For all the evidence I've seen of oak moths recently, like the total defoliation of oak trees at Garzas Creek and the crunchy munching at Toro Park, this is the first I've found the classic prolific pupae and moths on the wing this autumn. Getting pics of the cloud of moths is difficult since they look like fuzzy tan blobs. Even these photographs do a poor job at illustrating how the pupae were on any and every available surface. We had oak moths like this at home this past spring, but for some reason a 3rd generation never materialized. Country Mouse of Town Mouse and Country Mouse has a nice post of oak moths up near Santa Cruz. This local abundance of oak moths leads into my next post...
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