My moth
Posted by Marcia on January 22, 2015, 1:42 pm
189.164.250.251
Here's a moth I found in my garden on Saltspring Island B.C.
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Posted by Pablo  on January 22, 2015, 6:32 pm, in reply to "My moth"
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Yet another gorgeous moth finds its way onto the board, this time from northern climes. This beauty is a giant silkworm moth (Saturniidae), specifically the Polyphemus Moth
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Posted by Siki on January 22, 2015, 7:09 pm, in reply to "Re: My moth"
Ooh! Beautiful and this link was kind of interesting. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemus
If I understand it correctly your moth only lived a week as an adult. I was kind of hoping that a silk moth so close to my home might produce silk but no mention of that. I heard that the gypsy moths that have devastated some of the trees in B.C. were brought in by hopefuls that this hardy moth would be able to produce silk in Victoria.
Love all these pics and people who help identify them!
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Posted by Lisa Preschel on January 22, 2015, 8:17 pm, in reply to "Re: My moth"
Pablo,
Did you get message I sent to your address?
thanks
Lisa
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Posted by Pablo on January 23, 2015, 12:50 am, in reply to "Re: My moth"
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LIsa, yes got your email - just replied a few minutes ago. Gracias...
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Posted by Pablo on January 23, 2015, 6:53 am, in reply to "Re: My moth"
96.50.109.80
Hey Marcia... Teresa... I'd say you're lucky, Daniel, the board moderator and all-round swell fellow, hasn't caught you posting here without an email address. But, should you want to post again, you need to provide this (dem's da rules, I'm afraid). You'll notice this posting (and all others) has a little white envelope beside my name, meaning I have complied. Go ahead, just click on it and see what happens, I dare ya... LOL!
Again, a great photo of a rarely-seen moth. Gracias for sharing...
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Posted by Teresa perry on January 22, 2015, 10:08 pm, in reply to "My moth"
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It is beautiful, nature the supreme artist!
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