Butterfly with no mouth? Lifespan of 3 hours?? can anyone help?

Semjase semjase at aol.com
Tue Nov 17 10:22:26 EST 1998


>I wonder whether Michelle might be thinking of a moth ... aren't there
>silkmoths that only live a short time, and never feed (as adults)?
>As children, of course, they are voracious. 
>Big showy moths count as butterflies, you'll recall, in the folk memory.
>(and brown little boring butterflies count as moths. Except in the
>British Isles. Verbum sap.)
> 
>
>Semjase wrote:
>> 
>> >Hi- I was wondering if someone out there could help me out... I seem to
>> >recall learning about a butterfly that was born
>> >
>> >     with no mouth and only lived for a few hours... Can anyone tell me
>what
>> >spiecies it is, and/or where to find this type of
>> >
>> >     information?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >     Thanks in advance...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >     Machelle
>> >
>> I know of no such species, it is a fabrication most likely.
>> 
>> S.
>
There are these occasional folk tales, 3 hours, no way, there is really little
point in trying to justify the spreading of false information.  Yes there are
many short lived and long lived species of lepidoptera but this 3 hour
generalization is purely incorrect and I remain in pointing that out.

S.


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