Identify
Anne Kilmer
viceroy at gate.net
Fri Mar 10 17:55:42 EST 2000
Melanchroia cephise is flying now in South Florida ... I got my first
excited phone call today. Strangely, it isn't in anybody's butterfly
book. ;-)
Larval host is snow on the mountain.
Cheers
Anne Kilmer
Kurt Jacobs wrote:
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> BillyBear4Kids.com Stationery - Web page BackgroundsA Virginia Ctenucha =
> (latin similar) immediately came to my mind when you mentioned the white =
> at the tips of the wings. But I wouldnt describe the white at the wing =
> tips of the Virginia Ctenucha as a spot, but more of a 2-3 mm wide =
> streak of white. The white streak is very bright when the moth first =
> appears. I see two or three broods in Wisconsin, and it is always the =
> first large day flying moth i see in spring, just ahead of the Eight =
> Spotted Forester (octomaculata). Is the body a shiny metallic =
> blue-black, or is it just black? =20
> "Greenfield, Carol" <CarolG at lee.k12.fl.us> wrote in message =
> news:0A2A01079C9BD311A9D200105A1A16FB3EA831 at mail4.lee.k12.fl.us...
> I have seen a small butterfly or moth in my back yard flying during =
> the day. No more than an inch or so. It is black with long wings that =
> remind me of the longwinged zebra but a much smaller butterfly. The very =
> tips of the wings have one white spot on each of them. The body is =
> slender and black. The head is a reddish orange color. The antenna are =
> slightly hairy (and black) which makes me think it might be a moth. Can =
> anyone help me identify this one?=20
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> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>A Virginia Ctenucha (latin similar) immediately came =
> to my=20
> mind when you mentioned the white at the tips of the wings. But I =
> wouldnt=20
> describe the white at the wing tips of the Virginia Ctenucha as a spot, =
> but more=20
> of a 2-3 mm wide streak of white. The white streak is very bright =
> when the=20
> moth first appears. I see two or three broods in Wisconsin, and it =
> is=20
> always the first large day flying moth i see in spring, just ahead of =
> the Eight=20
> Spotted Forester (octomaculata). Is the body a shiny metallic =
> blue-black,=20
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D210491014-10032000>I =
> have seen a=20
> small butterfly or moth in my back yard flying during the day. No more =
> than an=20
> inch or so. It is black with long wings that remind me of the =
> longwinged zebra=20
> but a much smaller butterfly. The very tips of the wings have =
> one white=20
> spot on each of them. The body is slender and black. The head is a =
> reddish=20
> orange color. The antenna are slightly hairy (and black) which makes =
> me think=20
> it might be a moth. Can anyone help me identify this one? =
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