Insane....
May 19, 2020 16:17:17 #
Totally insane, I just found the 4th male IO moth in my container today. This is after having had 6 females eclose. I thought I had had 8, not 10. I'm going to have to leave the container alone as maybe there are more... I have yet to see any caterpillars other than Eastern Tent cats so far this year though and they have disappeared...
May 19, 2020 16:32:47 #
May 19, 2020 16:37:51 #
This one flew off my finger into another room and I had to track it down to release it.
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May 20, 2020 11:44:08 #
Love #1 and #2. How in the world could you hold your camera and get the picture of the moth on someone's hand so sharp?
May 20, 2020 11:47:50 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Love #1 and #2. How in the world could you hold your camera and get the picture of the moth on someone's hand so sharp?
I prefocused on my hand at full extension as best as I could before getting it to move onto my hand and used a ring flash which stopped all motion. One thing about most moths is that they seldom fly during the day. I spotted this one in the container when it was still in the process of unfurling it's wings. Once completed (later that day) I was able to get it to walk on my hand. It did fly away in the house after awhile, but I still managed to get it out the door. Thankfully before my wife came home from work. She would have freaked out that it got loose.
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