Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Moths of Rocky Mountain National Park

Dr. Paul A. Opler

Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
paul_opler@usgs.gov

[April 23, 1998 version]


*Number is catalogue number from Hodges checklist (1983)
*Genus and species or other categorization
*Date of first collection or observation
*Initials indicate sampling locality where first found

Acknowledgments

I thank Richard Bray and Sara Simonson who have shared information from their butterfly studies in the park. Evi Buckner, my wife, has accompanied me and has helped collect many specimens in the park. I also thank Dana Katz, Rob Muckenthaller who collected moths as park volunteers, and Rich Bachand who provided research support. A number of Rocky Mountain National Park biologists and other staff cooperated in many aspects of the ongoing project. I appreciate the staff of Rocky Mountain National Park for providing moral support and housing during the study. All those who collected with me in the park are owed a dept of gratitude.

I thank scientists who helped by identifying voucher specimens, and I especially thank those taxonomic specialists who identified material from the park: G. Anweiler, Edmonton, Alberta [Noctuidae]; J.W. Brown, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Tortricidae]; R.L. Brown, Mississippi State University [Tortricidae]; P.T. Dang, Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa [Tortricidae]; D.R. Davis, Department of Entomology, Smithsaonain Institution, Washington, D.C. [primitive families]; T. Dickel, Polk County, Florida [several families, esp. Noctuidae]; T. D. Eichlin, California Department of Agriculture, Sacramento [Sesiidae]; D.C. Ferguson, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Arctiidae and Geometridae]; Gielis [Pterophoridae]; D. Hawks, University of California, Riverside [Catocala]; J. Heppner, Florida Department of Agriculture, Gainesville [Choreutidae and Glyphipterigidae]; R.W. Hodges, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Gelechiidae]; J.D. Lafontaine, Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa [Noctuidae]; Ronald Leuschner, Manhattan Beach, California [Geometridae]; D. Lott, University of Florida, Gainesville [Pterophoridae]; R.W. Poole, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Noctuidae]; J.A. Powell, California Insect Survey, University of California, Berkeley [Oecophoridae and Tortricidae]; R. Robertson, Santa Rosa, California [Noctuidae]; Alma Solis Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. [Pyralidae]; and Don Wright, Cincinnati, Ohio [Tortricidae]. I apologize to any persons who were inadvertently omitted.

Reference.

Hodges, R.W. et al., editors. 1983. Check list of the Lepidoptera of America
     North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington,
     D.C. 284 pp.

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