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<DIV>Dear Jim,</DIV>
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<DIV>I do not know if this will post to the list serve. If it does not,
please feel free to re-post it there.</DIV>
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<DIV>In July of 2010 (about the 9th) my wife and I spent a couple of nights at
Manchester, Tennessee. I think we stayed at the Sleep Inn at 84 Relco
Drive. The rear of that hotel faces a Quality Inn at 2314 Hillsboro
Blvd. At the edge of the Quality Inn parking lot is a pole rising about
20-30 feet at the top of which is a 3-sided enclosure holding 1-2 extremely
large lamps, probably mercury vapor but possibly another type. The light
from this structure illuminates the large parking lot and the side of the
Quality Inn.</DIV>
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<DIV>We observed many dozens of moths flying back and forth through what I
presume to have been an electrically charged or ionized atmosphere that might
have extended 5-10 meters in front of and to the sides of the lamp(s). The
flight path of each moth looked like a streak of bright light (nearly white or
off-white) and, with so many moths being present, gave the impression of a
burst of fireworks. These "contrails" were, I presume, the result of
the collision of "charged particles" brought about by moth flight roiling the
atmosphere.</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't believe that any moths flew into the lamp enclosure or nearer
than 2-3 feet of it. I examined the parking lot near the pole and found no
evidence of killed moths. There was no bat activity that we
observed. I did not think to take photographs.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob
Patterson<BR>12601 Buckingham Drive<BR>Bowie, Maryland 20715<BR>(301) - 262-2459
pm. hours<BR><A
href="http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Plates.shtml">Moth Photographers
Group Website</A><BR><A
href="http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/Live/BP/BPsite/identified.shtml">My
Personal Moths Website</A><BR>
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<DIV><U>In a message dated 7/17/2012 10:26:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jim@gpnc.org writes:</U></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><U>Did
anyone respond to Shane on this? Very curious phenomenon!<BR><BR>Jim
Mason, Naturalist<BR>Jim@gpnc.org <BR>Great Plains Nature Center<BR>6232 E.
29th Street North<BR>Wichita, KS 67220-2200<BR>316-683-5499 x103 -
voice<BR>316-688-9555 - fax<BR>www.gpnc.org <BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From:
leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu<BR>[mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] On
Behalf Of Shane Adams<BR>Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:37 AM<BR>To:
leps-l@mailman.yale.edu<BR>Subject: [Leps-l] luminescent moth<BR><BR>On june
13 2012 ~ 2Am about an hour north of Hinton Alberta, I seen
what<BR>appeared to be luminescent moths.<BR>They would fly into a high watt
halogen light then come out glowing like hot<BR>embers. Even when they went
behind the light tower they glowed. About the<BR>size of a 25 cent coin.
This would last about five seconds then it would<BR>fade, and they would fly
back to the light and come out glowing again. There<BR>where moths on the side
of the building that where flat white ish with<BR>triangular wigs but I don't
know if these where the same ones that where<BR>glowing. Is there such a
things a luminescent moth? What did I
see?<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Leps-l
mailing
list<BR>Leps-l@mailman.yale.edu<BR>http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/leps-l<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Leps-l
mailing
list<BR>Leps-l@mailman.yale.edu<BR>http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/leps-l<BR></U></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>