Unidentified moth?

[Hugh McGuinness]

Can someone re-port the original link to eh photo of this moth? I don't
seem to have received the original e-mail.

 

hugh

 

Hugh McGuinness

The Ross School

18 Goodfriend Dr.

East Hampton, NY 11963

631-907-5229 (no messages)

631-697-2099 (cell)

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From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]
On Behalf Of Carolyn King
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:12 PM
To: Tondaleo at hotmail.com
Cc: leps-l at lists.yale.edu; dbeadle at pathcom.com
Subject: Re: Unidentified moth?

 


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 



"OscartheGrouch" <Tondaleo at hotmail.com> 
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05/01/06 08:30 PM 

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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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