On Moth Night, July 30, in spite of intermittent rain showers, more than 20 people gathered at the Matthews Living History Farm Museum from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. to look at moths and other night-flying insects attracted to black light/moth sheet setups. Bob Perkins and Cecelia Mathis photographed insects for later identification. Bob subsequently identified 24 moth species and some other insects. He is working on three moths that may or may not be identifiable. Highlights included a dobsonfly, a long-horned caddisfly, beautiful wood-nymph, showy emerald, and nais tiger moth.Moths identified:
- eastern grass-tubeworm, Acrolophus plumifrontella
- black-shaded platynota, Platynota flavedana
- hahncappsia marculenta, Hahncappsia marculenta
- celery leaftier, Udea rubigalis
- Basswood Leafroller Moth, Pantographa limata
- sod webworm, Pediasia trisecta
- bluegrass webworm moth, Parapediasia teterrella
- red-headed inchworm angle moth, Macaria bisignata
- pale-marked angle moth, Macaria signata
- Canadian melanolophia moth, Melanolophia canadaria
- showy emerald, Dichorda iridaria
- idaea productata, Idaea productata
- toothed brown carpet, Xanthorhoe lacustra
- common eupithecia, Eupithecia miserulata
- Isabella tiger moth, Pyrrharctia isabella
- nais tiger moth, Apantesis nais
- banded tussock moth, Halysidota tessellaris
- hickory tussock moth, Lophocampa caryae
- grayish zanclognatha, Zanclognatha pedipililas
- faint-spotted palthis Moth, Palthis asopialis
- clover Looper, Caenurgina crassiuscula
- black-patched graylet, Hyperstrotia secta
- black wedge-spot, Homophoberia apicosa
- beautiful wood-nymph moth, Eudryas grata
- false katydid spp
- field cricket spp
- mayflies, at least two species
- Caddisflies, several species
- long-horned caddisfly, species of Leptoceridae family
- stonefly, small species
- dobsonfly
- cabbage white (butterfly)
- long-necked seed bug, Myodocha serripes
- leafhoppers, several species
- lady beetle spp
- scarab beetles, several species
-Bob Perkins
