Ken, that's exactly what has been eating my moths. The beautiful Pandorus Sphinx was only a few wings and so was the Polyphemus moth. However, I did admire the precision the bird has leaving just the perfectly cut off wings. And they are very noisy about it too!. Diana Stock -Prescott Knox Co, TN On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:15 PM, kjchilds wrote: > I find perfect sets of Luna wings every summer near a street light on my > property. I figured it was bats until recently when one morning after seeing > a Luna on my sheet I found a set next to the sheet. There's a Mockingbird > I've seen near the sheet every morning so maybe that's what been eating the > Lunas. I turn the lights off after my last check at 3 to 4 A.M. but I know > that Lunas don't always leave once they've settled in. > > Ken Childs > Henderson, TN > Chester County > > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > From: "klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx" <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 4:04 PM > Subject: [tn-moths] Re: A funny moment in "moth-ing" > > I had one Luna at my house, but it would not sit still for a nice portrait! I > saw 2 at Frozen Head SP in Morgan Co. (5-9-11) and the wings of one at > Standing Stone SP (5-27-11) in Overton Co. > I don't know if pieces count or not! :) > > Kris > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Obrist" <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 9:11:50 AM > Subject: [tn-moths] Re: A funny moment in "moth-ing" > > I haven't seen any Lunas in years, except one dead one in the woods last > year. This year I have had three. > Jean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kjchilds > To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:00 AM > Subject: [tn-moths] Re: A funny moment in "moth-ing" > > > :-) > > > > I'm trying to figure out why the large moths find it necessary to crash > into me several times before they make it to the sheet. Last night 2 Sphinx > Moths and a Luna let me know about their arrival in this manner. > > > > That makes 6 Lunas for the year. I don't know what others normally see but > considering I didn't see any last year, this seems like a lot. > > > Ken Childs > Henderson, TN > Chester County > > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: Diana Stock-Prescott <diana.stockprescott@xxxxxxx> > To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 12:48 AM > Subject: [tn-moths] Re: A funny moment in "moth-ing" > > > It looks great on him!! > > > Diana Stock -Prescott > Knox Co, TN > > > > > > > > On May 31, 2011, at 11:23 PM, klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I had an interesting visitor to my moth sheet tonight! This Tulip Tree > Silk Moth got a bit up close and personal with Kenny! I was laughing so hard > I could hardly take the picture! :) > > Kris > > <Kenny_Tulip_Tree_Silkmoth_5-31-11 copy.jpg> > > > > > >