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AN OVERVIEW OF ALL LOCALITIES
& RELEVANT DATES AT THIS WEBSITE CA. MOTHS ... CA. MOTHS ... CA. MOTHS ... CA. MOTHS ... CA. MOTHS
![]() 1. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (19381957) 1A. Growing Up Wild in the ELFIN FOREST north of Beverly Hills (19381957) 1B. BACKPORCH MOTH COLLECTION at 9601 Oak Pass Rd. (19531957) The local moths, pp. 43-65 (pdf) & pp. 66-74 (pdf) 1C. HABITAT PHOTOS of the above locality (1950's and earlier)
2. VALYERMO, northern LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (19571964) Another Elfin Forest at the Desert's Edge in the San Gabriel Mountains (scenes around White Cliff Ranch, near the Devil's Punchbowl State Park, about two miles southwest of Valyermo). ![]() Eastern Deciduous Woodlands Meet the Prairie (at the K.U.N.H.R.) ![]() Cool Forest Interlude AUSSIE MOTHS ... AUSSIE MOTHS ... AUSSIE MOTHS ... AUSSIE MOTHS
![]() 5A. ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (19651971) Geometrids Beyond Belief! 5B. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GIANT NEUROPTERAN: ![]() 6A. GERALDTON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (19721978) Two in-depth entomological studies: ![]() 6B. DRUMMONDS COVE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (19731977) Sidetracked by the Stapeliads! (Huernia spp. & kin) ![]() 6C. NE. of GERALDTON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (19711978) The Elfin Forest Regained Recent (19792011) AZ MOTHS ... AZ MOTHS ... AZ MOTHS ... AZ MOTHS ... AZ MOTHS ![]() 7. HEREFORD, SW. COCHISE COUNTY, in SE. ARIZONA (19792011) Five Acres of Moths ![]() |
Preface OVERVIEW Moths and Memories Dedication Where Are the Specimens Now? ASH CANYON FIRE (2011)
Background and Introduction
Elfin Forests, Worldwide: MAQUIS / FYNBOS / KWONGAN / MATORRAL / CHAPARRAL About The Backyard Concept Motivations: Why Publish This Material? Summarizing How These Projects Evolved About the Photographs Bias in Photo Representation Moth Identifications Taxonomy & Classification (the names) About Moth Families & Subfamilies Some Thoughts About Moth Surveys Abundance Ratings Defined (8 Categories) About the Flight Periods Interpretation of the Flight-Phenograms Miscellaneous Comments on Black Lights Peculiarities of Moth Activity Prime Time = Full-Moon-Plus-Ten How To Obtain Perfect (Moth) Specimens To Kill Or Not To Kill?? Beating or Sweeping for Larvae ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & DETERMINATIONS Miscellaneous Tidbits Dept. PHOTO CREDITS |
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