And while there are less than 10,000 species of birds worldwide, there are
well over 10,000 species of moths just in the Lower 48.
And, yes, Carol, as far as I know, this is true for all the big Saturnidae
silkmoths. Except maybe Mothra. :-)
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Mon, 3 Aug 2015, Steve wrote:
Wow, I thought bird identification was tough. These guys don't even have a=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
song to help with the ID.
Thanks,
Steve
On Aug 3, 2015, at 4:53 PM, Reese, Carol <jreese5@xxxxxxx> wrote:=========NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
Is the life history the same? As I understand it, they have no mouth at
this stage. The food they ate last year as a caterpillar must sustain them
for the brief week or ten days it takes for them to hunt for a mate and if
it's a female, to lay eggs. The male can be told by his large feathery
antenna, which is how he smells the pheromones put out by the females.
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
- Aldo Leopold
Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist
Western Region Extension
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson, TN 38301
731-425-4767 Office / 731-343-4898 Mobile
jreese5@xxxxxxx
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From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 4:41 PM
To: Reese, Carol
Cc: scpjmartin@xxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [TN-Bird] Re: Butterfly ID
Actually this is a Tulip Tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera). Note the
check mark shaped markings (Cecropia have crescents facing the opposite
direction among other differences).
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Mon, 3 Aug 2015, Reese, Carol wrote:
Cecropia moth, largest North American silk moth.
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
- Aldo Leopold
Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist
Western Region Extension
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson, TN 38301
731-425-4767 Office / 731-343-4898 Mobile jreese5@xxxxxxx
west.tennessee.edu Facebook page: utgardensjackson
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[mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 4:22 PM
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] Butterfly ID
Does anyone know of a local butterfly expert that might be able to ID this
beautiful specimen?
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