| Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge |
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Noctuidae |
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Status |
Early |
Late |
Method |
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Subfamily Agaristinae
(Foresters and allies) |
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Eight-spotted Forester |
Alypia octomaculata |
L |
20-Jun |
29-Jul |
D |
A day flier. Larva seen 3 July 94
(DP, DR). |
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| 27 |
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Beautiful Wood-Nymph |
Eudryas grata |
F |
5-Jun |
9-Jul |
L |
Max. 6 on 22 June 88. |
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| 27 |
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Pearly Wood-Nymph |
Eudryas unio |
F |
19-Jun |
2-Sep |
L |
Max. 3 on 22 June 88. Sometimes
flies by day. |
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| 29 |
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Grapevine Epimenis |
Psychomorpha epimenis |
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Quite common at east end of Long
Island in spring; considered "rare in April" at JBWR (JI). |
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Subfamily Heliothinae
(Flower Moths) |
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| 27 |
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Pink Star Moth |
Derrima stellata |
G |
17-Aug |
19-Aug |
D, L |
Records at Fort Tilden 17 Aug 00
(SW), 18 Aug 01 (SW) and FBF 19 Aug 01. Not yet at JBWR. |
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Corn Earworm Moth |
Heliothis zea |
F |
11-Aug |
21-Oct |
F, D, L |
Fairly common day flier at Fort
Tilden, on seaside goldenrod. To 21 Oct 00 at FBF. |
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Tobacco Budworm Moth |
Heliothis virescens |
G |
24-Sep |
24-Sep |
F |
One record at FBF 24 Sept 00 (SW),
apparently roosting on buddlea flower. |
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Three-lined Flower Moth |
Schinia trifascia |
G |
12-Aug |
19-Aug |
R |
Records at Floyd Bennet Field (2) 12
Aug 01 (SW), 19 Aug 01. Not yet at JBWR. |
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| 29 |
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Primrose Moth |
Schinia florida |
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12-Aug |
19-Aug |
R |
Records: 12 Aug 01 (SW), 16 Aug 01,
(2) 19 Aug 01. Probably more common at FBF, records Sept 86 (DR), (5) 12 Aug
01 (SW), (3) 19 Aug 01. Also FT (2) 18 Aug 01. |
| 29 |
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Goldenrod Flower Moth |
Schinia nundina |
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Probably not uncommon. Dates: 19
Aug 93 (GT), 9 Sept 87 (NW). Also at Marine Park, Brooklyn 7 Sept 86 (HZ). |
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Brown Flower Moth |
Schinia saturata |
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D, L |
Common late summer species here.
Dates: 23 July 95 (DP) to 22 Sept 86. Max (6) on 17 Aug 87. |
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Ragweed Flower Moth |
Schinia rivulosa |
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D |
Dates: 17 Aug 87 (HZ) to 19 Aug 93
(GT); Probably more common at FBF -- (4) 19 Aug 01 (SW). |
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Arcigera Flower Moth |
Schinia arcigera |
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L |
Another common species here. Dates:
6 Aug 95 to 9 Sept 87; max (4) on latter date. |
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"Camphorweed Flower Moth" |
Schinia sp. |
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FD |
(5) 19 Aug 01. FBF: (15) 19 Aug 01.
FT: (3) 18 Aug 01. |
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Subfamily Acontiinae |
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Large Mossy Lithacodia |
Lithacodia muscosula |
L |
24-May |
19-Jun |
L |
Two records: 24 May 01, 19 June 01
(SW). |
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Black-bordered Lemon Moth |
Thioptera nigrofimbria |
L |
12-Jun |
8-Aug |
L |
Two records: 12 June 91, 8 Aug 01
(SW). |
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Pink-barred Lithacodia |
Lithacodia carneola |
F |
9-Jul |
17-Aug |
L |
Also at Floyd Bennet Field 5 Aug 00
(SW). |
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Black-dotted Lithacodia |
Lithacodia synochitis |
L |
2-Jul |
2-Jul |
L |
One record: 2 July 95 (DP). |
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Tufted Bird-dropping
Moth |
Cerma cerintha |
F |
12-Jun |
26-Aug |
D |
Perhaps regular in June. Dates: 12
June 91, 22 June 88, 25 June 95, 19 July 95. Also at FBF 30 July 00 and FT 26
Aug 00. |
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Common Spragueia |
Spragueia leo |
L |
25-Jun |
9-Sep |
D |
Also at FBF 19 Aug 01 (SW). |
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Small Bird-dropping
Moth |
Tarachidia eratrioides |
G |
30-Jul |
30-Jul |
D |
Possible at Refuge; found at Dead
Horse Peninsula, Brooklyn 30 July 00 (SW). |
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Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth |
Tarachidia candefacta |
C |
11-Jun |
9-Sep |
D |
Common in fields elsewhere around
Jamaica Bay. |
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Exposed Bird-dropping Moth |
Acontia aprica |
G |
19-Aug |
19-Aug |
L |
One record at Floyd Bennet Field 19
Aug 01 (SW). |
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