[tn-moths] Re: Abbott's Sphinx--new for Watauga Co., NC--5 April 2012
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 05:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
2012 seems to be the year for this moth. I'd never seen one before this year
but so far I've had at least 5.
Hopefully you'll get a shot at one holding still before they're gone for the
year.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:33 AM
Subject: [tn-moths] Abbott's Sphinx--new for Watauga Co., NC--5 April 2012
7870 Sphecodina abbottii (Abbott's Sphinx)--my first sphingid of the
year and the first ever Abbott's for my farm. What an amazing moth!
Came buzzing in to the porch UV light at 6:45 am and at first I
thought it was a large beetle. It never settled down but I did manage
to get a few shots of it in flight. Stayed for 3 minutes and took
off. I had been photographing moths since 4:30 am and it made its
brief appearance just as it was starting to get light. Very cool!
Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga Co., NC
3400 feet elevation
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