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A portable light trap, note the alligator claps at the lower left of the photo. Such units are often powered by car batteries or in some cases, special purpose batteries.
2. For an excellent introduction to moth biology, see: David Lees and Alberto Zilli, Moths: A Complete Guide to Biology and Behavior, Smithsonian Books, 2019.
3. The MPG site provides geographical data for the species it displays as well as the ability to search for moths in a specific geographical region of North America. Since the geographical data for many moths is incomplete, I strongly recommend that anyone using the MPG site search the entirety of North America rather than a specific region. Regional searches are likely to miss species due to incomplete data.
Southwestern Moths Website
Don’t overlook the links page - lots of resources identified Species images often include information about host plants Moth caterpillars are an important food source for birds
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