At long last my pheromone traps paid off, yielding no less than 4 individuals this afternoon: 3 Albuna pyramidalis (fireweed clearwing moth) and a lone Synanthedon novaroensis (Douglas-fir pitch moth).

Frankly I’m so relieved. I ordered the lures back in January and I’ve tried them out here and there – no luck. I even wrote a post venting my frustration of never seeing the blighters – which oddly I’d forgotten to publish until today. But 2024 shall be the year of clearwings. Hark and ye behold. I’m looking forward to see what else they catch.