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About Moth Families & Subfamilies
The higher categories of classification applied in this presentation (family, ending with - idae / subfamily, ending with -inae / tribe, ending with -ini) follow recent revisions in
Kristensen (ed.), 1999 (chapter 19). In the case of the Family NOCTUIDAE (the largest moth family here), there are about 29 recognized subfamilies worldwide, as proposed by Kitching & Rawlins (1999), and thereby rendering this huge and unwieldly group somewhat more "user-friendly"! Of these 29 subfamilies, 20 are represented right here, on just 5 acres in Ash Canyon!! And this total does not include the former subfamilies Nolinae or Pantheinae, which K.& R. have now separated out and elevated back to full-family status (-idae). Both of the latter are also represented in this locality....
Regarding the Fam. GEOMETRIDAE (second largest "macro"-moth family here), Minet & Scoble, 1999 (chapter 17 in Kristensen) simply divide then up into the usual 6 accepted subfamilies no major recent changes in this group. The following 14 "MACRO"-MOTH FAMILIES have been recorded on our 5 acres in Ash Canyon to date: Arctiidae, Apatelodidae, Doidae, Lacosomidae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Pantheidae, Saturniidae, Sematuridae, and Sphingidae. 
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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 |