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  • A cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) in flight at the Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to control noxious ragwort weeds.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50 - 75% on sites favorable for their survivorship. Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larvae hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
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  • Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to contraol non-native, invasive, tansy ragwort.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50-75% on sites favorable for their survivorship (Isaacson and Ehrensing 1977).  Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larva hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
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  • Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to contraol non-native, invasive, tansy ragwort.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50-75% on sites favorable for their survivorship (Isaacson and Ehrensing 1977).  Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larva hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
    cinnabar_moth-81812CM-106.jpg
  • Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar on Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to contraol non-native, invasive, tansy ragwort.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50-75% on sites favorable for their survivorship (Isaacson and Ehrensing 1977).  Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larva hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
    cinnabar_moth-81812CM-127.jpg
  • Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillar on Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to contraol non-native, invasive, tansy ragwort.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50-75% on sites favorable for their survivorship (Isaacson and Ehrensing 1977).  Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larva hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
    cinnabar_moth-81812CM-121.jpg
  • A Cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe) vibrates its wings in preparation for flight. Photographed outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
    Cabbage_tree_emperor_moth_22012ZEmP-...jpg
  • Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) on Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at Cascade Head Preserve on the Oregon Coast. The cinnabar moth was first introduced into Oregon in 1960 to contraol non-native, invasive, tansy ragwort.  Subsequent research has shown that the cinnabar moth can reduce ragwort populations by 50-75% on sites favorable for their survivorship (Isaacson and Ehrensing 1977).  Adult cinnabar moths begin to emerge in late spring/early summer.  Mating commences quickly, and females lay their eggs on the underside of ragwort leaves.  Larva hatch in about two weeks and begin feeding on ragwort foliage.  By the third instar, larvae have migrated to the top of the plant to feed on the buds and flowers. With a good population of larvae, plants are stripped of flowers, buds and leaves.
    cinnabar_moth-81812CM-109.jpg
  • A Cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe) vibrates its wings in preparation for flight. Photographed outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
    Cabbage_tree_emperor_moth_22012ZEmP-...jpg
  • Cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe) outside Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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  • A moth flying at night in a forest in Central Oregon. © Michael Durham
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  • Entemologist Cliff Ferris holds a large Ceanothus silk moth (Hyalophora euryalus) on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Ceanothus_silk_moth_DurHM266.jpg
  • Male douglas-fir tussock moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) flying at night, Dechutes National Forest, Oregon. Summer 2001.
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  • A moth flies at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
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  • An unidentified moth and other insects attracted to a light at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
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  • An unidentified moth attracted to a light at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
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  • Moth flying at night and photographed with a high-speed photography. © Michael Durham.
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  • A moth flies at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
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  • A moth flies at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
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  • A moth (Grammia yavapai) flies at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
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  • An unidentified moth and other insects attracted to a light at night in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. © Michael Durham / www.DurmPhoto.com
    flying_african_moth_32112ZmP-3460.jpg
  • A spanworm moth (Family: geometridae, possibly Hesperumia latipennis) flying at night near Trout Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington.
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  • Spanworm moth (Family: Geometridae, probably Erannis tiliaria) flying at night, Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Summer 2001
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  • A townsend's big-eared bat (Plecotus townsendii) pursues a spanworm moth. Photo illustration created by digital composite. Both bat and insect were photographed at night in free flight.
    bat_hunting_moth_9705TownsendMoth1.jpg
  • A male forest moth (Malacosoma californicum) flying at night in the Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon.
    flying_moth-MDurham210_5.jpg
  • A male yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) bat zeroes in on a forest moth. This is a digital composite of two images.
    bat_and_moth_Yuma_Moth1.jpg
  • A female yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) pursuing a moth on the wing. Bats catch their prey in the wing membrane and then scoop it into their mouth. digital composite.
    bat_chasing_moth_Yuma_Moth2.jpg
  • An example of a very small and striking moth from the Microlepidoptera suborder. This insect has a wing span of roughly 10mm. There are hundreds of these species, may of which are undescribed. Identification to species is quite challenging and usually requires dissection, or careful mapping on wing vein patterns. At night in temperate forest, Oregon.
    tiny_moth-MDurham213_5.jpg
  • A night moth (Noctuoidea) camouflaged as a twig on a tree in Central Texas.
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  • A plume moth (Gillmeria pallidactyla) flying on a warm summer night. Coastal mountains of Oregon.
    flying_night_moth72205Plume1.jpg
  • A night moth (Noctuoidea) camouflaged as a twig on a tree in Central Texas.
    camouflaged_insect_32109clb-57.jpg
  • a miniature moth took his own photograph when it flew through the high-speed camera trigger on a warm night in the coastal mountains of Oregon.
    flying_night_moth72205Moth1.jpg
  • A moth (Grammia yavapai) flies at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
    Grammia_yavapai-7114ni-118.jpg
  • A hunting western blong-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) and a forest moth, at night in the Ochoco National Forest, Oregon. The moth and the bat were photographed in the wild and digitally combined for this image.
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  • Khasiana Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes khasiana) attracting night moth. This endangered plant is native to the Khasi Hills of India.
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  • A tiny insect, possibly a micro moth, flying at night near the Big Hole River in Montana. Photographed vai premit at Big Hole National Battlefield.
    night_insect-7114ni-112.jpg
  • Khasiana Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes khasiana) attracting night moth. This endangered plant is native to the Khasi Hills of India.
    carnivorous_plant-MDurham373_5.jpg
  • Entemologist Cliff Ferris holds a large Ceanothus silk moth (Hyalophora euryalus) on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Zumwalt Prairie is one of the largest remaining intact patches of bunchgrass prairie left in North America.
    Cliff_Ferris_DurHM268.jpg
  • A common merganser (Mergus merganser) on the Metolius River. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
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  • A common merganser (Mergus merganser) on the Metolius River. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
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  • A common merganser (Mergus merganser) on the Metolius River. Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.
    merganzer_and_baby_chicks_11807050.jpg
  • A common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) on a fence rail in the in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. These birds are crepuscular and fly mostly at dusk or dawn hunting moths and other insects. During the day they try to be inconspicious and blend into their perch. They are also called a nightjar.
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  • A common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) on a fence rail in the in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. These birds are crepuscular and fly mostly at dusk or dawn hunting moths and other insects. During the day they try to be inconspicious and blend into their perch. They are also called a nightjar.
    common_nighthawk_(Chordeiles_minor)_...jpg
  • A female yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) in flight near Drake Creek in Lake County, Oregon. High-desert habitat.
    bat_and_moth_YumaDR3_8.jpg
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