|
In July of 2007, we moved to Tucson, Pima County, Arizona and 14 months later we
moved to our new home in the foothills of
the western slope of the Dragoon Mountains. The Dragoons are located in Cochise County about 65
miles SE of Tucson. Presently, the moth photos on these pages mostly represent
moths around our house in Tucson, adjacent to Tucson Mountain Park, or around
our home in the Dragoon foothills. NOTE: The Arizona moth pages are a work in
progress and there are many incomplete plates, sections and links.
Identification of Western moths will present more of a challenge than Eastern
Moths, specifically because of the lack of field guides and other resources. The
excellent website,
Moth Photograhers Group, is still of great value and Bob
Patterson, webmaster and moth person extraordinaire, is still providing me with
much help and advice. I plan on contacting and utilizing local resources in the
near future.
Since I am strictly an amateur at moth identification there is the
distinct possibility that some are misidentified. So, coupled
with the fact that many moths are at best difficult to ID under any
circumstances (e.g. the micromoths), there could be and probably are errors on
these pages. I welcome any corrections, comments or suggestions.
Regarding the layout of these pages, I must again thank Bob Patterson who has
made the format available to anyone who wants to set up a similar site (see the
introductory page of
Moth
Photographers Group). I have used Bob's basic design, tailoring it to the
colors and layout of my primary website thus saving me hours of work. This
section will always be a work in progress with new species added when
identified.
Arlene Ripley -- 9/1/07
|
