Diario del proyecto Humber Arboretum Atlas

June holds the longest day of the year, or the summer solstice, which officially marks the start of summer. With every new season comes new changes in nature. Let’s take a look at the observations that were made at The Humber Arboretum for the Humber Arboretum Atlas Project!

Insects and critters seemed to be super abundant this month at the Arboretum. An Eastern Eyed Click Beetle was spotted by adventuresofnicola.

© adventuresofnicola, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC), Eastern Eyed Click Beetle - Observation 81971337

Mike Naumoff, a nature interpreter here at the Arb, found a Sphinx Moth. Max Haber, one of our other nature interpreters, found the American White Admiral and a Box Tree Moth.

© Max Haber, some rights reserved (BY-CC), American White Admiral - Observation 83500587

There are many invasive species that can be found in the Arboretum, and many were spotted this past month. Garlic Mustard was observed by Shoma Chalmers (shona), and Dame’s Rocket was observed by Avita Ragnauth (avita_inherhabitat).

Flowers are quite easy to spot in summer, so there were quite a few that were observed. Both the Meadow Anemone and the Meadow Buttercup were found by Mike Naumoff.

© Micheal Naumoff, some rights reserved (BY-CC), Meadow Anemone - Observation 81193448

A big thank you to the contributors this month. Keep exploring, we can’t wait to see what you find in July!

• Nicole Carbone, Humber Arboretum Student Content Creator

Did you know that July 17 to July 25 is National Moth Week?

This week started in 2012 by members of a non-profit in New Jersey, and is now recognized all over the world. National Moth Week was created to shine some light on “the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths”.

Moths are part of a group of insects called Lepidoptera, which means 'scaly-winged'. There are around 160,000 species of moths in the world! Since they are so plentiful, there have been many moth sightings in the Humber Arboretum. Below are all 21 of the different moth species that have been spotted throughout the Arboretum over the years. By clicking on each species name, there will be all of the sightings from the Humber Arboretum Atlas Project.

Isabella Tiger Moth

LD Moth

Hickory Tussock Moth

Banded Tussock Moth

American Dagger Moth

Box Tree Moth

Pandorus Sphinx Moth

Polyphemus Moth

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Orange Mint Moth

Ruby Tiger Moth

Geometer Moth

Clover Looper Moth

Virginian Tiger Moth

Imperial Moth

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Virginia Ctenucha Moth

Plusiine Looper Moth

Fall Webworm Moth

Morning-glory Plume Moth

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

• Nicole Carbone, Humber Arboretum Student Content Creator