Anyone else like moths or shall I shut up now? - Page 16

Sean C · 04-25-21, 05:27 AM

I saw this Luna Moth the other day.
I think it's dead.

Eichhörnchen · 04-25-21, 06:20 AM

Poke it with a stick

Aktungbby · 04-25-21, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

In Minnesota we got Luna Moths: here's one at about the right size !

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Originally Posted by Sean C

I saw this Luna Moth the other day.
I think it's dead.

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Poke it with a stick

I thought you kerpt 'em as pets

Eichhörnchen · 04-25-21, 11:34 AM

That looks very Art Nouveaux that moth

@ Aktung: I did go pupa-digging once and recovered a very large hawk moth pupa. I hatched him successfully and released him when he was ready to go. very satisfying

Eichhörnchen · 05-16-21, 08:53 AM

Quite a nice start to this year for me: I finally got pics of a Brimstone butterfly (see my pinned specimen here https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...&postcount=163

Not great photos but these are fast-flying unapproachable creatures who never hang around for long... unlike colony butterflies who stick to a particular locality

Being a female she was after the strong nectar from the lilacs in the front garden, in preparation for egg-laying. A male (a vivid lemon yellow, unlike the female's pale primrose hue) would probably not have stopped here at all in his restless search for a mate. In the Spring male Orange Tip butterflies also seem completely uninterested in feeding and rarely settle while looking for females. So I'll be very lucky to get a picture of a male Brimstone butterfly. When I used to go netting they were just about impossible to catch too

Catfish · 05-16-21, 02:16 PM

I already some of those here some weeks ago, but only had the mobile "camera". They are called 'Zitronenfalter' here for obvious reasons, and are among the earliest to appear

A welcome hint for summer coming..
Nice photo , i really need one of those small tele cameras

Eichhörnchen · 05-17-21, 12:01 PM

I wonder why they are not named "Schwefelfalter" in Germany also... after brimstone?

Catfish · 05-17-21, 12:07 PM

The name 'Schwefelfalter' is already given to this one, but it is only common in the Americas :

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebis_philea

There is also the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur (Phoebis sennae), but also only in the Americas

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:...800769444).jpg

Eichhörnchen · 05-17-21, 12:14 PM

Thanks for that, Kai... very interesting

Catfish · 05-17-21, 01:45 PM

We are planning the ideal birdhouse, along with something to drink for them, and bath, and for two different foods. Far away from the moths and butterfly feeding fields of course.

You have no idea how complicated this can get

Sean C · 05-19-21, 07:17 PM

I saw this one today while visiting my mother:

I think it might be an "Eastern Comma".

Eichhörnchen · 05-20-21, 06:28 AM

^ Yes you're spot on with that. I could see it was some kind of Comma but our UK race doesn't have the sooty hind wings. The Comma's beautiful, raggedy shape is unlike any other's

That's such a great photo, btw... thanks for posting it

vienna · 05-22-21, 06:59 PM

A guy goes into a dentist's office. The dentist says, "How can I help you?"

The guy says, "I'm a moth."

The dentist says, "Excuse me?"

The guy says again, "I'm a moth."

The dentist says, "I think maybe you should be seeing a psychiatrist, not a dentist."

The guy says, "I saw a psychiatrist."

The dentist says, "So what are you doing here?"

The guy says,...

"Your light was on."

<O>

Sean C · 06-07-21, 01:52 AM

A little OT:

My wife caught this guy trying to sneak his way through our kitchen. For scale: those are either human or cat hairs to his (her?) left. I rather liked him. But the Admiral insisted he walk the plank. He landed gently in the fern outside.

Eichhörnchen · 06-07-21, 02:28 AM

My mother-in-law would faint if she saw that

04-25-21, 05:27 AM	#226
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 908 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	I saw this Luna Moth the other day. I think it's dead. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

04-25-21, 06:20 AM	#227
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Poke it with a stick __________________

04-25-21, 11:34 AM	#229
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That looks very Art Nouveaux that moth @ Aktung: I did go pupa-digging once and recovered a very large hawk moth pupa. I hatched him successfully and released him when he was ready to go. very satisfying __________________

05-16-21, 08:53 AM	#230
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Quite a nice start to this year for me: I finally got pics of a Brimstone butterfly (see my pinned specimen here https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...&postcount=163 Not great photos but these are fast-flying unapproachable creatures who never hang around for long... unlike colony butterflies who stick to a particular locality Being a female she was after the strong nectar from the lilacs in the front garden, in preparation for egg-laying. A male (a vivid lemon yellow, unlike the female's pale primrose hue) would probably not have stopped here at all in his restless search for a mate. In the Spring male Orange Tip butterflies also seem completely uninterested in feeding and rarely settle while looking for females. So I'll be very lucky to get a picture of a male Brimstone butterfly. When I used to go netting they were just about impossible to catch too __________________

05-16-21, 02:16 PM	#231
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I already some of those here some weeks ago, but only had the mobile "camera". They are called 'Zitronenfalter' here for obvious reasons, and are among the earliest to appear A welcome hint for summer coming.. Nice photo , i really need one of those small tele cameras __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-17-21, 12:01 PM	#232
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I wonder why they are not named "Schwefelfalter" in Germany also... after brimstone? __________________

05-17-21, 12:07 PM	#233
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	The name 'Schwefelfalter' is already given to this one, but it is only common in the Americas : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebis_philea There is also the cloudless sulphur or cloudless giant sulphur (Phoebis sennae), but also only in the Americas https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:...800769444).jpg __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-17-21, 12:14 PM	#234
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks for that, Kai... very interesting __________________

05-17-21, 01:45 PM	#235
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	We are planning the ideal birdhouse, along with something to drink for them, and bath, and for two different foods. Far away from the moths and butterfly feeding fields of course. You have no idea how complicated this can get __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-19-21, 07:17 PM	#236
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 908 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	I saw this one today while visiting my mother: I think it might be an "Eastern Comma". __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

05-20-21, 06:28 AM	#237
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Yes you're spot on with that. I could see it was some kind of Comma but our UK race doesn't have the sooty hind wings. The Comma's beautiful, raggedy shape is unlike any other's That's such a great photo, btw... thanks for posting it __________________

05-22-21, 06:59 PM	#238
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,507 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	A guy goes into a dentist's office. The dentist says, "How can I help you?" The guy says, "I'm a moth." The dentist says, "Excuse me?" The guy says again, "I'm a moth." The dentist says, "I think maybe you should be seeing a psychiatrist, not a dentist." The guy says, "I saw a psychiatrist." The dentist says, "So what are you doing here?" The guy says,... "Your light was on." <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

06-07-21, 01:52 AM	#239
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 908 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	A little OT: My wife caught this guy trying to sneak his way through our kitchen. For scale: those are either human or cat hairs to his (her?) left. I rather liked him. But the Admiral insisted he walk the plank. He landed gently in the fern outside. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

06-07-21, 02:28 AM	#240
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,760 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My mother-in-law would faint if she saw that __________________