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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 20, 2015 1:43:19 GMT
Yep, I'm goin down swinging (my net) at the bitter end of this season. I'm not yet done throwing in my hat ! We had our first "hard freeze" here in the Midwest 2 nights ago. Despite that I went out this afternoon on a rather blustery yet low 70's day and managed to pick up around 15 colias (3 eurytheme + 12 philodice),1 cabbage white, and most surprisingly a female of our tailed blue. All were at a local undeveloped field near my home. I also sighted but could not catch a monarch female which is strangely still here at least a month after all the others left us.
Don't know if any of my other "brethren of the net" are still out there also "swinging" but, I'll report any other findings I should make until I do hang up my hat and net --- for this season. Cheers.
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mantisboy
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Post by mantisboy on Oct 20, 2015 3:11:25 GMT
This is probably my last good find of the season (although you never know). The weekend before last, at a football game (American football), some kids came running up to show me a moth they had found. I figured it was some sort of common Noctuid, but I was shocked with what they had found! Despite it being about 45 degrees F that night, they had found a nearly perfect Xylophanes tersa, a rather uncommon stray to Wisconsin. Still seeing 2-5 Colias a day though, so they're still putting up a fight. Attachments:
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Post by Paul K on Oct 20, 2015 8:31:10 GMT
This is probably my last good find of the season (although you never know). The weekend before last, at a football game (American football), some kids came running up to show me a moth they had found. I figured it was some sort of common Noctuid, but I was shocked with what they had found! Despite it being about 45 degrees F that night, they had found a nearly perfect Xylophanes tersa, a rather uncommon stray to Wisconsin. Still seeing 2-5 Colias a day though, so they're still putting up a fight. X. tersa Great finding ! So far north in that condition! I found mine specimens a bit more south of Wisconsin ( once in Costa Rica and then in Amazon ) . I have never seen one in Toronto or south Ontario. P.S. I still swing the net  . Paul |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 20, 2015 12:02:05 GMT
Yes splendid Sphingidae, thanks for sharing
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antho
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Thank you for the add. Regards
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Post by antho on Oct 21, 2015 0:56:39 GMT
Caught a small dark Polygonia c-album in great condition 20.x.15
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Post by mygos on Oct 24, 2015 20:01:48 GMT
Seen today at home Indre & Loire, France !    A+, Michel |
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Post by trehopr1 on Oct 24, 2015 23:28:02 GMT
A weary and weathered traveler just hitching a ride. Much akin to our (American) hobo hopping a ride on a train with no particular destination in mind !
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Post by Paul K on Oct 25, 2015 4:51:32 GMT
Catocala in rather bad shape but the car A1 ... cool |
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Post by trehopr1 on Dec 1, 2015 6:59:50 GMT
Well I hung up my hat and my net (so to speak) at the end of October. And would'nt you know it about a week later on November 8th while out on a nature hike what did I find --- butterflies ! Yep, on a sunny and somewhat windy day I came across a field near my home with Colias philodice STILL frolicking about. Between 1:15 and 2:23 I recorded 15 sighted specimens of the species. Two were albino form females. Most of coarse had fairly worn colors but, I spied 4 of them with vibrant colors which would have been keepers. Alas, no net in hand !
These are certainly the latest non- hibernators that I have seen in many years. But, I do have record of a sighting I made 16 years ago on Nov.17.1999 in which I noted seeing a lone Colias being blown a field by an errant wind at (11:55am). That's my personal record for Northern Illinois. Again, no net.
I have to say, you really have to admire these resilient little fellows --- the Colias. The only other fellows still hardier yet would be the Parnassius or the Arctics (Oeneis sp.) as far as I know.
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