Year:
2003
Grant Number:
DLIA2003-06
Grant Amount:
$2310
Project Type:
Minigrant
Organism Group Sought:
Moths
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Michael Pogue
Project Summary:
The family Noctuidae is the most diverse of all groups of moths with over 11,000 species in North America. The research proposed is to document this family within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To date 456 species of owlet moths have been documented in the Park. One of the least studied areas in the Park are sites above 3,500 feet. Sites that will be sampled include Gregory Bald, Balsam Mountain, and Purchase Knob. In addition to these sites others at 1100 feet, 1700 feet, and 2600 feet will also be sampled.
Principal Investigator
PI Name: Dr. Michael Pogue
PI Organization: Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Smithsonian Institution
