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P.A. Kelly
1988
Journal
Sat. 1801 PST found a large owl pellet (Cat #
Mar. 26 P.K. 178) along the Noyes Prof. fence between
the "Y" and the Pump. It contains woodrat
and insect remains => Barn Owl pellet ??
It was on the ground about 50' SW. of the
2nd Electricity supply pole from the "Y"
I had spent most of the day working
on a database program at the Red Hze. In
the late afternoon I set traps at 30
active or potentially active houses from
H.47 to H.98 inclusive.
I also examined and photographed
an incredible moth I caught under the
Red House porch light when I was coming
in last night. It had a wingspan of
about 5", rusty-colored "furry" wings w.
2 white crescent-shaped blazes, and 1
apical eyespot on each fair side. It
(from Calib. Insects, Powell + Hogue)
turned out to be a Ceanothus Silk Moth
Hyalophora euryalus. It looks very
similar to the Cecropia Moth H. cecropia
of eastern N. America (Peterson Field Guide
to the Insects, Borror + White, 1970). It was
a ?, since it deposited short strings of
of hard, encapsulated, tan+white-colored, oval
shaped eggs on the sides the cardboard
oatmeal container. The eggs measured
about 1.5mm x 2.5mm. Released her on