The trend of using feminine or marriage-related names for the underwings appears to have started with Linnaeus. See the following link: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/commonnames.htm Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Jean Obrist wrote:
And The Widow, The Newlywed, The Darling. I think it's because they have pretty petticoats. LOL Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 11:11 AM Subject: [tn-moths] Re: FOY for Cocke County I'd love to know how some of the Underwing moths got their names! "Old Wife" and "Girlfriend" Underwings are a couple that come to mind! :) Kris -----
