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


 Subject: Re: Do you know this butterfly/moth/winged creature


> I would say it is a moth, mainly because the antennae arc backwards.
> This is typical of moths I think and most butterfly's antennae are
> straight and project forward.  It's pretty hard to say without knowing
> the size, wing pattern, etc.  Also, if it is flying at night, it is a
> moth.  Some moths fly in the daytime but butterflies do not fly at
> night.  Moths have various types of antennae.
> Diane Pertson

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cyndi K <cyndik@hollinet.com>
> To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 6:56 AM
> Subject: 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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