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Images of Selected Voucher Specimens from a Lepidoptera Biodiversity Blitz at the Splinter Hill Bog Preserve in Baldwin County, Alabama from 26 April-1 May 2016.

 

ARTICLE:

Kons, Hugo L. Jr., Robert J. Borth, James T. Vargo, Lance A. Durden, & Jeffrey R. Slotten.  2017.  A Lepidoptera Biodiversity Blitz at the Nature Conservancy's Splinter Hill Bog Preserve in Baldwin County, Alabama.  Southern Lepidopterists' News 39(2): 93-143.

 

The following specimens were collected by Hugo Kons Jr. & Robert J. Borth and photographed by Kons with a GT Vision Imaging System.  They currently reside in the Lepidoptera Biodiversity LLC personal research collection.

 

HESPERIIDAE

(PYRGINAE)

 

Thorybes confusis (3913)

01 Thorybes confusis 2314_resize

 

PYRALIDAE

(PYRAUSTINAE)

 

Crocidiphora pustuliferalis (4943)

02 Cane Pyralid 2275_resize

 

GEOMETRIDAE

(ENNOMINAE)

 

Hypomecis Species 1

03 Hypomecis new 2298 2_resize

04 Hypomecis new 2298_resize

 

05 Hypomecis new 2299_resize

 

Iridopsis pergracilis (6580)

12 Iridopsis pergracilis 2303_resize

 

Lytrosis sinuosa (6721)

07 Lytrosis sinuosa 2297_resize

 

08 Lytrosis sinuosa 2297 2_resize

 

Metarranthis lateritiaria (6829)

06 Metarranthis 2300_resize

 

Euchlaena madusaria species 2 (6731b)

09 Euchlaena madusaria 2302_resize

 

Lychnosea intermicata (6858)

11 Lychnosea intermicata 2309_resize

 

Nematocampa baggettaria (7010.1)

10 Nematocampa baggetaria 2305_resize

 

(GEOMETRINAE)

 

Nemoria elfa (red-fringed phenotype) (7029)

16 Nemoria elfa 2339_resize

Nemoria elfa 2339 antennae_resize

 

(STERRHINAE)

 

Idaea near celtima (7109.1)

15 Idaea celtima cpx 2258_resize

 

Cyclophora culicaria (7134)

13 Cyclophora culicaria 2304_resize

 

Scopula purata (7158)

14 Scopula purata 2259_resize

 

 

(LARENTIINAE)

 

Hydria prunivorata (7292)

18 Coryphista meadii 2301_resize

 

Eubaphe meridiana (7441)

17 Eubaphe meridionalis_resize

 

 

NOTODONTIDAE

 

Heterocampa varia (7982)

19 Heterocampa varia 2317_resize

 

20 Heterocampa varia 2316_resize

 

"Litodonta" new species

21 Litodonta new sp 2283_resize

 

Hyparpax aurora (8022)

22 Hyparpax aurora 2284_resize

 

23 Hyparpax aurora 2285_resize

 

 

NOCTUIDAE

 

(ARCTIINAE)

 

Virbia opella (8118)

49 Virbia opella 2271_resize

 

Virbia species 2 (8118.3)

50 Virbia new sp 2256_resize

 

Pygarctia abdominalis (8255)

51 Pygarctia abdominalis 2295_resize

 

(HERMINIINAE)

 

Simplicia cornicalis (8339.1)

28 Simplicia 2311_resize

 

Zanclognatha near minoralis species 1 (8343.1)

24 Zanclognatha minoralis sp 1 2306_resize

 

Zanclognatha near minoralis species 2 (8343.2)

25 Zanclognatha minoralis sp 2 2312_resize

 

Zanclognatha protumnusalis complex (8349)

26 Zanclognatha protumnusalis 2277_resize

 

Zanclognatha lituralis (8340)

27 Zanclognatha lituralis 2272_resize

 

Renia sobrialis (8387)

29 Renia sobrialis 2273_resize

 

29a Renia sobrialis 2274_resize

 

(HYPENODINAE)

 

Hypenodes new species 1 (8424.1)

30 Hypenodes new sp 2268_resize

 

Dyspyralis new species 1 (8428.1)

31 Dyspyralis new sp_resize

 

(BOLETOBIINAE)

 

Sigela species 2 (new) (8434.1)

32 Sigela sp 2 2257_resize

 

Phytometra species A (NOT rhodarialis) (8481.1)

34 Phytometra sp A 2266_resize

 

35 Phytometra sp A 2267_resize

 

Metalectra albilinea (8504)

37 Metalectra albilinea 2270_resize

 

Metalectra geminicinta (8507.1)

36 Metalectra geminicincta 2313_resize

 

(INCERTAE SEDIS)

 

Prosoparia floridana

33 Prosoparia floridana 2310_resize

 

(EREBINAE (=CATOCALINAE))

 

Zale minerea (8697)

40 Zale minerea 2296_resize

 

Dysgonia telma (8726.1)

38 Dysgonia telma 2287_resize

 

Cutina albopunctilla species 1

42 Cutina albipunctilla 2276_resize

 

Ptichodis bistrigata (8751)

41 Ptichodis bistrigata 2291_resize

 

Doryodes bistrialis (8765)

39 Doryodes bistrialis 2308_resize

 

 

(EUTELIINAE)

 

Paectes pygmaea (8959)

48 Paectes pygmaea 2318_resize

 

 

(NOLINAE)

 

Nola pustulata (top) versus Nola near pustulata (bottom) side by side in  the same photo

43 Nola pustulata vs nr pustulata_resize

 

Nola pustulata (8989)

44 Nola pustulata 2261_resize

 

45 Nola pustulata 2263_resize

 

Nola near pustulata (8989.1)

46 Nola nr pustulata 2265_resize

 

Nola clethrae (8996)

47 Nola clethrae 2269_resize

 

 

PLUSIINAE)

 

Exyra semicrocea (9024)

54 Exyra semicrocea 2280_resize

 

 

(BAGISARINAE)

 

Bagisara rectifascia species 2 (9169)

53 Bagisaria rectifascia 2315.5_resize

 

Bagisara brouana (9176.1)

52 Bagisara brouana 2282_resize

 

 

ACRONICTINAE)

 

Acronicta sinescripta (9272.1)

56 Acronicta sinescripta 2292_resize

 

57 Acronicta sinescripta 2293_resize

 

 

(CONDICINAE)

 

Ogdoconta pulvilinea (9724.3)

55 Ogdoconta pulivilinea 2255_resize

 

 

(BALSINAE)

 

Balsa labecula (9664)

59 Balsa malana 2279_resize

 

 

(NOCTUINAE)

 

Fagitana littera (9629)

57a Fagitana littura 2281_resize

 

Emarginea percara (9718)

58 Emarginea percara 2278_resize

 

Morrisonia triangula (10521.1)

60 Morrisonia triangularis 2286_resize

 

Leucania species (unplaced)

61 Leucania 2294_resize

 

Euagrotis lubricans complex species 3

62 Euagrotis 2288_resize

 

Euagrotis lubricans complex species 2

63 Euagrotis bog sp 2289_resize

 

64 Euagrotis bog sp 2290_resize

 

 

MECOPTERA: BITTACIDAE

 

65 Bittacidae 2307_resize