Saturday, April 12, 2014

What's out there in the dark?

I went down to the barn a week ago to turn out a light I'd left on, and found this guy basking in the glow.

Quite a furry fellow, and surprisingly colorful for a moth.  He could hold his own with the butterflies in a contest for the flashiest wings.

Thanks to commenter Jon Spencer, we now can ID this character as a Tiger Moth!


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  1. LLApril 12, 2014 at 5:07 AM

    Gypsy Moth?

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    1. c w swansonApril 12, 2014 at 5:37 AM

      I have no idea. I was just surprised at how colorful he/she was, given how drab moths usually are. But then, gypsies are colorful, so that's probably what he/she is.

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  2. ChickenmomApril 12, 2014 at 8:11 AM

    Trade my bug for yours... :0)

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    1. c w swansonApril 12, 2014 at 9:18 AM

      Not for a bag of them ;-). Besides, mine eventually flew away.

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  3. jon spencerApril 12, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Might be able to get the answer here,
    http://www.whatsthatbug.com
    I looked a little, but did not find it.

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  4. c w swansonApril 12, 2014 at 1:46 PM

    Boom! The very first entry on the website Jon recommended was this moth, which I now know to call a Tiger Moth! Thanks very much, Jon, I'm now better informed than I was. Much appreciated.

    http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2014/04/11/tiger-moth-7/

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