Two more moths have been added to our state’s ever growing moth list. The two latest additions come from opposite ends of the state, one from Lincoln and the other from the Scotts Bluff area.
On August 11 Colin Croft found a neat Geometer Moth (Glena nigricaria) in the Wildcat Hills south of Scotts Bluff. It is western in distribution with the western Nebraska record being the easternmost in the United States. Its larvae feed on pines. BugGuide post
Then a day later on August 12 Jan Olmstead sent Steve Spomer a photo of a moth which Steve identified as an Inornate Pyrausta (Pyrausta inornatalis), also new to the state and the northernmost record in the central United States.
Thanks to Colin and Jan!!
As re the Inornate Pyrausta: it looks like the Barbie movie people have gotten a little too broad in their marketing. 😉 Both look to be great finds!
Thanks Jan and Steve.