Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens Prior to the Restoration and Management Program 2012 Survey completed by Samuel R. Smith Submitted to Natural Lands Trust Media Pennsylvania Contents Acknowledgements Maps of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens Photographs of trap and light set-up locations Checklist for the moths and butterflies of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #1 May 11, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #2 June 2, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #3 June 20, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #3A June 29, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #4 July 12, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #5 July 27, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #6 August 11, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #7 August 25, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #8 September 7, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #9 September 21, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #10 September 29, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #11 October 5, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #12 October 19, 2012 Unionville Serpentine Barrens Survey #13 October 26, 2012 Combined checklist of all fourteen surveys for the moths and butterflies of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens 2012 Specimen photographic plates Acknowledgements Several people need special thanks. First of all I’d like to thank Betsi Leppo of the Nature Conservancy for having enough confidence in me to perform these surveys. She also helped put me in contact with Natural Lands Trust and Roger Latham. I’d like to thank Roger Latham and William Ryan for giving me the onsite grand tour of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens including all the history involved with each region as we walked through the Barrens. Next I would like to thank my son Hunter for spending a day in the barrens with me in order to take photographs of each region and helping to take photographs of all collected specimens. Identifying specimens can be extremely difficult unless you have the assistance of Dale Schweitzer and Steve Johnson. Dale and Steve both had input on identification and correction of some of my attempts to identify several species. Next I would like to thank Alan Loudel. Alan is interested in moth and butterfly photography. He spent many hours keeping me company in the barrens while photographing many moth species new to his years of photographing. Thanks to John Butler for his patience with me while teaching me the ins and outs of Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2010. John spent many hours of his free time helping me to compile and organize this report. Last but not least, I would like to thank my wife Deb who has allowed me to spend countless hours running these surveys. Without her continued support in this field, this project would not have been possible for me. Lepidoptera Research plan for the Unionville Serpentine Barrens Submitted to the Natural Lands Trust PURPOSE: To establish a baseline checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens prior to restoration and management plan. I will be composing a list of all of the butterflies and moths in this barrens including all micro and macro Lepidoptera. SURVEY TEAM: Samuel R. Smith collect, identify specimens Steve Johnson collect, identify specimens Hunter H. Smith photography of site and of unusual and hard to identify specimens EQUIPMENT: When attending the barrens by myself, I will use 2 sheet set-ups each using 2 mercury vapor light and 2 black light tubes and one black light trap. When attended by Steve and myself, 4 sheet set-ups and one black light trap. 2-4 Honda generators 2-4 white sheets 4-8 mercury vapor lights 2 - sheet holding easels 1 - black light trap 1 - 12 volt battery FREQUENCY OF BARRENS VISITS: My initial plan is to collect on the site 2 times per month from May until October 2012. This is totally dependent on my accessibility to the barrens in order to distribute my equipment. If permitted to drive a small car into the barrens on hard surfaces only, I will be able to accomplish this goal. If I need to carry all equipment by hand, I will collect a maximum of once per month until October. STORAGE OF VOUCHER SPECIMENS: All specimens collected will be spread, dried and kept in Cornell Drawers at the residence of Samuel R. Smith, 1516 Old Reliance Rd. Middletown Pa. 17057. Submitted by ______________________________________________ date__________________ Samuel R. Smith Unionville Serpentine Barrens Actual locations used for trapping, baiting, night lighting Lepidoptera of the barrens Surveys number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 had a sheet set up with black lights and mercury vapor lights in this region of the barrens. Surveys number 1 & 2 had a sheet set-up with black lights and mercury vapor lights in this region. Survey number 4 & 5 had a black light trap in this region. Baiting and a black light trap were placed in this region for all surveys. Unionville Serpentine Barrens Moth & Butterfly Species Report Checklist of Lepidoptera 2012 Submitted to the Natural Lands Trust Dr. Jim Thorne 1031 Palmers Mill Road Media Pennsylvania Under the direction of Roger Latham & Nature Conservancy Betsi Leppo Western Pennsylvania Conservancy PO Box 96703 Harrisburg, Pa. 17105 By Samuel R. Smith 1516 Old Reliance Rd. Middletown, Pa. 17057 Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Unionville Serpentine Barrens Hodges Scientific Name Author Common Name 372 Acrolophus plumifrontella (Clemens, 1859) Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth 374 Acrolophus propinquus (Walsingham, 1887) Walsingham’s Grass Tubeworm Moth 418.1 Monopis pavlovski Zagulajev, 1955 Pavlovski's Monopis Moth 874.1 Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck, 1759) Poison Hemlock Moth 951 Machimia tentoriferella Clemens, 1860 Gold-striped Leaftier Moth 955 Psilocorsis quercicella Clemens, 1860 Oak Leaftier Moth 957 Psilocorsis reflexella Clemens, 1860 Dotted Leaftier Moth 1011 Antaeotricha schlaergeri (Zeller, 1854) Schlaeger’s Fruitworm Moth 1032 Gonioterma mistrells (Busck, 1907) No Common Name 1046 Epicallima argenticinctella (Clemens, 1860) Orange-headed Epicallima Moth 1047.1 Promalactis Suzukiella (Matsumura, 1931) Suzuki’s Promalactis Moth 1162 Blastobasis glandulella (Riley, 1871) Acorn Moth 1857 Telphusa latifasciella (Chambers, 1875) White-banded Telphusa Moth 2093 Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863) Black-smudged Chionodes Moth 2291.2 Dichomeris copa Hodges, 1986 Copa Dichomeris Moth 2297 Dichomeris inserrata (Walsingham, 1882) Indented Dichomeris Moth 2309 Dichomeris picrocarpa Meyrick, 1913 Black-edged Carbatina Moth 2310.1 Dichomeris kimballi Hodges, 1986 No Common Name 2366 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Diamondback Moth 2401 Atteva punctella (Fitch, 1856) Ailanthis Webworm Moth 2554 Synanthedan acerni (Clemens, 1860) Maple Callus Borer Moth 2700 Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 17561) Leopard Moth 2749 Eumarozia malachitana (Zeller, 1875) Sculptured Moth 2770 Orthotaenia undulana (Dennis & Schiffermuller, 1775) Dusky Leafroller Moth 2771 Phaecasiophora confixana (Walker, 1863) Macrame Moth 2772 Phaecasiophora niveiguttana (Grote, 1873) Labyrinth Moth 2788 Olethreutes inornatana (Clemens, 1816) Inornate Olethreutes Moth 2828 Olethreutes griseoalba (Walsingham, 1879) Putty-patched Moth 2837 Olethreutes astrologana (Zeller, 1875) The Astronomer Moth 2859 Celypha cespitana (Hubner, 1814) Celypha Moth 3042 Eucosma vagana McDunnough, 1925 No Common Name 3074 Eucosma tocullionana Heinrich, 1920 White Pinecone Borer Moth 3116.1 Eucosma similiana (Clemens, 1860) No Common Name 3168 Pelochrista zomonana (Kearfott, 1907) No Common Name 3189 Epiblema obfuscana (Dyer, 1888) No Common Name 3230 Proteoteras aesculana Riley, 1881 Maple Twig Borer Moth 3264 Gretchena amatana Heinrich, 1923 No Common Name 3365 Ancylis spireaeifoliana (Clemens, 1860) No Common Name 3494 Cydia latiferreana (Walsingham, 1879) Filberworm Moth 3495 Gymnandrosoma punctidiscanum (Dyar, 1904) Dotted Ecdytolopha Moth 3500 Pseudogalleria inimicella (Zeller, 1872) Inimical Borer Moth 3503 Acleris semipurpurana (Kearfott, 1905) Oak Leaftier Moth 3504 Acleris curvalana (Kearfott, 1907) Blueberry Leaftier Moth 3517 Acleris subnivana (Walker, 1863) No Common Name 3536 Acleris robinsoniara (Forbes, 1923) Robinson's Acleris Moth 3542 Acleris flavivittana (Clemens, 1864) Multiform Leafroller Moth 3593 Pandemis lamprosana (Robinson, 1869) Woodgrain Leafroller Moth 3597 Argyrotaenia velutinana (Walker, 1863) Red-banded Leafroller Moth 3623 Argyrotaenia quercifoliana (Fitch, 1858) Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth 3624 Argyrotaenia alisellana (Robinson, 1869) White-spotted Leafroller Moth 3625 Argyrotaenia mariana (Fernald, 1882) Gray-banded Leafroller Moth 3632 Choristoneura fractivittana (Clemens, 1865) Broken-banded Leafroller Moth 3633 Choristoneura parallela (Robinson, 1869) Parellel-banded Leafroller Moth 3635 Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris, 1841) Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth 3688 Clepsis peritana (Clemens, 1860) Garden Tortrix Moth 3689 Clepsis virescana (Clemens, 1865) No Common Name 3693 Xenotemna pallorana (Robinson, 1869) No Common Name 3695 Sparganothis sulphureana (Clemens, 1860) Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth 3711 Sparganothis unifasciana (Clemens, 1864) One-lined Sparganothis Moth 3720 Cenopis reticulatana (Clemens, 1860) Reticulated Fruitworm Moth 3722 Cenopis derectana (Walker, 1863) Chokecherry Leafroller Moth 3732 Platynota flavedana Clemens, 1860 Black-shaded Platynota Moth 3740 Platynota idaeusalis (Walker, 1659) Tufted Apple Budmoth 3747 Coelostathma discopunctana