Characteristic silk-bound sand tubes on Sand Cherry on dunes.
25+ In LepiLED trap.
At UV light.
Associated with a jack pine-dominated woodland.
R. pallipennis was recorded nearby on June 12, 2008:
https://bins.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=LPSOB255-08
One at UV light.
échantillon 8988
One at UV light, the third in the last two days. See:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216349130
Thanks to @jackgelinas and @mhking for ID'ing these.
Subsequent dissection-imaging-determination by @joannerusso.
Wingspan ~15 mm, distinguishing it from the similar, but larger, E. stellata.
There's an additional record of a genotyped specimen from nearby Bruce Peninsula National Park on June 15, 2008:
At UV light.
A rearing saga here... Out of 6 collected, 2 pupated and one successfully eclosed. The Group Observation Field contains multiple individuals from multiple sites.
Habitat for all is from stem galls in Humulus lupulus vines in alder swamps along shrubby and wooded stream corridors. Initially collected two individuals on 6/10. They were very picky about accepting an alternative food source. One of these died. I replaced with two others collected from stem galls on 7/4, both of which died (one had several wasp larvae emerge and pupate on 7/28). Then I replaced with one from a stem gall collected on 7/15 but that one turned black and died before pupating as well. On 8/3 I collected a final individual still in the gall (all other galls found empty at this date). On 7/24 one the remaining initial larva pupated. On 8/11 the late 8/3 larva pupated. On 8/21 the initial larva eclosed. Late at night on 9/5 the late larva began to eclose but did not successfully emerge from the pupa, coming part-way out but never fully emerging or forming (still clearly identifiable as a circumlucens adult). All observations after the initial wild observation of an individual marked captive/casual and can be found in the Observation Group field.
This was the definitely the most trouble I've had rearing any Papaipema species. Larvae were generally uninterested in potato or carrot, and even when leaving them in the original host stem they did not seem to feed.
Collected and reared from Angelica atropurpurea stems in wet prairie. Collected three individuals on 6/12 from roots and stems. Also present in root one one plant was a Eupsilia sp. (which escaped during attempted rearing). Reared in replenished Angelica stems. One did not survive. First pupated in stem on Pupated around 7/16, the second pupated out of stem on 7/26. One individual eclosed night of 8/13, the other on night of 8/21. Both subsequently released. All observations after the initial wild observation marked captive/casual and can be found in the Observation Group field.
At porch lights after dark. ID uncertain from A. virguncula.
Easily 1000+ on the sheet.
On persimmon leaves.
Observations of the same colony (grid view)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order_by=observed_on&place_id=51&q=RHCM_2023_HB_1&search_on=tags&subview=grid
At sugar bait after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration amid patch of Helianthus giganteus. Crest, smaller size, and white speckling suggest maritima over beeriana/silphii/necopina... Habitat and phenology also support this species.
Ovipositing on dead grass stems in mesic-wet prairie restoration. This species abundant on vegetation early in night, very sparse at nearby light or bait.
Floating masses of roots and leaves in a deep acidic lake. Translucent leaves and segmented roots distinguish it from a quillwort.
Area collected from new to their range in NJ. 2 caterpillars emerged from a total of 6 collected pitchers with feeding marks once the pitchers had dried, and were then moved to captive bred S. purpurea purpurea to complete metamorphosis.
Pre-pupae/pupae, I can't tell through the webbing.
At blacklight after dark in pine-oak barrens/sand prairie complex. ID uncertain, seems to fit better than E. conditana
At blacklight after dark in pine-oak barrens/sand prairie complex. ID uncertain, but seems to fit better than conditana...
Specimen collected by Steve Johnson
No count taken but will update with a count later today.
Tunnel #1
Dipnetted; released unharmed after photos.