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Can you identify this critter ? (halfly OT, found it near the pond)
I wanted to pick up this little twig the other day, but it moved... it
turned out to be a butterfly/moth. Never seen something like this before, and I'm not sure it's native. Perhaps it escaped from a house somewhere ? Nature at it's best eh :-) (250 Kb download, but worth it I think ! ) http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/critter.jpg |
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Can you identify this critter ? (halfly OT, found it near the pond)
"Theo van Daele" wrote in news:P7bTa.26431$F92.3146
@afrodite.telenet-ops.be: A quick look at the site below makes me think it might be a Schinia Snowi, member of the order Noctuidae, but I could well be wrong. Take a look at http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/d...s/mothsusa.htm its probably the best place to try and identify you critter. Good luck ANO |
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Can you identify this critter ? (halfly OT, found it near the pond)
Thanks ANO !
Your link put me on to another website, I bluntly mailed the owner, and he came up with the right name straight away, even though he/she is only specialized into Canadian moths... http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life...sia/noctuoidea /notodontidae/phalerinae/phalera/ Phalera bucephala it is... And yes, that's a member of the Noctuoidea/Notodontidae ! :-) The internet can sometimes be tiresome, but can also be an incredible resource ! Theo PS: thanks Bonnie :-) "Axolotl" schreef in bericht 30... "Theo van Daele" wrote in news:P7bTa.26431$F92.3146 @afrodite.telenet-ops.be: A quick look at the site below makes me think it might be a Schinia Snowi, member of the order Noctuidae, but I could well be wrong. Take a look at http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/d...s/mothsusa.htm its probably the best place to try and identify you critter. Good luck ANO |
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Can you identify this critter ? (halfly OT, found it near the pond)
Wow, talk about camouflage! On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:38:55 GMT, "Theo van Daele" wrote: I wanted to pick up this little twig the other day, but it moved... it turned out to be a butterfly/moth. Never seen something like this before, and I'm not sure it's native. Perhaps it escaped from a house somewhere ? Nature at it's best eh :-) (250 Kb download, but worth it I think ! ) http://www.wide-o.net/summerpond2003/critter.jpg |
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Can you identify this critter ? (halfly OT, found it near the pond)
Thanks Kathy, that's the one indeed.
Here's another picture of the moth at the UK site; the color is a little closer to your picture. http://cgi.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/show.php?sid=19940 This is such an amazingly camouflaged insect!! Gotta love the Internet and all its contributors! It can indeed be a great resource :-) A friend of mine just mailed me about the name ... "Bucephalus was the favourite warhorse of Alexander the Great, the one he made a senator......" Now I'm gonna forget about moths as soon as possible, I don't want another hobby, I really *don't* want another hobby, I really... oh bugger ;-) Theo |
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