A PINK PINE DEVIL - MOTH HUNTING IN NORTH GEORGIA

We had a great family vacation in the town of Helen, North Georgia and with mercury vapor lights out, we saw a number of beautiful species come to the light sheet including a beautiful pine devil moth. Join us on this North Georgia moth collecting adventure.
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[@PeterWFishing]

good spot man! super jealous haha

[@keysmoths5336]

Super cool huh?

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I live in Stone Mountain, GA, and have not seen many of those species. Mostly I've seen are drab brown and gray types of moths except for an occasional Luna Moth in Spring or Summer. Those yellow and brown ones and the Pink and yellow ones you showed are gorgeous! Do you have the link to a good source to buy the lights from that has good prices? I want to set up something like you have in my yard or porch to see if I can attract more diversity. I just subscribed to your channel, as I love moths and am also looking into breeding some local species to feed my Green Anoles since that seems to be their favorite food. Buying mealworms and crickets can add up and become expensive! If I can find and/or breed free feeders that would be a big help! This winter hardly any moths to be found. Do you know whether they migrate to warmer climates, or do they die off during winter?

[@keysmoths5336]

Hey thanks for watching and subscribing. Mercury vapor lights are the way to go. They are becoming more and more difficult to find however. The only place that I knew how to get them was Bioquip products but they closed down last year. You can still find stuff on Amazon for mercury vapor light set ups. I would go with a 175 Watt system. It will come with a ballast and a socket. Most of the sockets have the ability to mount on a tripod, which is what I typically do. Moth. Species from Georgia do not migrate. They hibernate as cocoons until weather gets warmer. If you have a mercury vapor light system, you should be able to find insects for anoles spring summer and fall, but may have to supplement with mealworms in the winter. That would be my suggestion.

[@ishaan5183]

Whoa! At this time of year as well? Cool as heck!

[@keysmoths5336]

Well. That was a few months ago. Just late on the edit

[@gazoontight]

Great video.

[@keysmoths5336]

Thanks

[@backtoplants609]

I need to do a video Bahaman swallowtail butterfly there’s some down in South Florida and the Florida Keys

[@keysmoths5336]

Well, it’s been over 20 years since I’ve seen one. If you know where to find them I’d love to collaborate and do a video on the Bahamian swallowtail

[@backtoplants609]

@@keysmoths5336 OK I just found a video of one in Key Largo but I don’t know where I’ll keep doing my research I live in Louisiana sorry don’t have those type of species here

[@davidfine2969]

Nice video

[@lukesnightsatfreddys3136]

I rented a cabin very close to there and hundreds of not thousands of beautiful moths showed up

[@lukesnightsatfreddys3136]

However I think you main reason for a less successful night is that it was a full moon it was a new moon when I went

[@lukesnightsatfreddys3136]

There was several Luna moths and stag beetles it was just intriguing because where I live not even that far the same equipment and everything I still can’t even begin to replicate the amount off insects that appeared on that night it probably has something to do with the elevation and lower temperatures that promotes such high biodiversity

[@keysmoths5336]

That’s awesome. I need to get out there on a new moon!!!

[@jonahnesmith7004]

@@lukesnightsatfreddys3136 do you have any way of contacting you? I'm going up to those mountains next week and I'd love to pick your brain about this

[@ScottSmithHarms]

I really enjoyed tour video but the constant background music made me turn it off.

[@BeckeyGirard]

How did you learn so much about Moths and butterflies?

[@keysmoths5336]

Well, I’ve been obsessed since I was 8 years older. My dad grew up in Africa and has a collection that he did as a kid. Got me hooked

[@rhigel2269]

Looks like a Catocala ilia.

[@keysmoths5336]

Perhaps

[@ishaan5183]

What light did you use and how did you transport it? (If you used a plane)

[@keysmoths5336]

We drove. And we used a 175 watt mercury vapor and a 15 watt black light tube

[@ishaan5183]

@@keysmoths5336 Oh okay, also, how did you transport a light like that to your wife’s country during those vlogs? El Salvador)

[@devinsanders8596]

Hey, do you know if Imperial moths are around in south texas? If so what time of year? I've been praying to the Lord to send one, they are one of my favorite moths😊.

[@keysmoths5336]

Hi Devin, Good question. I would imagine that they live there. They fly all the way down through South America and all the way north to Canada. We have them very common in the Florida Keys as well. You’re in So Texas ? That’s an amazing place bro!!!

[@devinsanders8596]

@@keysmoths5336 Thanks for responding🙂. I never knew they flew all the way down into south america! For a giant silk moth, that's a big journey!😅

[@keysmoths5336]

@@devinsanders8596 um…. Figure of speech. Their range is from Canada to South America

[@devinsanders8596]

@@keysmoths5336 Oh, sorry😅. That still is pretty wide spread🤔

[@jonahnesmith7004]

@@devinsanders8596 idk if you're still moth trapping, but you should start setting up your lights soon! Imperial moths are about to start emerging. They'll be really common all throughout August and September