[obol] Re: [YamhillBirders] Robin food
- From: "Paul Sullivan" <paultsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'OBOLINKS'" <OBOL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:31:10 -0700
Floyd,
I took a look in Robert Michael Pyle’s Butterflies of Cascadia and quickly (!)
stumbled upon p. 367, where I see an ELEGANT DAY MOTH which fits well with your
photo.
Bob indicates that moth books are rare.
Good birding,
Paul Sullivan
From: YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 6:50 PM
To: Yamhillbirders; OBOLINKS
Subject: [YamhillBirders] Robin food
Today I photographed a Robin in the hills and fir forest west of Willamina with
a very large insect in its beak, apparently destined for consumption by a young
Robin somewhere nearby. The insect was as large as a large butterfly, but I
cannot find a match for it in my Kaufman butterfly field guide, so I assume it
is a moth, and an unusually colorful one. I do not recall ever seeing a Robin
selecting such an insect as a food item.
If someone would like to take a look at the photo, and can identify the moth
(if that's what it is), I would be pleased to learn its name. The link is:
http://empids.blogspot.com
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Floyd Schrock
McMinnville, Oregon USA
http://empids.blogspot.com
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