Moth question
Neil Jones
Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk
Sun Oct 10 14:21:06 EDT 1999
In message <199910101309.GAA10557 at athena.ptyx.com> Trisha Norberg writes:
> Okay folks, hope this is a really easy question for you. So far my interest in
> lepidoptera has been less scientific than many of you, so I've basically just
> been collecting moths and butterflies I thought were pretty. Anyway, so I
> bought this moth, and I know almost nothing about it. It's called a sunset
> moth, and it's from Madagascar. If any of you guys can tell me it's Latin name,
> and perhaps a little bit about it, that would be great.
The Latin name is Urania ripheus. I believe it also flies during the day,
Urania leilus which I have seen in Ecuador certainly does.
--
Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
National Nature Reserve
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