Orb Weaver - hoping to catch a moth!

Herrald Moth - attracted to fermented moth bait "painted" on a piece of wood.

One example of a moth night set up. Moths are attracted to both sides of the sheet.

When we don't want to stay up late, we can plug in our moth trap and check the moths in the morning. One night the trap was checked at 2:00 a.m. and we discovered an American Robin feasting on his private smorgasbord of moths that were flying to the light!