Intern Guide Discover Life
Tori Staples
Updated 3 June, 2014
Summer, 2014
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Interns
Freddy Geiser, Young DAWG
Nate, Yound DAWG
Mentors
John Pickering
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2602
Tori Staples
Polistes Foundation
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Room: 538 Biological Sciences Building
Email: pick@discoverlife.org
Phone: (706) 542-1115
Email: vlstaples@gmail.com
Phone: (678) 343-1201
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PROJECTS
Mothing
- put the lights on at Sandy Creek
- moth at Sandy Creek
- moth at home
Sorting
Collecting
- collect adult Hypoprepia fucosa at home
- collect lichen moth caterpillars in the field
Sexing, Mating and Rearing
- mate adult Hypoprepia fucosa at home
- hatch eggs and rear caterpillars at home
- expose caterpillars to lichen food trials at home
- photograph all life stages and adult genitalia
- photograph Hypoprepia fucosa specimens and adult genitalia in museum
Science Club and National Moth Week
- invite the Science Club to National Moth Week Event
- reach out to other schools, diversifying membership and creating clubs elsewhere
- present results from the summer's internship
Analysis
- compare the number of stoneflies, mayflies, caddisflies, and megalopterans across sites
Topics for Literature Review
- How do we sex Hypoprepia fucosa?
- On what do lichen moth caterpillars feed?
- When do lichen moth caterpillars feed?
Species to Mark and Recapture at Home
- Hypoprepia fucosa
- Heterocampa obliqua, Oblique Heterocampa
- Anisota stigma, Spiny Oakworm Moth
- Anisota virginiensis, Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
- Actias luna, Luna Moth
Insect Orders To Know
Lepidoptera-- butterflies, moths, skippers
Coleoptera-- beetles
Hymenoptera-- wasps, bees, ants
Diptera-- flies
Hemiptera-- true bugs
Guide to Insect Orders
Insect Families To Know
Geometridae-- geometer moths
Arctiidae-- tiger moths
Noctuidae
Notodontiiidae
Tortricidae
MOTHS
Species To Know
Geometrids
Hypagyrtis unipunctata, One-Spotted Variant
Arctiids
Hypoprepia fucosa, Painted Lichen Moth
Cisthene packardii, Packards Lichen Moth
Cisthene plumbea, Lead-colored Lichen Moth
Crambids
Microcrambus elegans, Elegant Grass-veneer Moth
Desmia funeralis, Grape Leaf Folder Moth
Noctuids
Nadata gibbosa, White-dotted Prominent
Tortricids
Clepsis peritana, Garden Tortrix Moth
Archips grisea, Gray Archips Moth
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Yellow-winged Oak Leafroller Moth
Acleris semipurpurana, Oak Leaftier Moth
Coelostathma discopunctana, The Batman Moth
Polygrammate hebraeicum, The Hebrew
Nigetia formosalis, Thin-winged Owlet
Epimecis hortaria, Tulip-tree Beauty
Iridopsis defectaria, Brown-Shaded Gray
Iridopsis larvaria, Bent-Line Gray
Marimatha nigrofimbria, Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Malacosoma americana, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
OTHER
Harmonia axyridis, Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle
Equipment
- Camera
| setting | to adjust |
ISO | 400 | menu, camera, ISO |
f-stop | F32 | press and hold "+/-", turn rightside wheel |
flash mode | TTL | menu, pencil, flash mode |
- Sony Cybershot Exmor 20x
| setting | to adjust |
ISO | 200 | press lower wheel, highlight first value, turn wheel |
f-stop | F8.0 | press lower wheel, highlight third value, turn wheel |
shutter speed | 4000 | press lower wheel, highlight second value, turn wheel |
Flashlight, small
Ruler, mm
Common Namess
wasp
beetle
caddisfly
truebug
frog
Other Appropriate Labels
Cell Phone
GPS
light front and backlight-- Pick's House; Walker Center, front
light back -- Walker Center, back
moth micro
moth plume
moth Geometridae
moth Notodontidae
moth Spilosoma
moth Macaria
moth Datana
COMPUTER STUFF
ProTips
in the terminal, type 'e [delete]' press 'return' to enable the delete key
to stop a process or get a new command line, type '[control]+[c]'
for help with using vi text editor, see Becka's Short Cuts
Programs
web2db
force your photographs into your album, same day
use "unix" commands
1. open terminal
press 'return'
2. type '1'
press 'return'
3. type dl's password
press 'return'
4. type
'web2db -wf I_XXXX'
press 'return'
where 'I_XXXX' is the title of the album you wish to update, i.e. I_YDFG
cl2db
refresh the checklist page
use "unix" commands
1. open terminal
press 'return'
2. type '1'
press 'return'
3. type dl's password
press 'return'
4. type
'c'
press 'return'
5. type
'cd US/GA/Clarke'
press 'return'
6. type
'cl2db'
press 'return'
Checklists
add a species to the checklist
use "unix" commands
1. open terminal
press 'return'
2. type '1'
press 'return'
3. type dl's password
press 'return'
4. type
'c'
press 'return'
5. type
'cd US/GA/Clarke'
press 'return'
6. type
'bak moth.cl'
press 'return'
7. type
'vi moth.cl'
press 'return'
use "vi" commands
8. type
'/[XXXX]'
press 'return'
where XXXX is the term with which you want to search
9. type
'o'
press 'return'
to open a new line below your cursor
10. type the name of the species you're adding
press 'esc'
11. type ':wq'
press 'return'
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