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PICATINNY ARSENAL NATURAL RESOURCES

Picatinny Arsenal, established in 1880 as a powder depot, began to manufacture powder and became an arsenal in 1907. It is now recognized as a world class research and development center for the Army Materiel Command; Tank-Automative and Armaments subcommand, Picatinny is home to the Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center, as well as several tenant militarty and civilian personnel.

Situated between Green Pond Mountain and Mount Hope in seven-mile long Picatinny Valley, the Arsenal lies just 40 miles northwest of New York City. Green Pond Brook runs the length of the valley. Denmark Lake and Picatinny Lake, as well as several small ponds are located on the installation. A unique shrub-swamp covers the north half of Denmark Lake. These rarely disturbed wetlands, forests, and rocky outcrops provide varied habitat for a multitude of insects, plants, animals and birds.

The natural Resources office manages 5,850 acres of lands, surface water, ground water, and forest. Wildlife populations are monitored, assisted often by volunteer birders, nature enthusiasts and hunters. The variey of montane wetlands has produced many unique populations. Three butterflies from the New Jersey Endangered Species List breed on the installation. Due to mission security, the Arsenal is not open to the public. Visits to much of the facility can be arranged. For information, contact 973-724-4691.

Abundant - 1
Common - 2
Uncommon - 3
Rare - 4
NJ Endangered - Name in bold

SPHINX/HAWK MOTHS          SPHINGIDAE               |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Waved Spinx                Ceratomia undulosa       |---|---|---|--2|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Wild Cherry Spinx          Sphinx drupiferarum      |---|---|---|---|333|333|---|---|---|---|
Blinded Sphinx             Paonias excaecatus       |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Small-eyed Sphinx          Paonias myops            |---|---|---|--2|222|222|22-|---|---|---|
Walnut Sphinx              Laothoe juglandis        |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Abbot's Spinx              Sphecodina abbottii      |---|---|---|-33|333|---|---|---|---|---|
Lettered Sphinx            Deidamia inscripta       |---|---|222|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|

GIANT SILKWORM/ROYAL       SATURNIDAE               |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Rosy Maple Moth            Dryocampa rubicunda      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Polyphemus Moth            Antheraea polyphemus     |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Luna Moth                  Actias luna              |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|

TENT CATERPILLAR/LAPPET    LASIOCAMPIDAE            |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Large Tolype               Tolype valleda           |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|222|222|---|
Dot-lined White            Artace cribraria         |---|---|---|---|444|444|444|444|444|---|
E. Tent Caterplr. Moth     Malacosoma americanum    |---|---|---|--2|222|---|---|---|---|---|

APETALODES MOTHS           APATELODIDAE             |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Spotted Apetelodes         Apatelodes torrefacta    |---|---|---|---|222|222|2--|---|---|---|

SACK-BEARERS               MIMALLONIDAE             |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Scalloped Sack Bearer      Lacosoma chiridota       |---|---|---|---|333|---|---|---|---|---|

TIGER, LICHEN, WASP        ARCTIDAE                 |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Clymene Moth               Haploa clymene           |---|---|---|---|333|333|333|---|---|---|
Agreeable Tiger Moth       Spilosoma congrua        |---|---|---|-22|222|---|---|---|---|---|
Yellow Bear Moth           Spilosoma virginica      |---|---|222|222|22-|---|222|222|---|---|
Giant Leopard Moth         Expantheria scribonia    |---|---|333|333|333|333|333|333|---|---|
Nais Tiger Moth            Apantesis nais           |---|---|333|333|222|333|222|333|333|---|
Anna Tiger Moth            Grammia anna             |---|---|---|---|333|---|---|---|---|---|
Figured Tiger Moth         Grammia figurata         |---|---|333|333|33-|--3|333|333|---|---|
Oregon Cyncia              Cyncia oregonensis       |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|

OWLET/NOCTUID MOTHS        NOCTUIDAE                |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Closebanded Yellowhorn     Colocasia propinguilnea. |---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|---|
The Laugher                Charadra deridens        |---|222|222|222|222|-22|222|222|222|---|
Lobelia Dagger Moth        Acronicta lobeliae       |---|---|222|222|222|-22|222|---|---|---|
The Green Marvel           Agriopodes fallax        |---|---|333|333|333|333|333|---|---|---|
Venerable Dart             Agrotis venerabilis      |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|222|222|---|
Grtr Black-lettered Dart   Xestia dolosa            |---|---|---|222|222|---|222|222|222|22-|
Pale-banded Dart           Xestia badinodis         |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|222|222|---|
Bent-line Dart             Choephora fungorum       |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|333|333|---|
Grand Arches               Lacanobia grandis        |---|---|---|---|333|333|---|---|---|---|
Bristly Cutworm Moth       Lacinipolia regigera     |---|---|---|222|222|---|222|222|222|222|
Many-lined Wainscot        Leucania multilinea      |---|---|333|333|333|3-3|333|333|333|---|
Phragmites Wainscot        Leucania phragmitidicla  |---|---|---|---|333|3--|333|---|---|---|
Spckle.Grn.Fruitworm Moth  Orthosia hibisci         |-22|222|222|4--|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dot-and-Dash Swrdgrs Moth  Xylena curvimacula       |-33|333|333|33-|---|---|---|333|333|---|
Goat Sallow                Homoglaea hircina        |---|444|---|---|---|---|---|---|444|444|
Ashen Pinion               Lithophane antennata     |333|333|222|222|3--|---|---|---|222|333|
Dowdy Pinion               Lithophane unimoda       |333|333|333|---|---|---|---|---|333|333|
Scalloped Sallow           Eucirroedia pampina      |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|222|222|333|
Chosen Sallow              Eutolype electilis       |---|222|222|2--|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Figure-eight Sallow        Psaphida resumens        |---|222|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Borer Moth                 Papaipema ssp.           |---|---|---|---|---|---|222|222|222|2--|
Cloaked Marvel             Chytonix palliatricula   |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Copper Underwing           Amphipyra pyramidoides   |---|---|---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|
Pearly Wood-Nymph          Eudryas unio             |---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Grapevine Epimenis         Psychomorpha epimenis    |---|--2|222|2--|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black-dotted Lithacodia    Lithacodia synochitis    |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Pink-barred Lithacodia     Lithacodia carneola      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|
Tufted Bird-dropping Moth  Cerma cerintha           |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|2--|---|---|
Green Leuconycta           Leuconycta dipteroides   |---|---|---|--2|222|---|---|---|---|---|
Three-spotted Nola         Nola triquetrana         |---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beautiful Eutelia          Eutelia pulcherrima      |---|---|---|--3|333|---|---|---|---|---|
Formosa Looper Moth        Chrysanympha formosa     |---|---|---|---|222|2--|---|---|---|---|
Common Looper Moth         Autographa precationist  |---|---|-22|22-|222|222|222|222|222|---|
Celery Looper Moth         Anagrapha falcifera      |---|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|
Brown Panopoda             Panapoda carneicosta     |---|---|---|-22|222|222|222|2--|---|---|
Common Oak Moth            Phoberia atomaris        |---|--1|111|1--|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clover Looper Moth         Caenurgina crassiuscula  |---|-11|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|
Forage Looper Moth         Caenurgina erechtea      |---|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|
Underwing                  Catocala ssp.            |---|---|---|---|---|333|333|333|333|---|
Baltimore Bomolocha        Bomolocha baltimoralis   |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|
Early Zanclognatha         Zanclognatha crualis     |---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Discolored Renia           Renia discoloralis       |---|---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|

PROMINENTS                 NOTODONTIDAE             |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

White-dotted Prominent     Nadata gibbosa           |---|---|-22|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Oval-based Prominent       Peridea basitriens       |---|---|--2|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Chocolate Prominent        Peridea ferruginea       |---|---|---|333|333|333|333|---|---|---|
Double-toothed Prominent   Nerice bidentata         |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
White Furcala              Furcula borealis         |---|---|-22|222|222|222|222|2--|---|---|
White-headed Prominent     Symmerista albifrons     |---|222|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|
Mottled Prominent          Macrurocampa marthesia   |---|---|---|-22|222|222|222|---|---|---|

TUSSOCK MOTHS              LYMANTRIIDAE             |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Gypsy Moth                 Lymantria dispar         |---|---|---|---|---|224|224|22-|---|---|

HOOKTIP MOTHS              DREPANIDAE               |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Arched Hooktip             Drepana arcuata          |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|
Two-lined Hooktip          Drepana bilineata        |---|---|---|222|222|--2|222|---|---|---|
Rose Hooktip               Ortea rosea              |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|333|3--|

INCHWORM/GEOMETER          GEOMETRIDAE              |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Common Spring Moth         Heliomata cycladata      |---|---|---|222|222|233|3--|---|---|---|
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth Itame pustularia         |---|---|---|112|112|112|1--|---|---|---|
Four-Barred Gray           Aethalura intertexta     |---|---|-33|333|333|333|---|---|---|---|
The Small Engrailed        Ectropis crepuscularia   |---|111|111|111|111|111|111|111|---|---|
Procelain Gray             Protoboarmia porcelaria  |---|---|--2|222|---|222|222|---|---|---|
Tulip-tree Beauty          Epimecis hortaria        |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|2--|---|
Canadian Melanolophia      Melanolophia canadaria   |---|111|111|111|--1|111|111|111|---|---|
Signate Melanolophia       Melanolophia signataria  |---|-33|333|333|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Half-wing              Phigalia titca           |---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Phigalia             Phigalia strigataria     |--3|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gray Spring Moth           Lomographa glomeraria    |---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common Lytrosis            Lytrosis unitaria        |---|---|---|--3|333|333|33-|---|---|---|
Least-marked Euchlaena     Euchlaena irraria        |---|---|---|---|-33|33-|---|---|---|---|
False Crocus Geometer      Xanthotype urticaria     |---|---|333|333|333|333|333|333|44-|---|
Crocus Geometer            Xanthotype sospeta       |---|---|---|--3|222|2--|---|---|---|---|
Hubner's Pero              Pero hubneraria          |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Oak Beauty                 Nacophora quernaria      |---|---|-22|222|222|222|24-|---|---|---|
Pale Beauty                Campaea perlata          |---|---|---|-22|22-|---|---|--2|22-|---|
Maple Spanworm Moth        Ennomos magnaria         |---|---|---|---|---|---|111|111|111|---|
Elm Spanworm Moth          Ennomon subsignaria      |---|---|---|---|--4|444|---|---|---|---|
Common Metarranthis        Metarranthis hypochraria |---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|
American Barred Umber      Anagoga occiduaria       |---|---|---|333|333|333|---|---|---|---|
Dogwood Probole            Probole nyssaria         |---|222|222|222|-22|222|222|---|---|---|
Lemon Plagodis             Plagodis serinaria       |---|---|---|-33|33-|---|---|---|---|---|
Purple Plagodis            Plagodis kuetzingi       |---|---|---|444|444|444|---|---|---|---|
Fervid Plagodis            Plagodis fervidaria      |---|---|222|222|---|-22|222|---|---|---|
Hollow-spotted Plagodis    Plagodis alcoolaria      |---|---|-22|222|2--|222|222|---|---|---|
Oak Besma                  Besma quercivoraria      |---|---|222|222|222|22-|222|---|---|---|
Sharp-lined Yellow         Sicya macularia          |---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Confused Eusarca           Eusarca confusaria       |---|---|---|-11|111|111|111|111|111|---|
Yellow Slant-Line          Tetracis crocallata      |---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|
White Slant-Line           Tetracis cachexiata      |---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|---|
Curve-toothed Geometer     Eutrapela clemataria     |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Lg. Maple Spanworm Moth    Prochoerodes tansversata |---|---|---|---|--2|222|222|222|222|44-|
Variable Antepione         Antepione thisoaria      |---|---|--3|333|333|333|333|333|333|---|
Emerald                    Nemoria ssp.             |---|---|---|333|333|333|---|---|---|---|
Showy Emerald              Dichorda iridaria        |---|---|444|444|--4|444|444|---|---|---|
Wavy-lined Emerald         Synchlora aerata         |---|---|---|222|222|22-|-22|222|222|---|
Pistachio Emerald          Hethemia pistasciaria    |---|---|---|333|333|---|---|---|---|---|
Drab Brown Wave            Lobocleta ossularia      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|
Sweetfern Geometer         Cyclophora pendulinaria  |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Large Lace-border          Scopula limboundata      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|
Bent-line Carpet           Orthonama centrostrgaria |---|222|222|222|222|222|222|222|222|222|
The Beggar                 Eubaphe mendica          |---|---|---|---|222|---|222|---|---|---|
Three-spotted Fillip       Heterophleps triguttaria |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|

PYRALID MOTHS              PYRALIDAE                |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Garden Webworm Moth        Achyra rantalis          |---|---|222|2-2|222|-22|222|--2|222|22-|
No common name             Pyrausta acrionalis      |---|---|222|222|222|222|222|222|222|---|
Grape Leaffolder Moth      Desmia funeralis         |---|---|222|22-|222|2--|222|22-|---|---|
Hawaiian Beet Wbwrm.Moth   Spoladea recurvalis      |---|---|---|---|---|---|333|33-|333|---|
No common name             Crambus laqueatellus     |---|---|222|222|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Clover Hayworm Moth        Hypsopygia costalis      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|
No common name             Herculia olinalis        |---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|
No common name             Peoria approximella      |---|---|---|222|222|222|222|222|---|---|

SLUG CATERPILLAR           LIMACODIDAE              |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

No common name             Apoda biguttata          |---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|
Skiff Moth                 Prolimacodes badia       |---|---|---|---|222|222|---|---|---|---|

SMOKY MOTHS                ZYGAENIDAE               |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Orange-patched Smoky Moth  Pyromorpha dimidiata     |---|---|---|--2|222|22-|---|---|---|---|

TORTRICID MOTHS            TORTRICIDIAE             |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Red-banded Leafroller Moth Arhyrotaenia velutinana  |---|222|222|222|22-|-22|222|22-|---|---|

CARPENTER WORM/LEOPARD     COSSIDAE                 |Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|

Leopard Moth               Zeusera pyrina           |---|---|---|---|333|33-|---|---|---|---|