A New Moth For Me
Aug 25, 2023 07:49:15 #
roxiemarty wrote:
It is definitely a Skipper butterfly. There are over 200 species of them and it is hair. That is a feature of all of them. If you Google types of skippers you will find many similar ones.
Thank you again roxiemarty. I appreciate the comments and am learning something.
Dennis
Aug 25, 2023 07:51:16 #
relbugman wrote:
Depending on weather and species, many of these mo... (show quote)
I understand what you are saying about identifying specific examples. I am just saying the one in that photo closely resembles the one I photographed a couple of weeks ago. Mother Nature truly IS amazing.
Thank you again.
Dennis
Aug 25, 2023 11:03:24 #
Aug 25, 2023 11:35:53 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Thank you again roxiemarty. I appreciate the comments and am learning something.
Dennis
Dennis
You are welcome.
Aug 25, 2023 11:59:51 #
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rcurrie wrote:
It looks like a Hawk Bee Moth to me.
I guess that is as good an opinion as any. Thank you for posting a comment.
Dennis
Aug 25, 2023 17:39:55 #
Aug 25, 2023 17:49:09 #
tinusbum wrote:
good find and shot
Thank you tinusbum for stopping by.
Dennis
Aug 26, 2023 03:18:33 #
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Aug 26, 2023 09:13:55 #
It is a difficult group. This one is as close as I got (using a search for loopers in your state): https://bugguide.net/node/view/2094323
Aug 26, 2023 09:27:54 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
It is a difficult group. This one is as close as I got (using a search for loopers in your state): https://bugguide.net/node/view/2094323
Thank you Mark. That sort of looks like the one.
Dennis
Aug 26, 2023 11:51:47 #
Aug 26, 2023 13:23:21 #
Sylvias wrote:
Good set Dennis, love the curly tongue! 
Thank you Sylvia. The main reason I posted that photo was only because of the colorful and long tongue.
Dennis
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