| Moths of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Geometridae (Inchworm Moths) | Status | Early | Late | Method | |||||||||||||||||
| Subfamily Geometrinae (Emeralds) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Red-bordered Emerald | Nemoria lixaria | L | 9-Sep | 10-Sep | One record: 9-10 Sept 00 (SW). Range mainly from N.J. south. | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Red-fronted Emerald | Nemoria rubrifrontaria | L | Dates: 19 July 93, 23 July 95, 26 July 93. | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Wavy-lined Emerald | Synchlora aerata | L | 11-Aug | 9-Sep | Dates: 11 Aug 86 (GT), 28 Aug 01, (3) 9 Sept. 87. Also FBF 19 Aug 01, 1 Sept 01. | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Blackberry Looper Moth | Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria | L | 3-May | 3-May | One record: 3 May 01. | |||||||||||||||
| Subfamily Sterrhinae (Waves) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Soft-lined Wave | Scopula inductata | JBWR records: 3 Aug 00 (SW), 5 Sept 99 (SW). Also at Spring Creek 1 June 00 and elsewhere. May be found in fields during the day. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Common Tan Wave | Pleuroprucha insulsaria | C | Common. Dates: 5 Aug 95 to 14 Oct 95. | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Packard's Wave | Cyclophora packardi | L | One record: 24-25 Aug 00 (SW). | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Sweetfern Geometer | Cyclophora pendulinaria | F | Dates: 9 July 01 (SW), 5 Aug 95, 6 Aug 95 (DP, JZ, GT), 18 Sept 00 (SW). | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Chickweed Geometer | Haematopis grataria | 3-Oct | Common around N.Y.C. flying day or night. JBWR dates: 20 July 00 to (4) 9 Sept 87. FBF: 3 Oct 01. | |||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Drab Brown Wave | Lobocleta ossularia | One record: 31 Aug 00 (SW). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Simple Wave | Scopula junctaria | Two records: 11 July 00 (SW), 24 Aug 00 (SW). Will probably prove to be more common. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Large Lace-border | Scopula limboundata | Often common at JBWR. Dates 8 June 87, (2) 13 June 01, (2) 19 June 01, (4) 9 July 87, 11 Aug 86, 24 Aug 00 (SW), 5 Sept 99 (SW). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Idaea dimidiata | C | Dates: 13 June 01 (SW), 19 June 01 (SW). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subfamily Larentiinae (Carpets) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Olive-and-black Carpet | Acasis viridata | C | 5-Jun | 13-Jun | L | 5 June 01 (SW), (3) 13 June 01 (SW). | ||||||||||||||
| 47 | Ferguson's Scallop Shell | Hydria prunivorata | L | 24-May | 22-Jun | L | Dates: 24 May 01 (SW), 13 June 01 (SW), 22 June 88. | ||||||||||||||
| 47 | Common Eupithecia | Eupithecia miserulata | C | 3-May | 3-Nov | L | Very frequent light visitor, recorded on 17 of 22 nights in 2001. | ||||||||||||||
| Eupithecia sp. | L | 28-Apr | 28-Apr | L | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth | Eulithis diversilineata | F | 13-Jun | 3-Oct | L | Fairly common. Dates: 13 June 01 (SW) thru 3 Oct 00 (SW). | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | Many-lined Carpet | Anticlea multiferata | F | 19-May | 26-May | R,L | Records: (2) 19 May 01, (2) 24 May 01, (2) 26 May 01 (SW). | ||||||||||||||
| 49 | The Gem | Orthonama obstipata | C | 24-May | 1-Dec | L | Oddly, most reports of females, here and elsewhere. | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | Bent-line Carpet | Orthonama centrostrigaria | U | 24-May | 14-Oct | L | Very common in NYC area. Jamaica Bay dates 24 May 00 (SW) to 14 Oct 00 (SW). | ||||||||||||||
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