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Old 07-12-15, 07:22 AM   #16
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At least August spelled hangars correctly . My stepdaughter used to call moths 'bedtime butterflies', made them more attractive to kids.
I could have meant coathangers, they were made out of the same material.

Bedtime butterflies, I like that.
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Old 07-12-15, 11:54 AM   #17
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wolf_howl15 Bedtime Butterflies?

More like night terrors if they get into your woolies.
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Old 07-12-15, 10:28 PM   #18
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The only moth I like comes with two tiny Japanese women.
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Old 08-08-15, 03:10 PM   #19
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Photographed today when I visited the 'hotspot' on my bike. There was a very large stand of Fleabane which had attracted a number of other species, such as Common Blues and Gatekeepers.
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Old 08-08-15, 04:03 PM   #20
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Found a little 'Small White' butterfly in the birds water bowl today, so I put him on the bird table to dry (there's no seed in the bird table at the moment so the birds don't even look at it), he then promptly kamikazed into the lawn, so I picked him up again and put him in the Buddleja where he seemed more content. It's not called the Butterfly bush for nothing after all.
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Old 08-08-15, 04:09 PM   #21
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Very nice colors. I have been seeing them a lot lately. I decided to include this guy who in Florida, is big enough to qualify as the state bird


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Old 08-08-15, 04:18 PM   #22
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Very nice colors. I have been seeing them a lot lately. I decided to include this guy who in Florida, is big enough to qualify as the state bird


I've been seeing (and feeling) more than a few of his smaller English cousins of late. One of the joys of living right next to marshland. The Romans knew what they were doing when they advised against building near marshes.
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Old 08-31-15, 07:58 PM   #24
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I just evicted a Hawk moth from the front lobby...

Big sods aren't they?
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They're monsters (not my photo)
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Old 09-01-15, 02:43 AM   #26
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I just evicted a Hawk moth from the front lobby...

Big sods aren't they?
Here's a small sod we try to evict; the European Grapevine Moth a serious pest here since 2009. The quarantine was lifted recently as they've been unseen for two years!"Great cooperation by the winegrape industry and local, state and federal departments of agriculture has led to this quarantine area reduction. Growers and wineries that are still operating within the quarantine must continue to follow all requirements outlined in their compliance agreements and be vigilant to prevent any re-infestation of areas removed from quarantine. The lifting of the entire quarantine for Napa County is still two years away given there are no new EGVM detections.

Regions that are out of the quarantine include areas south of Imola Avenue, areas west of Mt. Veeder Road, the Carneros region, and portions of Eastern Napa County." Precisely my turf! Now for the Glassywinged Sharpshooter pest...http://gis.napa.ca.gov/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=egvm_html ( Map)
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Old 10-12-15, 01:25 PM   #27
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In responding to Nipplespanner's "Pandora's Box" gun-thread comment I came across this:
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Old 10-12-15, 09:17 PM   #28
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I haven't seen any around here in DE, but I need the sphinx moth to pollinate my 2 Night-blooming cereus plant's blossoms.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...fo0&ajaxhist=0

Above is not mine but is the same flower. They bloom only after dark and thru the night giving off a scent that smells like heaven. When daylight comes they're done and close only to die if not pollinated. If the blossom has been pollinated by the sphinx moth or a bat, then it will produce fruit.

Which one needed, I have no idea. LOL
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Old 10-16-15, 04:15 PM   #29
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That's a real esoteric hobby you've got there... top man How did you become involved in this, GT182?
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HUH! In Bride of the Water God by Yun Mi-kyung, a night-blooming cereus is referred to as the "Loneliness of the Night" and refers most specifically to Epiphyllum oxypetalum. Do try to keep up! The flowers are described as being paired, so if one flower is plucked, another flower will die somewhere else. Therefore, they are also given the nickname "short-lived love". If you 'd just keep up with esoteric romance trivia you wouldn't need to ask such simple questions. Even Armistead and Wolfertz know this stuff! At least have a Dutchman's Pipe Cactus in your conservatory Naturally I lean toward the Sonoran Desert Cereus Peruvianus myself ...being a High Plains Drifter Rider of the Purple Sage anti-hero type. A word of caution: do not ever attempt to induce any of your inamoratii into field-trip night-viewing these baby's; They'll think your on some cheap 'make' and clobber you! (FYI the Peruvianus is pollinated by a moth...but I'm bats about 'em anyhow!)
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