The Mulberry Wing
I haven't been getting these MOWs out as frequently as I should. There's always something going on. For one thing, another BioBlitz. This one was on my home turf of Jamaica Bay on September 7. With me at Floyd Bennet Field and my helpers at the Wildlife Refuge, we tallied about 100 species. One of the highlights was this Showy Emerald (Dichordia iridaria), only the second record for the bay. That we should have so few records is curious to me, as one of the host plants is the locally abundant Winged Sumac. Well, maybe they just don't go to lights.  

Moth of the Week © 2007 Steve Walter