Lucky break. Rumor has it, though, Merrill, that you sleep with your camera under your pillow, "just in case." :-) Parker _____ From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J. Merrill Lynch Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:58 PM To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Finally, a GOOD reason to go to work! Yes, great find and very cooperative although it does make me wonder how you manage to ALWAYS have your camera equipment with you! Merrill On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:11 PM, parker backstrom <dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi, folks. As I was walking in the back door of my office building in downtown Raleigh this morning I happened to glance over at the window sill and spotted a colorful bug of some kind. When I strolled over to investigate I was surprised and delighted to see Melittia cucurbitae, Squash Vine Borer (2536). That it wasn't on my squash plants in my garden was a bonus. A very pretty moth! Lep on. Parker -- J. Merrill Lynch Echo Valley Farm Watauga County, NC Elevation: 3,400 feet