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Early Morning Moths - Powdermills

Taken around 7:30 am at Abernethy House. Collected these moths off of a light trap that had been hanging all night.

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Work Title Early Morning Moths - Powdermills
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  1. Nina Devine
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
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Publication Date September 23, 2024
DOI doi:10.26207/h938-hh34
Deposited September 23, 2024

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    September 23, 2024 10:43 by ngd5121

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    September 23, 2024 10:44 by ngd5121

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    • Taken around 7:30 am at Abernethy House. Collected these moths off of a light trap that had been hanging all night.
    Publication Date
    • 2024-09-23
  • Added Creator Nina Devine

    September 23, 2024 10:44 by ngd5121

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    November 07, 2024 11:48 by ngd5121

    Work Title
    • Early Morning Moths - Powdermills
    • Early Morning Moths - Powdermill Nature Reserve
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    November 07, 2024 11:49 by ngd5121

    Description
    • Taken around 7:30 am at Abernethy House. Collected these moths off of a light trap that had been hanging all night.
    • Outside Abernethy house, appx 7:30am. Woke up and checked the light trap that has been sitting out since 9pm last night. Saw lots of micromoths, caddisflies, and leafhoppers. I also observed a jumping spider snacking on a small moth. If we left the trap out for longer, would more spiders come? Seems like an easy meal. There were some large sphinx moths and a large underwing on the trap. I picked them up one by one and hung them on my shirt like jewelry. They barely moved, because they were so cold. The noctuid (underwing) started rapidly beating/vibrating its wings to warm up. I collected it + a sphinx moth and put the rest on a beat sheet in the sun to warm up, waiting to see how long it took before they warmed up and flew away (I had to pack up and leave before I could see them take flight, but they hung out for at least half an hour). All the moths I saw were female, as indicated by the lack of plumose antennae. I bet insects make an easy meal first thing in the morning. Maybe that's why many insectivorous birds are most active in the early morning, because their prey is slower. Early bird gets the ... moth?
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    November 07, 2024 11:50 by ngd5121

    Geographic Area
    • USA: PA: Westmoreland County, Powdermill Nature Reserve
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    November 07, 2024 11:51 by ngd5121

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    • Outside Abernethy house, appx 7:30am. Woke up and checked the light trap that has been sitting out since 9pm last night. Saw lots of micromoths, caddisflies, and leafhoppers. I also observed a jumping spider snacking on a small moth. If we left the trap out for longer, would more spiders come? Seems like an easy meal. There were some large sphinx moths and a large underwing on the trap. I picked them up one by one and hung them on my shirt like jewelry. They barely moved, because they were so cold. The noctuid (underwing) started rapidly beating/vibrating its wings to warm up. I collected it + a sphinx moth and put the rest on a beat sheet in the sun to warm up, waiting to see how long it took before they warmed up and flew away (I had to pack up and leave before I could see them take flight, but they hung out for at least half an hour). All the moths I saw were female, as indicated by the lack of plumose antennae. I bet insects make an easy meal first thing in the morning. Maybe that's why many insectivorous birds are most active in the early morning, because their prey is slower. Early bird gets the ... moth?
    • Outside Abernethy house, appx 7:30am. Woke up and checked the light trap that has been sitting out since 9pm last night. Saw lots of micromoths, caddisflies, and leafhoppers. I also observed a jumping spider snacking on a small moth. If we left the trap out for longer, would more spiders come? Seems like an easy meal. There were some large sphinx moths and a large underwing on the trap. I picked them up one by one and hung them on my shirt like jewelry. They barely moved, because they were so cold. The noctuid (underwing) started rapidly beating/vibrating its wings to warm up. I collected it + a sphinx moth and put the rest on a beat sheet in the sun to warm up, waiting to see how long it took before they warmed up and flew away (I had to pack up and leave before I could see them take flight, but they hung out for at least half an hour). All the moths I saw were female, as indicated by the lack of plumose antennae. I bet insects make an easy meal first thing in the morning. Maybe that's why many insectivorous birds are most active in the early morning, because their prey is slower. Early bird gets the ... moth?
    • Associated specimens: PSUC_ENT532_2024_0075, PSUC_ENT532_2024_0059
  • Updated Description Show Changes

    November 07, 2024 11:51 by ngd5121

    Description
    • Outside Abernethy house, appx 7:30am. Woke up and checked the light trap that has been sitting out since 9pm last night. Saw lots of micromoths, caddisflies, and leafhoppers. I also observed a jumping spider snacking on a small moth. If we left the trap out for longer, would more spiders come? Seems like an easy meal. There were some large sphinx moths and a large underwing on the trap. I picked them up one by one and hung them on my shirt like jewelry. They barely moved, because they were so cold. The noctuid (underwing) started rapidly beating/vibrating its wings to warm up. I collected it + a sphinx moth and put the rest on a beat sheet in the sun to warm up, waiting to see how long it took before they warmed up and flew away (I had to pack up and leave before I could see them take flight, but they hung out for at least half an hour). All the moths I saw were female, as indicated by the lack of plumose antennae. I bet insects make an easy meal first thing in the morning. Maybe that's why many insectivorous birds are most active in the early morning, because their prey is slower. Early bird gets the ... moth?
    • Associated specimens: PSUC_ENT532_2024_0075, PSUC_ENT532_2024_0059
    • Associated specimens in the Frost Museum: PSUC_ENT532_2024_0075, PSUC_ENT532_2024_0059
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    November 07, 2024 11:51 by ngd5121

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    January 13, 2025 13:22 by avs5190

    Work Title
    • Early Morning Moths - Powdermill Nature Reserve
    • ENT 532 Fall 2024: Early Morning Moths - Powdermill Nature Reserve
  • Updated Description Show Changes

    January 13, 2025 13:22 by avs5190

    Description
    • Outside Abernethy house, appx 7:30am. Woke up and checked the light trap that has been sitting out since 9pm last night. Saw lots of micromoths, caddisflies, and leafhoppers. I also observed a jumping spider snacking on a small moth. If we left the trap out for longer, would more spiders come? Seems like an easy meal. There were some large sphinx moths and a large underwing on the trap. I picked them up one by one and hung them on my shirt like jewelry. They barely moved, because they were so cold. The noctuid (underwing) started rapidly beating/vibrating its wings to warm up. I collected it + a sphinx moth and put the rest on a beat sheet in the sun to warm up, waiting to see how long it took before they warmed up and flew away (I had to pack up and leave before I could see them take flight, but they hung out for at least half an hour). All the moths I saw were female, as indicated by the lack of plumose antennae. I bet insects make an easy meal first thing in the morning. Maybe that's why many insectivorous birds are most active in the early morning, because their prey is slower. Early bird gets the ... moth?
    • Associated specimens in the Frost Museum: PSUC_ENT532_2024_0075, PSUC_ENT532_2024_0059
    • Associated specimens in the Frost Museum: PSUC\_ENT532\_2024\_0075, PSUC\_ENT532\_2024\_0059