[Leps-l] FW: luminescent moth

Jim Mason jim at gpnc.org
Tue Jul 17 10:25:03 EDT 2012


Did anyone respond to Shane on this?  Very curious phenomenon!

Jim Mason, Naturalist
Jim at gpnc.org 
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220-2200
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-----Original Message-----
From: leps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
[mailto:leps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Shane Adams
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:37 AM
To: leps-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Leps-l] luminescent moth

On june 13 2012 ~ 2Am  about an hour north of Hinton Alberta, I seen what
appeared to be luminescent moths.
They would fly into a high watt halogen light then come out glowing like hot
embers. Even when they went behind the light tower they glowed.  About the
size of a 25 cent coin. This would last about five seconds then it would
fade, and they would fly back to the light and come out glowing again. There
where moths on the side of the building that where flat white ish with
triangular wigs but I don't know if these where the same ones that where
glowing. Is there such a things a luminescent moth? What did I see?


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