24 May, 2024: Blacklight Party!
*Note: All parameters were taken at the start of survey unless otherwise stated.
Location: [redacted, private residence].
Date: 24 May, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Temperature: 22.2-18.9*C (72-66*F)
Humidity: 76-95%
Wind: S 4 MPH - E 3 MPH
Conditions: Clear. Storms are expected past 10. Heavy rain for past few days. Cloudy towards end of survey.
Surrounding habitat: Suburban neighborhood. Host yard is primarily eastern red cedar trees, with surroundings deciduous. A small creek is right down the street.
Notes: While waiting for insects to arrive to light, I wandered the yard in search of other creatures of interest. These have been included as well.
Observations
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
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In a suburban backyard.
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Genus CyclotrachelusObserver
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Eating what appears to be an earthworm. Suburban backyard.
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Katydids, Crickets, and Allies (Suborder Ensifera)Observer
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Eating a dead periodical cicada.
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Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)Observer
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A dead individual being eaten by a young katydid.
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Subgenus AbacidusObserver
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Eating a periodical cicada in a suburban backyard.
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Cassin's 13-Year Cicada (Magicicada tredecassini)Observer
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A dead individual being fed upon by a ground beetle.
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Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Midgets (Genus Elaphria)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
(This genus has a very unfortunate common name, geez...)
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Genus LacinipoliaObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Click Beetles (Family Elateridae)Observer
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About 2 cm in length. Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Genus HeterocerusObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard. For scale, that click beetle is ~2 cm in length.
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Sap-feeding Beetles (Family Nitidulidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard. ~0.5-0.75 cm?
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Prominent Moths (Family Notodontidae)Observer
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Large. Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Fruit and Flower Chafers (Subfamily Cetoniinae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Genus MicrocrambusObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
I'm in love with that wing pattern. I couldn't stop laughing when it showed up on the sheet. It's so perfect!
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Genus MicrocrambusObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Ichneumonid and Braconid Wasps (Superfamily Ichneumonoidea)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Grass-veneers and Allies (Subfamily Crambinae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Genus ClemensiaObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Eastern Ant Cricket (Myrmecophilus pergandei)Observer
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Maybe? Extremely small.
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
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Maybe ~4cm in wingspan. Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Grass-veneers and Allies (Subfamily Crambinae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Chrysopa oculataObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Thin-winged Owlet (Nigetia formosalis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Long-horned Caddisflies (Family Leptoceridae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Crambid Snout Moths (Family Crambidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Prominent Moths (Family Notodontidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Heavy Ochre Harp Ground Beetle (Stenolophus ochropezus)Observer
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Beetle up top. Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Scarabs, Stag Beetles, and Allies (Superfamily Scarabaeoidea)Observer
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The lower beetle. Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Scarabs (Family Scarabaeidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Toe-winged Beetles (Family Ptilodactylidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Superfamily Membracoidea)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (Elophila obliteralis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth (Elophila obliteralis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Yellow-fringed Dolichomia Moth (Hypsopygia olinalis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Genus PeltodytesObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Prominent Moths (Family Notodontidae)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Celtic Wave (Idaea celtima)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Flies (Order Diptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Wolf Spiders and Allies (Superfamily Lycosoidea)Observer
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Appeared on the back of my blacklight setup. I assume he just wandered.
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Genus LacinipoliaObserver
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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Appeared near to where I was blacklighting.
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Yellow-collared Slug Moth (Apoda y-inversa)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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Thin-lined Owlet (Isogona tenuis)Observer
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Attracted to blacklight in suburban backyard.
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