Berne Union Moth Night

  I had tried moth lighting at my home a couple times, but generally have not had a lot of visitors.  So, last night went to the wet meadowy area behind the school next door (Berne Union).  There is a long, thin meadow with a road, surrounded by woods and a creek on one side.  Figured if anywhere would be good moth habitat, that would be it.  And I nailed it!  I found it interesting that different species would arrive at certain times, so for example the Io Moths were among the first to arrive, the different Tigers all arrived about the same time, etc.  Stayed out until about 1AM.
  I am not real good with moths, yet, but have been able to ID most of them.  Currently have 29 species on last night's list.  I tend to focus on bigger moths.  Since I am still new at this I am leaving learning the micros for another time.  Last nights list, in alphabetical order rather than taxonomic: Anna Tiger Moth, Arched Hooktip, Ash Sphinx, Banded Tussock Moth, Beautiful Wood Nymph, Bisected Honey Locust Moth, Black Bordered Lemon Moth, Common Angle, Common SPring Moth, Delicate Cycnia, Ferguson's Scallop Shell, Giant Leopard Moth, Grape Leaffolder Moth, Grape Plume Moth, Green Leuconycta, Hagen's Sphinx, Hickory Tussock Moth, Io Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth, Leconte's Haploa, Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth, Oak Beauty, Polyphemus Moth, Rosy Maple Moth, Spotted Apetelodes, The Hebrew, Virginian Tiger Moth and White-headed Prominent.

Grape Plume Moth

Ash Sphinx

Hagen's Sphinx

Oak Beauty

Polyphemus Moth