A Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths of Turkey Run and Great Falls National Parks, Fairfax County, Virginia
Steury B, Glaser J, Hobson CS. 2007. A Survey of Macrolepidopteran Moths of Turkey Run and Great Falls National Parks, Fairfax County, Virginia. Banisteria. 29:17-31
National park sites at Turkey Run Park and Great Falls Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, were surveyed intermittently from April 1999 through March 2007 for macrolepidopteran moths. A total of 480 taxa from 281 genera in 13 families was documented, including the first known record of Abrostola urentis Guente (Noctuidae) from Virginia. Eleven of the taxa recorded are included on the watch list of rare animals in Virginia. Relationships of uncommon moths to their host plants are discussed. Extensions to the known physiographic ranges and periods of adult flight activity are noted for some species.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Steury, Brent; Glaser, John; Hobson, Christopher
- Units
- GRFA , GWMP
- Keywords
- Abrostola urentis, Biodiversity, bug lab, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Lepidoptera, Moths, National Parks, Observations, Potomac River Gorge, Presence (Biodiversity), Virginia