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August 2, 2025
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**Katie Girvan had a visit and got a
photograph of a pawpaw sphinx moth recently. One of Katie’s photos (of
the same specimen) looks worn with scales rubbed off, but this is probably due
to the mild trauma of being rescued from a spider web.
(Editor’s note: This is not a common
sphinx moth to see in New Brunswick. Nelson Poirier also had a visit from one
recently, which is the first time he has ever seen one after many years of
operating a moth attractor light. Is this just coincidental, or is this sphinx
species becoming more common?)
Nelson Poirier also had a visit from
a waved sphinx moth. Both of these species are large moths.
** Bob Blake maintains daily weather statistics
at his Second North River home, including morning low temperatures, daily high
temperatures, and monthly rainfall. Bob sends a table to compare the statistics
of July 2024 with July 2025
Bob’s figures show that from his area, morning and afternoon
temperatures were noticeably higher in 2025, but rainfall amount was similar
for both months.
|
2024 |
2025 |
||
|
morning temperatures |
daily highs and
rainfall |
morning temperatures |
daily highs and
rainfall |
|
+16-2 days +17-2 +18-2 +19-7 +20-3 +21-3 +22-3 +23-1 +24-1 |
+31-4 +30-6 +29-4 +28-2 +27-2 +26-1 +25-2 97mms. rain |
+14-3 +15-1 +16-1 +17-2 +18-6 +19-3 +20-2 +21-4 +22-1 +23-3 |
+34-1 +31-3 +30-3 +29-3 +28-6 +26-3 +25-1 108mms. rain |
Nelson Poirier.
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