Unidentified moth?

[Carolyn King]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I didn't get the original 
posting.
I saw a moth that did something similar to this, in Costa Rica 9 years 
ago. Unfortunately we put off taking a photograph of it that night, and 
the next morning it had assumed a normal position. I haven't mentioned it 
to many people because I didn't think they'd believe me! Has anyone else 
observed this?
It doesn't look like "3 inches in length" to me, judging by the plywood 
next to it, more like 1 inch.
Carolyn King
Toronto Entomologists' Association



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"Norman Tulloch" <norman.tulloch at virgin.net> wrote in message 
news:1146523589.037580.295380 at i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> David,
>
> You suggested that it would have been helpful if I had given an
> indication of the size of the moth.
>
> The person who asked about it said that it was "about 3 inches in
> length".
>
> Norman Tulloch
>

Is it just me? What is that thing doing with it's forewings? And hindwings 

for that matter. Bending them along a median line at 90 degrees out away 
from the body? ?? 



 
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