regional light-sheet telemetry

Night flights, compared.

A working dashboard for seeing which moth stations are active, what just arrived, and whether first-of-season records are breaking across the region on the same nights.

9 enabled stations
25,753 moth observations
1,408 unique species
902 iNat firsts
2026-10-28 latest session

Previous full night

A photo-first scan of the previous completed 12pm-to-12pm moth session, grouped by unique species so shared and station-only sightings are easy to compare.

2026-10-28 completed 12pm-to-12pm moth session
11 unique moth species
11 observations
0 shared by stations

Past week

The same view as the previous full night, widened to the trailing seven nights so slower-moving activity and multi-night visitors are easier to spot.

2026-10-23 to 2026-10-29 past 7 nights
15 unique moth species
19 observations
1 shared by stations

Naturalist feed

Build-generated headlines from the station network, meant to surface discoveries, timing shifts, and shared flight pulses before the tables.

01

Back in flight

Nameless Pinion (Lithophane innominata) returned after 558 quiet days

The previous tracked session was 2025-04-18; it reappeared at Dombroskie Homestead. 2026-10-28
Useful?
02

This week

Kingfisher Hollow is carrying the strongest weekly signal

11 moth taxa and 14 observations in the latest seven-night window. 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-28
Useful?
03

Shared fauna

Double-banded Grass-veneer (Crambus agitatellus) is the most widely shared moth in the network

It has appeared at 9 tracked stations, with 193 total observations. all time
Useful?
04

Long flight period

Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) has the longest tracked seasonal flight window

Kingfisher Hollow has records from Mar 14 through Oct 24 within the 2026 flight season across 21 distinct moth dates, a 224-day window. longest single tracked season
Useful?
05

Species spotlight

Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga)

Across the tracked record it has 36 observations from 4 stations. rotates with each new moth night
Useful?
06

Back in flight

Straight-toothed Sallow (Eupsilia vinulenta) returned after 387 quiet days

The previous tracked session was 2025-10-06; it reappeared at Dombroskie Homestead. 2026-10-28
Useful?

Recent sightings

Fresh uploads are shown as a field log first, with the full table kept below for scanning dates, observers, and links.

2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Dombroskie Homestead Variable Narrow-wing (Magusa divaricata) jasondombroskie
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Dombroskie Homestead Grote's Pinion (Lithophane grotei) jasondombroskie
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Dombroskie Homestead Nameless Pinion (Lithophane innominata) jasondombroskie
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Dombroskie Homestead Straight-toothed Sallow (Eupsilia vinulenta) jasondombroskie
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Chionodes thoraceochrella drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Common Idia Moth (Idia aemula) drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Red-headed Inchworm Moth (Macaria bisignata) drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago) drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma) drewweber
2026-10-28 2026-10-28 Kingfisher Hollow Maple Twig Borer Moth (Proteoteras aesculana) drewweber
2026-10-27 2025-07-07 Dombroskie Homestead Archips magnoliana jasondombroskie
2026-10-27 2025-07-09 Dombroskie Homestead Orange-headed Callima Moth (Callima argenticinctella) jasondombroskie
2026-10-27 2025-07-06 Dombroskie Homestead Pine Tube Moth (Argyrotaenia pinatubana) jasondombroskie
2026-10-27 2025-07-16 Dombroskie Homestead Carrot Seed Moth (Sitochroa palealis) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2026-10-26 Dombroskie Homestead Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2025-07-16 Dombroskie Homestead Pallid Leafroller Moth (Xenotemna pallorana) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2025-07-16 Dombroskie Homestead Olethreutes footiana jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2025-07-21 Dombroskie Homestead Bog Lygropia Moth (Lygropia rivulalis) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2025-07-21 Dombroskie Homestead Tufted Apple Bud Moth (Platynota idaeusalis) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2025-07-11 Dombroskie Homestead Spruce Budworm Moth (Choristoneura fumiferana) jasondombroskie
2026-10-26 2026-10-25 Kingfisher Hollow Linden Looper Moth (Erannis tiliaria) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-25 Kingfisher Hollow Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-25 Kingfisher Hollow Bent-lined Carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-25 Kingfisher Hollow Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-24 Kingfisher Hollow Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-24 Kingfisher Hollow Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) drewweber
2026-10-25 2026-10-25 Kingfisher Hollow Snowy-shouldered Acleris Moth (Acleris nivisellana) drewweber
2026-10-17 2026-10-16 Monkey Run Dark Acrolophus (Acrolophus mora) zeledonia
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Aster Borer Moth (Papaipema impecuniosa) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Gem Moth (Orthonama obstipata) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead False Hemlock Looper Moth (Nepytia canosaria) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Chionodes pereyra crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Thelma's Agonopterix Moth (Agonopterix thelmae) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Bold-feathered Grass Moth (Herpetogramma pertextalis) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Aster Borer Moth (Papaipema impecuniosa) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Southern Beet Webworm Moth (Herpetogramma bipunctalis) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Texas Gray (Glenoides texanaria) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Broad-banded Eulogia Moth (Eulogia ochrifrontella) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Green Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Northern Herpetogramma (Herpetogramma aquilonalis) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Common Tan Wave (Pleuroprucha insulsaria) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Verbena Bud Moth (Endothenia hebesana) crx2aj3
2026-10-16 2026-10-13 Dombroskie Homestead Narrow Bucculatrix (Bucculatrix angustata) crx2aj3

Station network

Configured stations stay visible even before their first sync, so owners can see what is online, what is waiting for observations, and what is no longer active.

active

Bosque Neimi

Tompkins County, NY

244species 709observations

Latest session

active

Dombroskie Homestead

Tompkins County, NY

1212species 10,018observations

Latest session

active

Dove Dr

Dove Dr area, Tompkins County, NY

379species 1,387observations

Latest session

inactive

Durfee Hill

Durfee Hill, Tompkins County, NY

582species 2,620observations

Latest session

active

Kingfisher Hollow

Tioga County, NY

888species 7,284observations

Latest session

active

Monkey Run

Monkey Run, Tompkins County, NY

552species 2,885observations

Latest session

active

Ringwood Rd

Ringwood Rd, Tompkins County, NY

219species 553observations

Latest session

active

Second St

Second St area, Monroe County, NY

5species 5observations

Latest session

active

Woodlawn

Woodlawn, Tompkins County, NY

160species 292observations

Latest session

Global species accumulation

The running union of moth species recorded across all tracked stations. Each dashed line and the key below mark a station's first cached observation session, making changes in network coverage visible alongside species growth.

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Running union of moth species recorded across all tracked stations from 2016-07-20 to 2026-10-28, ending at 1408 species. The vertical scale runs from 0 to 1408 species. 1408 0 2016-07-20 2026-10-28 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1408 species

Showing all history.

First cached session

  • Monkey Run
  • Durfee
  • Woodlawn
  • Dombroskie
  • Ringwood
  • Bosque
  • Kingfisher
  • Dove Dr
  • Second

This is a cumulative record of the tracked iNaturalist sources, not a standardized measure of survey effort, abundance, or site quality.

2026 first-of-season pulses

Species appearing at two or more stations are grouped by how tightly their first session dates line up. Switch to all-time to compare first arrivals across the full station history.

same night

Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth (Orthosia hibisci)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-04-13 to 2026-04-13

same night

Variable Carpet Moth (Anticlea vasiliata)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-04-13 to 2026-04-13

same night

Red-washed Prominent (Oedemasia semirufescens)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-07-04 to 2026-07-04

same night

Gold-spotted Ghost Moth (Sthenopis pretiosus)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-07-08 to 2026-07-08

same night

Lobed Plume Moth (Dejongia lobidactylus)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-07-16 to 2026-07-16

same night

Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth (Phyllocnistis populiella)

2 stations 0 day spread 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-05

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Full data archive

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