Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Moths

Beet Webworm Moth (Spoladea recurvalis), also known as Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth.
Tucked into the recessed entrance of a mausoleum along with three spiders, this little cluster of tiny stems/sticks surrounds the pupa of Psyche casta, the Common Bagworm Moth. There seems to be something else on it, at 5:00; perhaps something parasitic?
More commonly seen is the “bag” of the Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), of which I think this is a variation, hanging off a White Oak leaf.
This rolled edge of a leaf of a different White Oak, along with some silk inside, is evidence of a caterpillar.
One of the Grass-Vaneer moths, usually seen fluttering about in advance of your feet and landing vertically on stems of grass. Very fuzzy palps make them look rather snouty.

mthew

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