NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, June 30, 2019 (Sunday)
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** Gabriel Gallant was
very fortunate to come across a Red Eft and get excellent photos of it. The
EASTERN NEWT [Triton vert] adult is a freshwater inhabitant that lays its eggs
in water. When the eggs hatch, the young newts go on to land, where they grow
and mature, often for three years, then go back to the water as an adult. The
land stage is called the Red Eft. Gabriel spotted it on Friday evening, walking
through the damp grass in his Ste-Marie-de-Kent yard, as the temperature
cooled.
** Some folks near
Salisbury found a pile of some regular sized objects that seemed a mystery as
to what it was, and where it came from. It turned out to be a mound of
caterpillar poop (frass) dropped from some voraciously feeding caterpillars [chenilles]
above. The photo easily shows why it was a mystery before ‘looking up’.
** With night
temperatures increasing, moths are beginning to become much more common around
lights. I use a UV light, which is actually a de-zapped bug zapper, in front of
a white window blind attached to an outside wall, visitors are now getting more
abundant and diverse.
A ONE-EYED SPHINX [Sphinx du saule] moth visited last night. A
photo of it with its fore wings spread slightly to show the eye-spots on the
underwings is attached. It is a large moth, but not as large as the giant silkmoths.
ROSY MAPLE MOTHS [Anisote de l’érable] also visited. These are medium-sized,
colourful moths with red legs, yellow abdomen, and rose and white wings. A
SPOTTED TUSSOCK MOTH [Halisidote maculée] also joined the group. It later
becomes a very colourful caterpillar.
Nature Moncton
CATERPILLAR POOP (FRASS). JUNE 29, 2019
ONE-EYED SPHINX MOTH. JUNE 29, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
Red Eft. June 29, 2019 Gabriel Gallant
Red Eft. June 29, 2019 Gabriel Gallant
ROSY MAPLE MOTH. JUNE 29, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
ROSY MAPLE MOTHS. JUNE 29, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
SPOTTED TUSSOCK MOTH. JUNE 29, 2019. NELSON POIRIER
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