Young Ruddy
Young Ruddy Turnstones rest on rocks off South beach where tidal wrack lines support healthy habitat here on Fishers Island.
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Spotted Sandpiper
Along the dune grasses south side of Elizabeth Field airport, a rarely sighted Spotted Sandpiper perches above its nesting grounds this quiet summer eve on Fishers Island.
Yellow-shouldered slug
Common Name: Yellow-shouldered slug Scientific Name: Lithacodes fasciola Season: One generation, with adults in early summer and caterpillars by July. Food: Many deciduous trees, including apple, basswood, beech, birch, blueberry, […]
Wavy-lined heterocampa
Common Name: Wavy-lined heterocampa Scientific Name: Heterocampa biundata Season: One generation a year, with adults by June and caterpillars by July. Food: Many deciduous woody plants, including basswood, beech, birch, […]
The Beggar
Common Name: The Beggar Scientific Name: Eubaphe mendica Season: Two generations, with caterpillars common by June. Food: Maples and violets. Adults do not feed. Ecology: This moth has nearly clear […]
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Common Name: Eastern tent caterpillar moth Scientific Name: Malacosoma americana Season: One generation, with caterpillars appearing first in April into late May, and adults by June. Food: Caterpillars feed primarily […]
Skiff moth
Common Name: Skiff moth Scientific Name: Prolimacodes badia Season: One generation, with adults from May to June and caterpillars by July. Food: Caterpillars feed on a variety of woody plants, […]
Primrose Moth
Common Name: Evening primrose flower moth Scientific Name: Schinia florida Season: One generation a year, with caterpillars from late July into September. Adults are present by June. Food: Evening primrose […]
Small-eyed sphinx
Common Name: Small-eyed sphinx Scientific Name: Paonias myops Season: Two generations in New England, with adults by April and again in July; caterpillars by May and again in August. Food: […]
Cecropia moth caterpillar
Common Name: Cecropia moth, Robin moth Scientific Name: Hyalophora cecropia Season: One generation a year in New England, with adults flying late May into June, and caterpillars from June into […]