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Database Stats

Species: 1089
Counties: 23
Observers: 24
Observation Dates: 186

Database Stats

Species: 1089

Counties: 23

Observers: 24

Observation Dates: 186

Moth Observations Database

All the Illustrious Moths

Our observation of moths began in the summer of 2019. The 1st Annual Moth Night was conducted in June of that year and the tradition has continued into the present. In 2022 we started the NC Under-reported County Mothing Project. In 2023 we partnered with other moth enthusiasts from the NC Entomological Society in our neighborhood and started the Hillsborough Moth Crawl.

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5946 Observations

Photo Credit: Dean Furbish

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 1, 2022
Pittsboro, Chatham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 13, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: Moth Night

July 23, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, Rich Teper, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: Hillsborough Moth Crawl

June 24, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED, Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, John Jarvis, David George, TA Toennisson, Rich Teper, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 28, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 14, 2023
Scranton, Hyde County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn 

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 9, 2022
Chapel Hill, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus piger
Piger Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 31, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: Moth Night

July 22, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 14, 2023
Scranton, Hyde County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: Moth Night

July 25, 2020
Hillsborough, Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, et al 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

August 8, 2019
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 30, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson 

iNaturalist Grade: research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 1, 2022
Pittsboro, Chatham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
 
Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 14, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George 

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Comments:

5946 Observations

Dean Furbish

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Research Grade
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 3, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 1, 2022
Pittsboro, Chatham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 13, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: Moth Night

July 23, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, Rich Teper, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: Hillsborough Moth Crawl

June 24, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED, Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, John Jarvis, David George, TA Toennisson, Rich Teper, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

June 17, 2024
Iron Station, Lincoln County
LepiLED, UV light, Mercury vapor

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 28, 2022
Durham, Durham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 14, 2023
Scranton, Hyde County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn

iNaturalist Grade: Needs ID
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus panamae
Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 9, 2022
Chapel Hill, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus piger
Piger Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 31, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: needs_id
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

June 26, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: Moth Night

July 22, 2023
Hillsborough, Orange County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 14, 2023
Scranton, Hyde County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: Moth Night

July 25, 2020
Hillsborough, Orange County

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, et al

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

August 8, 2019
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NCUCMP

July 30, 2023
Shelby, Cleveland County
LepiLED

Observers: Lior S. Carlson

iNaturalist Grade: research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 1, 2022
Pittsboro, Chatham County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

Acrolophus plumifrontella
Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

Event/Project: NC Moth Project

July 14, 2022
Hillsborough, Orange County
Mercury Vapor, UV light

Observers: Lior S. Carlson, David George

iNaturalist Grade: Research
iNaturalist Observation Link

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