[tn-moths] Re: FOY for Cocke County
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- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 18:20:29 +0000 (UTC)
Thanks for sending that link, Dean. Linnaeus had quite a sense of humor, he
threw in some zingers on the wildflowers too ( Commelina , for example)!
Kris
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The trend of using feminine or marriage-related names for the underwings
appears to have started with Linnaeus. See the following link:
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/commonnames.htm
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Jean Obrist wrote:
> And The Widow, The Newlywed, The Darling. I think it's because they have
> pretty petticoats. LOL
> Jean
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> I'd love to know how some of the Underwing moths got their names! "Old Wife"
> and "Girlfriend" Underwings are a couple that come to mind! :)
>
> Kris
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