[tn-moths] Re: Difference in Color
- From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 19:08:05 -0400
OK, so I think you were initially correct. This is a male angulifera--the pm
area of the FW is wider and there are white spots in the median area.
Hugh
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Diana Stock-Prescott <
diana.stockprescott@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hugh, This is when I first saw it the evening of June 1st. I lightly blew
> on it's wings and it opened for the second photo.
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> Diana Stock -Prescott
> Knox Co, TN
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> On Jun 2, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Hugh McGuinness wrote:
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> BTW, it's pretty unuusal to get a male Promethea Moth at light. Can you
> re-send me the photo so I can look at it more carefully?
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> Hugh
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> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Diana Stock-Prescott <
> diana.stockprescott@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Ummmmm....because I didn't look hard enough?? lol! Sorry , I got a lot of
>> smart answers for that question after just 4 hours of sleep. Well it's bird
>> food ...I have the wings.
>> Diana Stock -Prescott
>> Knox Co, TN
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>> On Jun 2, 2011, at 8:42 AM, Hugh McGuinness wrote:
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>> Diana,
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>> Why isn't the darker individual Callosamia promethea?
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>> Hugh
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>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Diana Stock-Prescott <
>> diana.stockprescott@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> I am always amazed at the difference in color of the same type of moth.
>>> #7765 Tulip Tree Silk Moth from May 28,2011 and June 1st 2011. Do they turn
>>> darker as they get older?
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>>> Diana Stock-Prescott
>>> Knox Co, TN
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