Thallophaga hyperborea | Sitka Nature https://www.sitkanature.org On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-raven_trees_watermark_8.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Thallophaga hyperborea | Sitka Nature https://www.sitkanature.org 32 32 20990835 Northern Thallophaga https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2013/04/26/northern-thallophaga-2/ https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2013/04/26/northern-thallophaga-2/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:54:43 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/?p=6903 Northern Thallophaga (Thallophaga hyperborea) moths seem to be relatively common around here. I learned to recognize them consistently last year, noticing them starting in late April in 2012 and mid-April this year. I saw them through the 19 June last year, though I’m not sure if that is typical, since it was a pretty chilly ... Read more

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Northern Thallophaga (Thallophaga hyperborea) moths seem to be relatively common around here. I learned to recognize them consistently last year, noticing them starting in late April in 2012 and mid-April this year. I saw them through the 19 June last year, though I’m not sure if that is typical, since it was a pretty chilly late May and June.

Larva are said to feed on conifer needles.

<em>Thallophaga hyperborea</em>
<em>Thallophaga hyperborea</em>
<em>Thallophaga hyperborea</em>

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The post Northern Thallophaga first appeared on Sitka Nature.]]> https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2013/04/26/northern-thallophaga-2/feed/ 0 6903 Thallophaga hyperborea https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2010/07/05/thallophaga-hyperborea/ https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2010/07/05/thallophaga-hyperborea/#respond Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:21:52 +0000 http://www.sitkanature.org/?p=3425 In May Connor found and brought me this Thallophaga hyperborea which had been crawling up a stake he had pounded in the ground. It seemed a strange place to find a moth, but upon learning its identity (via bugguide.net) and reading a little about the life history, it made more sense. Larvae of this species ... Read more

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In May Connor found and brought me this Thallophaga hyperborea which had been crawling up a stake he had pounded in the ground. It seemed a strange place to find a moth, but upon learning its identity (via bugguide.net) and reading a little about the life history, it made more sense.

Larvae of this species dine on conifers, including our local Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) then spend the winter as pupa in the soil before emerging as adults in the spring. It seems likely this individual was just emerging when Connor found it.

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