Date: 10/18/1998

Number: 1

October 18
South Pelto Oil Rig

On the insect front, we finally started to see a few Monarch Butterflies
-- but only a few. Gulf Fritillaries have been most common. Other
migratory butterflies offshore have been: Painted Lady, American Painted
Lady, Red Admiral, Buckeye, Question Mark, Cloudless Sulphur, Little
Sulphur, Ocola Skipper, and Many-banded Dagger Wing. In the moth
department, we saw massive offshore movements of several species of
hawkmoths (also called sphingid moths or sphinx moths) during the Oct
7-12 post-frontal period. Pink-spotted Hawkmoths have been most
abundant, followed by Tersa Sphinx and Mournful Sphinx, plus a few
vagrant Esso Sphinx. Dragonflies continue in force: Green Darners,
Wandering Gliders, Spot-winged Gliders, and Black-mantled Saddlebags
have been joined by Red-mantled Saddlebags and a few Marl Pennants.

South Pelto, LA

Latitude: 28.9 Longitude: -90.7

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