Category: Noctuoidea
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Pseudobryomima muscosa
It’s satisfying that after 8 years of actively observing moths at my home, I still see new species. When I got back from my trip to Golden last Saturday I set up traps to see which of the locals had returned. In the morning I found a particularly perplexing little Noctuid which I’d never seen…
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Creston highlights
The last post was about the four superstars I saw on my recent month-long trip to Creston, but the following were my real highlights. Lasionycta When I fed my first observation of this genus into iNat I was shocked to see there were 16 – sixteen!? – of these species already spotted in BC. I’d…
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Egira simplex/crucialis
Continuing with the subject of early year moths, the Egira genus shares the same Orthosiini tribe as Orthosia. I’ve often struggled to tell simplex and crucialis apart for specific individuals. Egira crucialis Egira simplex Both are spring moths, showing up around the same time, flying Mar-June. So what traits are diagnostic? Perhaps 9 times out…
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Orthosia
Orthosia are a common genus of noctuid found worldwide with over 50 species, 9 of which have been recorded here in BC. They’re one of the earliest noctuids I see here on Bowen Island each year, and after the moth-bereft winter months it’s always a joy to see them again. This year (2024) was no…
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