NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS
June 25, 2022 (Saturday)
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**Fred and Lynn Dube had a visit from a Large
Yellow Underwing Moth on Friday evening. They were able to get some nice
comparison photos of the moth with the wings closed and very cryptic but after
cooling it down in the fridge in a bottle for ten minutes were able to gently
open the wings and get a quick photograph to show the striking underwing
pattern. When they let go, it quickly flew off.
This is our most common underwing moth that
often escapes attention unless the wings are seen opened in flight. It is a
non-native species introduced from Europe that was found in the Halifax area and has very
quickly spread across eastern North America
**Sterling Marsh comments there are too many slugs this year to count but did get a photo of a garden snail.
Sterling uses sliced cucumber for his slug challenge. They are really attracted
to the cucumber and are more easily picked up.
**Nelson Poirier observed and photographed a beetle he was not familiar with on June 4. Bugguide identified it as the Gold-flecked Click Beetle (Lacon auroratus).
**Nelson
Poirier also stopped by the Hampton lagoons on Thursday. Surely a big difference
from the heightened avian activity in spring.
One
of Hampton’s many White-tailed Deer (urban goats!) was photographed
peeking through the cattails on the watch for any suspicious movements.
Royal
Fern was also photographed showing the fertile sporophytes
in the top portion of some of the fronds. The Royal Fern prefers wet habitat,
especially near rivers, as was the case here.
Nelson Poirier
Nature Moncton
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