Michigan Lilies in the floodplain of Sixteen Mile Creek
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Another Rare Moth Spotted at Glenorchy - Short-Lined Chocolate
This summer resulted in a real find as a Short-Lined Chocolate was discovered in the woods at Glenorchy. This dapper creature is a striking dark brown moth with diagonal thin white lines across the wing and a grayish wing border. The Short-Lined Chocolate, Argyrostrotis anilis, is a day flier, which is why it was out and about this July 1.
A search of the Ontario Insects website found only three references to this moth over the last 25 years.. These include a 1995 survey of Red Hill Valley by Bill Lamond, where its status was tentatively listed as Uncommon. Previously it was observed in 1984 at Pinery Provincial Park by Dr. Dale F. Schweitzer and again in 1991 by Alan Wormington near Westover and Hayesland. Local naturalists Bill McIlveen and his wife Irene have seen it only once, at Kerns Quarry in Waterdown. A web search indicates several recent beautiful photos of this species in the Ottawa area by Christine Hanrahan of the Ottawa Field Naturalists. Lynn Scott also maintains a site for moths observed in Ottawa.
The rarity of this species is perhaps best underlined by a study being documented at the Discover Life website. This site has many excellent and unique projects related to biodiversity. Over the past two years John Pickering has been coordinating a project on moths. Two years of data collection at his site in Georgia has resulted in only 5 occurrences for this species out of a total of over 29,000 occurrences for 639 species.
Broad-winged Hawk Feather
Broad-winged Hawk feather found in the woods at Glenorchy on the banks of the Sixteen Mile Creek
Friday, July 1, 2011
Painted Trillium
Note the long petioles on the leafy bracts which would suggest that these are Painted Trilliums.....
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