Anyone else like moths or shall I shut up now? - Page 12

Catfish · 06-04-20, 05:08 AM

Hmm, ok i thought the bristles are too short, and the white spots too small. But maybe that varies. Thanks

edit: should have taken that for the who/what/where thread, but did not know the answer myself

Texas Red · 06-04-20, 08:01 AM

I always thought that King Cobras were the coolest animals ever, they still are the coolest, but the prettiest is the Blue Tang.

Jimbuna · 06-04-20, 08:37 AM

Stay on topic young sir if you'd be so kind.

TIA

Eichhörnchen · 06-04-20, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Hmm, ok i thought the bristles are too short, and the white spots too small. But maybe that varies. Thanks

edit: should have taken that for the who/what/where thread, but did not know the answer myself

They aren't particularly fluffy or long-haired (like STEED) and if you'd used that in the Who/What/Where thread then I'd have got it first go

Texas Red · 06-04-20, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Stay on topic young sir if you'd be so kind.

TIA

Yes, sir, old fart.

I think that my favorite moth is the Pandora Sphinx, found in my home state.

Eichhörnchen · 06-04-20, 01:36 PM

Four Marbled White butterflies that I caught and pinned while on honeymoon on the Isle Of Wight, August 1986

Jimbuna · 06-04-20, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by the beast

Yes, sir, old fart.

I think that my favorite moth is the Pandora Sphinx, found in my home state.

You've obviously not read I'm the Senior Moderator around this forum.

A request was given in a polite manner.

Ah well, that's strike two.

Texas Red · 06-04-20, 02:03 PM

It says moths on the title, I assumed that was what it meant, we don't call moths here butterflies.

Monarch butterflies are pretty to me, I am sure they are to everyone else.

Eichhörnchen · 06-04-20, 05:39 PM

Yes they are. My sister killed this one with a baseball bat in a garden in Pennsylvania when she was a kid

Texas Red · 06-04-20, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Yes they are. My sister killed this one with a baseball bat in a garden in Pennsylvania when she was a kid

That same exact one? And you've kept it for all these years? That's cool.

We go camping in Petoskey, Michigan at the State Park there. Beautiful little town, but that's not what I am here to talk about.
We go camping there for like 12-14 days and our grandparents come with. Our grandparents this time arrived a day earlier than us and they took a bike ride down a trail and they (my grandparents) said "The trail was full with flying Monarch butterflies." I wish that I could've had a picture.

Eichhörnchen · 06-05-20, 05:16 AM

Yeah same one! Once a butterfly or moth has been properly 'set' and has dried out, it will last for ever... so long as something like napthalene (mothballs) is used around the boxes to keep the wings from getting eaten by other moths

On my one and only trip to the US we visited parks like the one you described... it was weird seeing these unfamiliar butterflies flitting all around us outside. I couldn't name any of them, even though I knew all of ours

captainadccdacaptain · 06-05-20, 11:06 AM

Not sure what caterpillar this is, but Im sure it is a type of moth. Found it on our patio and (very carefully) relocated it to a bush

Eichhörnchen · 06-05-20, 11:47 AM

I thinks it's more likely to be the larva of one of the Nymphalidae family of butterflies... either a Silver Washed or a High Brown Fritillary, a Painted Lady or a Large Tortoiseshell... something of this kind, but not a moth

I only have reference for European insects, so it could be you have something there related to a British type

Thanks for posting that, mate

Texas Red · 06-05-20, 12:09 PM

I also think that a Blue Morpho is a beautiful butterfly.

What parks did you go to in the US, Eichhornchen?

Eichhörnchen · 06-05-20, 01:10 PM

Difficult to recall now... I think one was called Penn State Park, or something like that... and a place with a preserved working timber mill called McConnell Mills, surrounded by woods. We saw a shining blue or purple butterfly rather like the one you posted in those woods, but it may not have been the same ... I don't know my US butterflies

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Four Marbled White butterflies that I caught and pinned while on honeymoon on the Isle Of Wight, August 1986 __________________

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Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	It says moths on the title, I assumed that was what it meant, we don't call moths here butterflies. Monarch butterflies are pretty to me, I am sure they are to everyone else. __________________ 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!

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes they are. My sister killed this one with a baseball bat in a garden in Pennsylvania when she was a kid __________________

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yeah same one! Once a butterfly or moth has been properly 'set' and has dried out, it will last for ever... so long as something like napthalene (mothballs) is used around the boxes to keep the wings from getting eaten by other moths On my one and only trip to the US we visited parks like the one you described... it was weird seeing these unfamiliar butterflies flitting all around us outside. I couldn't name any of them, even though I knew all of ours __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 07-06-20 at 01:23 PM.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I thinks it's more likely to be the larva of one of the Nymphalidae family of butterflies... either a Silver Washed or a High Brown Fritillary, a Painted Lady or a Large Tortoiseshell... something of this kind, but not a moth I only have reference for European insects, so it could be you have something there related to a British type Thanks for posting that, mate __________________

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Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	I also think that a Blue Morpho is a beautiful butterfly. What parks did you go to in the US, Eichhornchen? __________________ 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!

06-05-20, 01:10 PM	#180
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,755 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Difficult to recall now... I think one was called Penn State Park, or something like that... and a place with a preserved working timber mill called McConnell Mills, surrounded by woods. We saw a shining blue or purple butterfly rather like the one you posted in those woods, but it may not have been the same ... I don't know my US butterflies __________________