Anyone else like moths or shall I shut up now? - Page 13

Texas Red · 06-05-20, 08:59 PM

I've been in Petoskey State Park, Potato Creek State Park, Brown County, Edisto State Park, and Yellowstone. Petoskey and Edisto were by far my most favorite camping places.

So beautiful, so fun. We will be going to Petoskey in July.

Eichhörnchen · 06-06-20, 12:47 PM

Social-Distancing shouldn't be difficult there

Texas Red · 06-06-20, 03:18 PM

No, maybe not. But the beach at Petoskey gets crowded, so maybe not. I'm sure that my overprotective grandma will have me not swim within 10 feet of another person

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Eichhörnchen · 06-23-20, 12:34 PM

A very hot day today. The thistles are about to open but we're still a week or so away from the time when this hotspot corner should come alive with blues and coppers... plus always the hope of seeing something special. For now it's just the usual crowd of male Meadow Bowns flapping lazily about, looking for a mate

Jimbuna · 06-23-20, 01:38 PM

Saw a beauty (overall dark brown and flashes of yellow on the wing tips) on the ground the other day whilst the wife and I were pushing our granddaughters pram in the local park but before I could say anything the wife accidentally ran over it with one of the pram wheels

Texas Red · 06-23-20, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

A very hot day today. The thistles are about to open but we're still a week or so away from the time when this hotspot corner should come alive with blues and coppers... plus always the hope of seeing something special. For now it's just the usual crowd of male Meadow Bowns flapping lazily about, looking for a mate

Oh boy a very hot day today here as well. I was doing yard work with my grandpa, mulching and pulling weeds in 80 degree F weather or 26 degrees C.
Anyways, back to the topic at hand.

The largest butterfly in the world. The Queen Alexandras Birdwing. These monsters can have a wingspan in excess of 25 cm or 9 inches! that is insane!

Aktungbby · 07-05-20, 04:37 PM

the HAWK MOTH

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-20, 06:40 AM

^ Yes, they are magical things...

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-20, 12:52 PM

This is a bit anorakky, but I believe I've found here an Essex Skipper (today) in my butterfly 'hotspot' near the church. It looks much like the widespread Small Skipper, except that the club-ends of the Essex Skipper's antenna are wholly black, whereas they have a pale underside on the Small Skipper, Also, the dark stripe of the male's scent gland (the short black line on the forewing) runs in a different direction here to that of the other butterfly

I don't know whether the Essex Skipper's distribution is recorded here on the Northern edge of the Wash

Catfish · 07-06-20, 01:30 PM

Or maybe the spread changes with the climate ..?

Recently found this in the rain, saw no antennas but two humps.. anyone knows what that is?

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-20, 05:54 PM

It looks like a Green-brindled Crescent moth. It does have very long whip-like antennae but it often tucks them back out of sight

Texas Red · 07-06-20, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

It looks like a Green-brindled Crescent moth. It does have very long whip-like antennae but it often tucks them back out of sight

Can you identify these from memory or do you have to look them up?

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-20, 06:04 PM

Books, although I know quite a few moths by sight (not 100% sure about this one though)

I can id nearly all the British butterflies by sight... some you need to count the spots on the undersides before being sure though

Eichhörnchen · 07-06-20, 06:51 PM

Nope... I was wrong. It looks to be one of these (we don't get them in the UK so I'd never seen even a photo of one before). It seems only to have a Latin name... no common name. I believe it's a noctuid (like the previous guess) and has the long slender antannae, which it keeps out of sight when not needed

http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Diachrysia_Zosimi

Texas Red · 07-06-20, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Books, although I know quite a few moths by sight (not 100% sure about this one though)

I can id nearly all the British butterflies by sight... some you need to count the spots on the undersides before being sure though

Most of my knowledge on WWII comes from books and documentaries. I like to read 600-page historical books on whatever WW2 subject I can find, at least ones that are interesting.

06-05-20, 08:59 PM	#181
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06-06-20, 12:47 PM	#182
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Social-Distancing shouldn't be difficult there __________________

06-06-20, 03:18 PM	#183
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	No, maybe not. But the beach at Petoskey gets crowded, so maybe not. I'm sure that my overprotective grandma will have me not swim within 10 feet of another person . __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

06-23-20, 12:34 PM	#184
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	A very hot day today. The thistles are about to open but we're still a week or so away from the time when this hotspot corner should come alive with blues and coppers... plus always the hope of seeing something special. For now it's just the usual crowd of male Meadow Bowns flapping lazily about, looking for a mate __________________

06-23-20, 01:38 PM	#185
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Saw a beauty (overall dark brown and flashes of yellow on the wing tips) on the ground the other day whilst the wife and I were pushing our granddaughters pram in the local park but before I could say anything the wife accidentally ran over it with one of the pram wheels __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

07-05-20, 04:37 PM	#187
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,856 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	the HAWK MOTH __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

07-06-20, 06:40 AM	#188
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ Yes, they are magical things... __________________

07-06-20, 12:52 PM	#189
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Essex Skipper This is a bit anorakky, but I believe I've found here an Essex Skipper (today) in my butterfly 'hotspot' near the church. It looks much like the widespread Small Skipper, except that the club-ends of the Essex Skipper's antenna are wholly black, whereas they have a pale underside on the Small Skipper, Also, the dark stripe of the male's scent gland (the short black line on the forewing) runs in a different direction here to that of the other butterfly I don't know whether the Essex Skipper's distribution is recorded here on the Northern edge of the Wash __________________

07-06-20, 01:30 PM	#190
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Or maybe the spread changes with the climate ..? Recently found this in the rain, saw no antennas but two humps.. anyone knows what that is? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

07-06-20, 05:54 PM	#191
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It looks like a Green-brindled Crescent moth. It does have very long whip-like antennae but it often tucks them back out of sight __________________

07-06-20, 06:04 PM	#193
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Books, although I know quite a few moths by sight (not 100% sure about this one though) I can id nearly all the British butterflies by sight... some you need to count the spots on the undersides before being sure though __________________

07-06-20, 06:51 PM	#194
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,745 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Diachrysia Zosimi Nope... I was wrong. It looks to be one of these (we don't get them in the UK so I'd never seen even a photo of one before). It seems only to have a Latin name... no common name. I believe it's a noctuid (like the previous guess) and has the long slender antannae, which it keeps out of sight when not needed http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Diachrysia_Zosimi __________________