Some Amazing Moths
Sep 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
- Some Amazing Moths is a video in progress covering what I have learned about the moths in Juneau.
- This video, so far, includes Spotted Tussocks Moths, Bedstraw Hawkmoths, Owlet Moths, Bruce Spanworm Moths, Inch Worm Moths, Plume Moths
- For the species of moths that have been identified in Alaska look at Moths of Alaska — a checklist (2012) by Ferris and others
- From the above article: “To date, 710 species have been recorded from the state. Based on projections made by several lepidopterists, including an author of this paper (JDL), in a given region moth species outnumber butterfly species by a factor of 15–20:1. There are 84 butterfly species currently recorded for Alaska, 2 FERRIS ET AL. · Zootaxa 3571 © 2012 Magnolia Press which gives a projected 1260–1680 number for moth species. Thus in all probability the current list represents about half of the moth species that occur in Alaska.”
- For detailed information on the habits of Bruce Spanworm Moths look at Bruce Spanworm Moths
- See also /sites/default/files/For%20the%20Love%20of%20Moths.pdf