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Genus HyppaObserver
sarahshearerDescription
white dots and line around headcap. H. xylinoides (due to season) or contrasta?
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Common Checkered-Skipper and Allies (Complex Burnsius communis)Observer
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Linden Looper Moth (Erannis tiliaria)Observer
sarahshearerDescription
Came to lights and landed on white truck, with nighttime low temp down to nearly 30°
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
sarahshearerDescription
Leaves described as “willow-like”, small and rounded/pointed. perhaps a black birch or three-flowered maple?
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
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Sadly, it appears that the neighbor's cat took down a waxwing 😞. I assume it's cedorum due to the solid gray wing feathers and the white undertail coverts.
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Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)Observer
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I've never seen so many in one spot before. There were at least 15 within view that were feeding on various plant species.