re: Do you know this butterfly/moth/winged creature

http://www.eosdev.com/garysgarden/GaryMoth.htm

Up till now, I've always used the common and mistaken rule that if it's drab
it's a moth and if it's colorful, it's a butterfly. Blush.

Can't resist sharing the story behind the photo. The photographer wanted to
share this one in particular with Gary's Garden. He's an excellent
photographer and had many more conventional choices, so I was curious why
this one was special.

I thought it had something to do with the poignancy of the tiny creature
clinging to the barbed wire in the middle of the night. Partly, but also
it's because the critter was in the act of mating when the picture was
taken. So it was a difficult shot at an unusual moment and he was happy as a
photographer. He was disappointed none of the images that clearly showed the
two of them came out, but he knows, and now we do, too.

Come to think of it, maybe that throws off the wing position for use in id.
Maybe it is doing something elaborate from the moth kama sutra.

Cyndi K
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