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"Covell notes that the Florida population has smaller spots and was previously considered a separate species (Atteva floridana)"
https://bugguide.net/node/view/430#id

Two cheapy DJ LED blacklights set up with USB battery packs facing a sheet along the wall of the little bathroom building at Mitchell's Landing campground in Big Cypress (location is exact)

More info about the light set up used here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light

I had another sheet set up at the first campground with a Bioquip blacklight (the first campground has a few sockets with electrical sockets)

The main highlight tonight was the large amount of imperial moths and Anisota (oakworm moths) that came to the sheet. I had never seen either species this far south (imperial moth was actually a lifer for me). I saw at least 6 in total of the imperials and around the same amount of Anisota moths. I was here three weeks ago and did not see a single imperial or anisota moth! The rainy season has definitely picked up since then so I wonder if that was a factor..

Other blacklighting observations from tonight:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2021-07-02&d2=2021-07-03&nelat=25.758012227117206&nelng=-80.9227526832082&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=25.752697572677093&swlng=-80.93195022151933&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any