moths

[Anthony Zemba]

Thanks to Bill Yule and to others supplying moth info.
I am so far in the dark in Moth ID that I cannot see my hand in front of my
face. I do remember one particular moth in my youth in East Hampton
Connecticut that was charcoal gray with white wing patterns that when it
alighted on the bark of a tree, its wings came together to form a white
anchor-shaped pattern on its back.  So distinctive was the contrast, that I
sketched it out in my field book, but never IDed it.  Anyone have any ideas
what it might be?

Anthony Zemba

----- Original Message -----
From: bill and Dale <droberts03 at snet.net>
To: butterfly ct <>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:53 PM
Subject: more moths


> Hi all,
>     Last week I posted four moths and I admitted that I'm a moth
> "rookie" but I was determined to ID some of the regulars at my porch
> light. I don't know how much interest there is in these posts but I'll
> keep at it for awhile to see what happens. I figure there's probably
> many out there like me who see moths all the time but don't know where
> to start so I start easy. Tonight I'll post five more, all either very
> common or distinctive. Moths are fun. They come to you.
> 1. Beautiful eutelia (Eutelia pulcherrima)- this is a small bird turd
> moth (i.e. looks like a bird dropping when at rest) that is very
> dramatically beautiful. thin scalloped fore wings with chocolate, tan
> and black markings that fold up over the hind wings
> 2. Virginia Creeper Sphinx- (Darapsa myron) Good sized, two-toned tan
> guy with a fat tan body.
> 3. Tulip Tree Beauty-(Epimecis hortaria) This guy is big and intricately
> patterned all in charcoal grays and whites.
> 4. Yellow-collared Scape Moth- Very common day flier, flower visitor and
> porch light commando. Flies from May until end of October at least. The
> collar is really orange not yellow and there are a couple look alikes
> (i.e. Virginia Ctenuchid, Grapeleaf Skeletonizer).
> 5.Pale Beauty-(Campaea perlata)- this is by far the most common visitor
> at my porch light that's bigger than a postage stamp. Pale white with a
> vague pale lime green cast. Some mornings 15 or 20 of these beauties are
> still clinging to the siding next to the light. Enough.
>                                                      Bill Yule
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