Subject: Early sightings (Connecticut)

From: "Michael K. Oliver" <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 May 1995 01:28:08 GMT

Some early-ish lep sightings from West Haven along the Oyster River
in coastal Connecticut:

Hesperiidae: Northern Cloudywing [?] (Thorybes pylades) May 8-9 (2 seen)
Lasiocampidae: Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum) May 8 (larvae ca. 3cm)
Lycaenidae: Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas) May 8-9 (frequent)
Noctuidae: Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth (Tarachidia candefacta) May 9 (1 on grass leaf)
Nymphalidae: Mourningcloak (Nymphalis antiopa) March 29 (several, air temp ~ 55F)
Nymphalidae: Pearly Crescentspot (Phyciodes tharos) May 8-9 (frequent)
Pieridae:  Cabbage White (Artogeia rapae) - May 8-9 (a few)

A voucher of each (except Mourningcload and tent moth) was collected.  
Weather May 8-9: sunny, windy (~10-25 mph), ~60F.
All seen on mowed pathway through riparian hardwoods/overgrown, long-vacant lot.