Moth of the Week #1
Oak Skeletonizer Moth (Bucculatrix ainsliella)
3 tracked network records -- the rarest visitor of the week.
Station story
This station has documented 873 moth species from 7042 observations. The dataset spans 142 moth sessions from 2025-07-02 through 2026-08-31. 57 species are currently unique to this station within the tracked network. Yellowish Fan-foot (Zanclognatha marcidilinea) is the strongest station-associated species by current share of network observations.
Week at the sheet
A recap of the most recently completed Monday-through-Sunday week at this station.
2026-08-24 to 2026-08-30
Moth of the Week #2
Yarrow Webworm (Depressaria alienella)
3 tracked network records -- another standout rarity this week.
Moth of the Week #3
Nais Tiger Moth (Apantesis nais)
4 tracked network records -- another standout rarity this week.
Frequent Flyer
Double-striped Scoparia Moth (Scoparia biplagialis)
Seen 4 times here last week, more than anything else.
New in Town
5 new species first appeared here this week, including Raspberry Leafroller Moth (Epinotia medioviridana), Thelma's Agonopterix Moth (Agonopterix thelmae), and 3 more.
How You Stacked Up
88 species here, 40 of them also seen elsewhere in the network last week. Shared the most species with Monkey Run (32 species in common).
Recent observations
Latest synced observations from this station.
Predicted next 10 moths
The ten moth species not yet recorded at Kingfisher Hollow with the strongest near-term seasonal evidence within 100 km. Nearby iNaturalist records from the next 14 calendar days set the order, with this week's records weighted slightly more than next week's. Species with at least four timed tracked records move behind the other candidates when half or fewer fall during sheet-compatible hours (6 p.m. to 10 a.m.). Host associations are shown as context but do not change the ranking. This is a watchlist for likely next new station records, not a guarantee for any one sheet night.
When
Showing 10 targets
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#1 Pandorus Sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Stronger this week · This week 19 · next week 17 · 36 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 4 of 5 tracked records Host evidence: 3 exact shared host plants + 1 broader shared host genus · 18 station moths -
#2 Habilis Underwing (Catocala habilis) Stronger this week · This week 21 · next week 3 · 24 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence -
#3 Oldwife Underwing (Catocala palaeogama) Stronger this week · This week 18 · next week 6 · 24 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 13 of 13 tracked records Host evidence: 7 exact shared host plants · 65 station moths -
#4 Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth (Parectopa robiniella) Comparable across both weeks · This week 7 · next week 7 · 14 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 2 exact shared host plants · 18 station moths -
#5 Yellow-banded Underwing (Catocala cerogama) Stronger next week · This week 5 · next week 6 · 11 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 5 of 5 tracked records -
#6 Witchhazel Leafminer (Cameraria hamameliella) Stronger next week · This week 4 · next week 7 · 11 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 1 exact shared host plant · 5 station moths -
#7 Phyllocnistis insignis Stronger this week · This week 7 · next week 3 · 10 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 1 exact shared host plant + 1 broader shared host genus · 4 station moths -
#8 Youthful Underwing (Catocala subnata) Stronger this week · This week 6 · next week 4 · 10 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 2 exact shared host plants · 18 station moths -
#9 Chrysaster ostensackenella Stronger this week · This week 7 · next week 2 · 9 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 1 exact shared host plant · 18 station moths -
#10 Reddish Aethes (Aethes biscana) Stronger this week · This week 5 · next week 3 · 8 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 19 of 23 tracked records
No targets match these filters.
Seasonal return watch
A visual field guide to species historically recorded here in the 30 calendar days after the latest synced session.
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Bronzed Cutworm Moth (Nephelodes minians) Sep 2 to Sep 19 · 15 historical records not yet seen this year -
Venerable Dart (Agrotis venerabilis) Sep 14 to Sep 25 · 8 historical records not yet seen this year -
Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago) Sep 18 to Sep 27 · 7 historical records not yet seen this year -
Iris Borer Moth (Macronoctua onusta) Sep 26 to Sep 27 · 7 historical records not yet seen this year -
Triangle-backed Pelochrista Moth (Pelochrista dorsisignatana) Sep 9 to Sep 26 · 6 historical records not yet seen this year -
Aster Borer Moth (Papaipema impecuniosa) Sep 25 to Sep 27 · 5 historical records not yet seen this year -
Diamondback Epinotia Moth (Epinotia lindana) Sep 14 to Sep 27 · 5 historical records not yet seen this year -
Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera) Sep 3 to Sep 12 · 4 historical records not yet seen this year -
Adorable Brocade Moth (Platypolia mactata) Sep 18 to Sep 19 · 3 historical records not yet seen this year -
Dingy Cutworm Moth (Feltia jaculifera) Sep 24 · 3 historical records not yet seen this year -
Fleece-winged Dart (Euxoa velleripennis) Sep 10 to Sep 18 · 3 historical records not yet seen this year -
Obscure Underwing (Catocala obscura) Sep 3 to Sep 19 · 2 historical records not yet seen this year
Signature species
Shared species that lean most strongly toward this station, based on its share of their network observations.
Yellowish Fan-foot (Zanclognatha marcidilinea)
13 observations here · 93% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stations
Thinker Moth (Lacinipolia meditata)
11 observations here · 92% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stations
Cherry Scallop Shell Moth (Hydria prunivorata)
7 observations here · 88% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stations
White-dotted Groundling (Condica videns)
7 observations here · 88% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stationsDistinctive records
State, county, or network firsts recorded here, plus anything with fewer than 10 tracked network records overall.
527
firsts or network-rare species recorded here
8 unique network-wide · 499 with 2-10 tracked network records
Uniques
The only tracked record of this species anywhere in the network.- Stigmella quercipulchella Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-22
- Spotted Peppergrass Moth (Eustixia pupula) Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-19
- Black Locust Leafminer (Macrosaccus robiniella)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-17
- Chionodes sevircounty iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-09
- Mea skinnerellacounty iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-25
- Hazel Slender (Parornix devoniella)state iNat firstcounty iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-17
- Arborvitae Leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-14
- Yellow-based Tussock Moth (Dasychira basiflava)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-12
2-10 network records
Rare across the whole network, or a state/county/network first, and worth a second look.- American Lotus Borer Moth (Ostrinia penitalis)county iNat first 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-06-04
- Anania mysippusaliscounty iNat first 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-09
- Baccharis Borer (Hellinsia balanotes)county iNat first 2 tracked network records · 2 observations here · last 2026-07-21
- Beautiful Cosmopterix Moth (Cosmopterix pulchrimella)county iNat first 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-10
- Beautiful Marathyssa Moth (Marathyssa pulcherrimus)county iNat first 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-06-05
- Birch Angle (Macaria ulsterata) 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-06-05
- Blastobasis tardacounty iNat first 2 tracked network records · 2 observations here · last 2026-07-25
- Blue-washed Goldenrod Borer (Epiblema obfuscana)county iNat firstfirst among tracked 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-06-04
Habitat summary
Recent documented host associations, with a separate full archive and specificity-weighted companion suggestions.
560 of 873 species confirmed at this station have documented host plants (313 not yet matched).
Most recently recorded matches are shown here.
- Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
Gramineae; Zea mays (Gramineae); Solidago (Compositae); Eupatorium (Compositae); Eleocharis (Cyperaceae)
- Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima)
Salix (Salicaceae); Robinia pseudoacacia (Leguminosae (P)); Quercus (Fagaceae); Juglans regia (Juglandaceae); Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae)
- Ursula Wainscot (Leucania ursula)
Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae); Digitaria (Gramineae)
- Unspotted Looper Moth (Allagrapha aerea)
Urtica (Urticaceae); Glycine max (Leguminosae (P)); Aster umbellatus (Compositae)
- Tufted Apple Bud Moth (Platynota idaeusalis)
Vernonia noveboracensis (Compositae); Viburnum prunifolium (Caprifoliaceae); Vaccinium (Ericaceae); Trifolium (Leguminosae (P)); Solidago (Compositae)
- Smith's Dart (Xestia smithii)
Viola (Violaceae); Veratrum californicum (Melanthiaceae); Vaccinium (Ericaceae); Sambucus nigra (Caprifoliaceae); Rumex (Polygonaceae)
- Slowpoke Moth (Athetis tarda) (known at the genus level only)
Gramineae
- Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria)
Ulmus americana (Ulmaceae); Tsuga heterophylla (Pinaceae); Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae); Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae); Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae)
Browse all documented host associations (560)
About this data
Host-plant records come from HOSTS: a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants (Natural History Museum, London), a CC0-licensed archive from the Natural History Museum, London. It has not been updated since 2023, so it reflects historical literature rather than necessarily current or local usage -- some matches are only known at the genus level, not the exact species, and some confirmed species here have no HOSTS record at all. All Lepidoptera (moth) species reported in New York State on iNaturalist (place_id=48, excluding butterflies), not just species tracked by this project's stations. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
Seen at other tracked stations
- Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba)shares Delphinium, Musa, Geranium with Armyworm Moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta), Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago)
- Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)shares Phragmites, Rheum, Humulus with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana)
- Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli)shares Tradescantia, Tragopogon, Ricinus with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Putnam's Looper Moth (Plusia putnami)shares Sparganium, Calamagrostis, Festuca with Armyworm Moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta), Bronzed Cutworm Moth (Nephelodes minians)
- Bordered Apamea Moth (Apamea sordens)shares Phalaris, Festuca, Avena with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Meal moth (Pyralis farinalis)shares Scilla, Punica, Avena with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Stalk Borer Moth (Papaipema nebris)shares Setaria, Verbascum, Xanthium with Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii), American Angle Shades (Euplexia benesimilis)
- Tessellate Dart (Euxoa tessellata)shares Pastinaca, Rheum, Portulaca with Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii), Abbreviated Button Slug Moth (Tortricidia flexuosa)
Reported elsewhere in New York, not yet tracked
- American Sunflower Moth (Homoeosoma electella)shares Anthemis, Coreopsis, Heliopsis with Ambiguous Moth (Lascoria ambigualis), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)shares Linaria, Ludwigia, Sonchus with Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii), Abbreviated Button Slug Moth (Tortricidia flexuosa)
- Common Swift Moth (Korscheltellus lupulina)shares Dendranthema, Daucus, Pastinaca with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)
- Small Mocis Moth (Mocis latipes)shares Brachiaria, Pennisetum, Panicum with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Green Cutworm Moth (Anicla infecta)shares Muhlenbergia, Lolium, Panicum with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Christmas Berry Webworm (Cryptoblabes gnidiella)shares Chaenomeles, Punica, Lythrum with Abbott's Sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii), American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides)
- Darker-spotted Straw Moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga)shares Machaeranthera, Pelargonium, Phlox with Black-marked Ancylis Moth (Ancylis metamelana), Blackberry Looper Moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria)
- Red-necked Peanutworm Moth (Stegasta bosqueella)shares Ananas, Senna, Chamaecrista with Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria), Glover's Bagworm Moth (Cryptothelea gloverii)
Sampling context
Automatically derived from species-level iNaturalist timestamps. These records show active moth nights and upload timing, not trap duration or light setup.
- species-recorded nights
- 142 2025-07-02 to 2026-08-31
- calendar years covered
- 2 2025 · 2026
- median upload lag
- 20 min 7042 timestamped records
2025
47 nights 283 species
2026
95 nights 826 species
Seasonal richness
Unique moth species by month across all synced years. Each row also shows how many active moth nights contributed to that month.
Phenology calendar
Weekly unique moth species across all synced years. Each cell includes active moth-night coverage for that week.
Jan 1
0 nights
Jan 8
0 nights
Jan 15
0 nights
Jan 22
0 nights
Jan 29
0 nights
Feb 5
0 nights
Feb 12
0 nights
Feb 19
0 nights
Feb 26
0 nights
9
Mar 4
3 nights
1
Mar 11
1 nights
1
Mar 18
1 nights
Mar 25
0 nights
17
Apr 1
2 nights
18
Apr 8
2 nights
14
Apr 15
2 nights
17
Apr 22
3 nights
16
Apr 29
1 nights
May 6
0 nights
May 13
0 nights
46
May 20
3 nights
82
May 27
5 nights
231
Jun 3
6 nights
181
Jun 10
7 nights
101
Jun 17
1 nights
162
Jun 24
4 nights
266
Jul 1
7 nights
314
Jul 8
8 nights
309
Jul 15
7 nights
244
Jul 22
7 nights
231
Jul 29
6 nights
270
Aug 5
10 nights
235
Aug 12
11 nights
114
Aug 19
11 nights
124
Aug 26
11 nights
54
Sep 2
5 nights
95
Sep 9
6 nights
29
Sep 16
2 nights
53
Sep 23
4 nights
17
Sep 30
4 nights
Oct 7
0 nights
1
Oct 14
1 nights
Oct 21
0 nights
Oct 28
0 nights
Nov 4
0 nights
1
Nov 11
1 nights
Nov 18
0 nights
Nov 25
0 nights
Dec 2
0 nights
Dec 9
0 nights
Dec 16
0 nights
Dec 23
0 nights
Species accumulation
Running species list, with active moth-night coverage in each chart point.