N
EBRASKAland photographer Eric Fowler accompanied me last August on the night of mothing with
Mark Brogie. Using a Nikon D810 or D4 DSLR, a 105mm Micro-Nikkor macro lens and a Nikon
Speedlight in a softbox, Fowler photographed a selection of the moths captured that evening. Some
of the smaller species, which measured as little as 3/16th of an inch in length, required the use of an
extension tube. ■
EBRASKAland photographer Eric Fowler accompanied me last August on the night of mothing with
A Selection of Nebraska Moths
The plumose antennae of the male
chickweed geometer are used to detect
female pheromones. This species is
widespread in the eastern United States with
its peak flight period in August.
Waved sphinx moths
are found statewide
in Nebraska. Their
caterpillars feed
mainly on ash
trees and pupate
underground in
chambers.
The elegant grass-veneer belongs
to a family known as "snout moths"
whose caterpillars have elongated,
snout-like mouth parts.
The obligue-banded
leafroller belongs
to a family known
as "tortrix moths"
which includes more
than 9,400 known
species world-wide.
PHOTO
LEFT
BY
GERRY
STEINAUER.
ALL
MOTH
PHOTOS
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
24 NEBRASKAland • MARCH 2018
