Station story
This station has documented 552 moth species from 2885 observations. The dataset spans 144 moth sessions from 2016-07-20 through 2026-10-16. 16 species are currently unique to this station within the tracked network. Scarce Obscure Moth (Oegoconia deauratella) is the strongest station-associated species by current share of network observations.
Week at the sheet
A recap of the most recently completed Monday-through-Sunday week at this station.
Last week (2026-10-19 to 2026-10-25) was quiet at this station -- no species-level observations recorded.
Recent observations
Latest synced observations from this station.
Predicted next 10 moths
The ten moth species not yet recorded at Monkey Run with the strongest near-term seasonal evidence within 100 km. Nearby iNaturalist records from the next 14 calendar days set the order, with this week's records weighted slightly more than next week's. Species with at least four timed tracked records move behind the other candidates when half or fewer fall during sheet-compatible hours (6 p.m. to 10 a.m.). Host associations are shown as context but do not change the ranking. This is a watchlist for likely next new station records, not a guarantee for any one sheet night.
When
Showing 10 targets
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#1 Fall Cankerworm Moth (Alsophila pometaria) Stronger next week · This week 6 · next week 20 · 26 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 16 of 19 tracked records Host evidence: 18 exact shared host plants · 121 station moths -
#2 Three-spotted Sallow (Eupsilia tristigmata) Stronger next week · This week 2 · next week 7 · 9 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 3 of 4 tracked records Host evidence: 12 exact shared host plants + 4 broader shared host genera · 117 station moths -
#3 Linden Looper Moth (Erannis tiliaria) Stronger this week · This week 5 · next week 3 · 8 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 6 of 6 tracked records Host evidence: 8 exact shared host plants + 7 broader shared host genera · 151 station moths -
#4 Corn Earworm Moth (Helicoverpa zea) Stronger this week · This week 6 · next week 1 · 7 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 5 of 5 tracked records Host evidence: 8 exact shared host plants + 5 broader shared host genera · 60 station moths -
#5 Grote's Pinion (Lithophane grotei) Stronger next week · This week 3 · next week 4 · 7 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 12 of 12 tracked records -
#6 Dashed Gray Pinion (Lithophane disposita) This week · This week 4 · next week 0 · 4 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence -
#7 Sloping Sallow (Epiglaea decliva) This week · This week 4 · next week 0 · 4 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 2 exact shared host plants + 2 broader shared host genera · 116 station moths -
#8 Common Bagworm Moth (Psyche casta) Comparable across both weeks · This week 2 · next week 2 · 4 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 6 of 11 tracked records Host evidence: 6 exact shared host plants + 1 broader shared host genus · 80 station moths -
#9 Goldenrod Leaffolder Moth (Agonopterix pulvipennella) Comparable across both weeks · This week 2 · next week 2 · 4 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Sheet-time evidence: 50 of 52 tracked records Host evidence: 3 broader shared host genera · 29 station moths -
#10 Variegated Cutworm Moth (Peridroma saucia) Stronger next week · This week 1 · next week 3 · 4 nearby iNaturalist records within 100 km · historical seasonal evidence Host evidence: 12 exact shared host plants + 4 broader shared host genera · 128 station moths
No targets match these filters.
Seasonal return watch
A visual field guide to species historically recorded here in the 30 calendar days after the latest synced session.
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Bruce Spanworm Moth (Operophtera bruceata) Nov 13 · 3 historical records not yet seen this year -
Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis) Nov 14 · 1 historical record already seen this year
Signature species
Shared species that lean most strongly toward this station, based on its share of their network observations.
Scarce Obscure Moth (Oegoconia deauratella)
12 observations here · 71% of its network records
Recorded at 4 tracked stations
Dimorphic Macalla Moth (Epipaschia superatalis)
2 observations here · 67% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stations
Sycamore Webworm Moth (Pococera militella)
2 observations here · 67% of its network records
Recorded at 2 tracked stations
Kent's Geometer Moth (Selenia kentaria)
7 observations here · 64% of its network records
Recorded at 3 tracked stationsDistinctive records
State, county, or network firsts recorded here, plus anything with fewer than 10 tracked network records overall.
269
firsts or network-rare species recorded here
8 unique network-wide · 255 with 2-10 tracked network records
Uniques
The only tracked record of this species anywhere in the network.- Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)state iNat firstcounty iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-27
- Angular Aethes Moth (Aethes angulatana)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-22
- Smooth Amphipyra Moth (Amphipyra glabella) Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-01
- Northern Linen Wainscot (Leucania amygdalina)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-01
- Freeman's Palpita Moth (Palpita freemanalis)county iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-01
- European House Moth (Niditinea fuscella) Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-01
- Peach Fruit Moth (Carposina sasakii)state iNat firstcounty iNat first Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-31
- Hebrew Sonia Moth (Sonia paraplesiana) Only tracked record, network-wide · 1 observations here · last 2026-07-27
2-10 network records
Rare across the whole network, or a state/county/network first, and worth a second look.- Barred Angle (Macaria subcessaria) 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2025-06-29
- Brown-collared Dart (Protolampra brunneicollis) 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-24
- Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-05
- Hypatopa punctiferella 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-04
- Ilia Underwing (Catocala ilia)first among tracked 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-07
- Ironweed Plume Moth (Hellinsia paleaceus) 2 tracked network records · 2 observations here · last 2026-08-03
- Poplar bud borer moth (Meroptera cviatella) 2 tracked network records · 1 observations here · last 2026-08-26
- Showy Emerald (Dichorda iridaria) 2 tracked network records · 2 observations here · last 2026-08-08
Habitat summary
Recent documented host associations, with a separate full archive and specificity-weighted companion suggestions.
370 of 552 species confirmed at this station have documented host plants (182 not yet matched).
Most recently recorded matches are shown here.
- Dark Acrolophus (Acrolophus mora) (known at the genus level only)
Gramineae; Parthenium hysterophorus (Compositae)
- Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago)
Ulmus (Ulmaceae); Salix (Salicaceae); Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae); Rumex (Polygonaceae); Quercus coccinea/rubra (Fagaceae)
- American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides)
Vitis vulpina (Vitaceae); Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae); Vitis labrusca (Vitaceae); Vitis (Vitaceae); Viburnum dentatum (Caprifoliaceae)
- Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria)
Ulmus americana (Ulmaceae); Tsuga heterophylla (Pinaceae); Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae); Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae); Thuja occidentalis (Cupressaceae)
- Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata)
Ulmus americana (Ulmaceae); Ulmus (Ulmaceae); Tsuga heterophylla (Pinaceae); Tsuga (Pinaceae); Tilia americana (Tiliaceae)
- Off-white Hedya Moth (Hedya ochroleucana)
Rosa (Rosaceae); Malus (Rosaceae); Sorbus (Rosaceae); Rosa dahurica (Rosaceae); Rosa blanda (Rosaceae)
- Lesser Vagabond Sod Webworm Moth (Agriphila ruricolellus)
Detritophagous; Zea mays (Gramineae); Gramineae
- False Hemlock Looper Moth (Nepytia canosaria)
Tsuga heterophylla (Pinaceae); Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinaceae); Picea abies (Pinaceae); Larix (Pinaceae); Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae)
Browse all documented host associations (370)
About this data
Host-plant records come from HOSTS: a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants (Natural History Museum, London), a CC0-licensed archive from the Natural History Museum, London. It has not been updated since 2023, so it reflects historical literature rather than necessarily current or local usage -- some matches are only known at the genus level, not the exact species, and some confirmed species here have no HOSTS record at all. All Lepidoptera (moth) species reported in New York State on iNaturalist (place_id=48, excluding butterflies), not just species tracked by this project's stations. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
Seen at other tracked stations
- Meal moth (Pyralis farinalis)shares Scilla, Punica, Sesamum with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba)shares Musa, Geranium, Gladiolus with Armyworm Moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta), Bicolored Sallow (Sunira bicolorago)
- Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)shares Alcea, Daucus, Apium with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami)
- Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea)shares Rheum, Humulus, Iris with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana)
- European Corn Borer Moth (Ostrinia nubilalis)shares Rheum, Setaria, Artemisia with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana)
- Tessellate Dart (Euxoa tessellata)shares Pastinaca, Rheum, Portulaca with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana)
- Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea)shares Rorippa, Senecio, Melilotus with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami)
- Corn Earworm Moth (Helicoverpa zea)shares Pelargonium, Gladiolus, Citrus with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
Reported elsewhere in New York, not yet tracked
- American Sunflower Moth (Homoeosoma electella)shares Anthemis, Coreopsis, Opuntia with Ambiguous Moth (Lascoria ambigualis), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Common Swift Moth (Korscheltellus lupulina)shares Dendranthema, Daucus, Pastinaca with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)
- White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)shares Ludwigia, Sonchus, Scabiosa with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)
- Melonworm Moth (Diaphania hyalinata)shares Acalypha, Xanthosoma, Cucurbita with Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus arcanella), Blackberry Looper Moth (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria)
- Small Mocis Moth (Mocis latipes)shares Brachiaria, Panicum, Digitaria with American Ear Moth (Amphipoea americana), American Plum Borer Moth (Euzophera semifuneralis)
- Geranium Plume Moth (Amblyptilia pica)shares Castilleja, Cynara, Antirrhinum with Celery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis), Common Hyppa Moth (Hyppa xylinoides)
- Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea)shares Ginkgo, Lilium, Verbesina with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami)
- Great Brocade (Eurois occulta)shares Sedum, Thymus, Lathyrus with American Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), American Dun-bar Moth (Cosmia calami)
Sampling context
Automatically derived from species-level iNaturalist timestamps. These records show active moth nights and upload timing, not trap duration or light setup.
- species-recorded nights
- 144 2016-07-20 to 2026-10-16
- calendar years covered
- 9 2016 · 2017 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026
- median upload lag
- 13 min 2885 timestamped records
2016
20 nights 150 species
2017
4 nights 56 species
2020
1 nights 1 species
2021
10 nights 66 species
2022
9 nights 100 species
2023
4 nights 4 species
2024
2 nights 2 species
2025
26 nights 68 species
2026
68 nights 472 species
Seasonal richness
Unique moth species by month across all synced years. Each row also shows how many active moth nights contributed to that month.
Phenology calendar
Weekly unique moth species across all synced years. Each cell includes active moth-night coverage for that week.
Jan 1
0 nights
Jan 8
0 nights
Jan 15
0 nights
Jan 22
0 nights
Jan 29
0 nights
Feb 5
0 nights
Feb 12
0 nights
Feb 19
0 nights
Feb 26
0 nights
2
Mar 4
2 nights
Mar 11
0 nights
2
Mar 18
1 nights
1
Mar 25
1 nights
Apr 1
0 nights
Apr 8
0 nights
Apr 15
0 nights
Apr 22
0 nights
Apr 29
0 nights
May 6
0 nights
May 13
0 nights
1
May 20
1 nights
1
May 27
1 nights
17
Jun 3
7 nights
57
Jun 10
4 nights
65
Jun 17
8 nights
30
Jun 24
9 nights
45
Jul 1
6 nights
81
Jul 8
10 nights
188
Jul 15
11 nights
216
Jul 22
11 nights
247
Jul 29
16 nights
92
Aug 5
9 nights
143
Aug 12
12 nights
124
Aug 19
11 nights
58
Aug 26
9 nights
1
Sep 2
1 nights
Sep 9
0 nights
Sep 16
0 nights
5
Sep 23
2 nights
3
Sep 30
3 nights
5
Oct 7
3 nights
1
Oct 14
1 nights
Oct 21
0 nights
Oct 28
0 nights
Nov 4
0 nights
2
Nov 11
4 nights
Nov 18
0 nights
Nov 25
0 nights
Dec 2
0 nights
Dec 9
0 nights
1
Dec 16
1 nights
Dec 23
0 nights
Species accumulation
Running species list, with active moth-night coverage in each chart point.