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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Ever see a luna moth? or a cecropia moth, or a Polyphemus moth?


3 posted on 08/11/2025 8:21:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Yep, they are huge, the Luna moths-


5 posted on 08/11/2025 8:27:33 PM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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I believe you. Absolutely. But in general the nocturnal moths which I commonly encounter are rather plain looking compared to butterflies. I do examine moths closely and many of them do have very interesting patterns. This is just my own anecdotal observations.

7 posted on 08/11/2025 11:47:25 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Olog-hai

I used to find sweetheart moth underwings - something was eating them- and I kept trying to figure out which butterfly had such pretty wings - pink and orange, bordered by black.

A sweetheart moth at rest is a chunky dull brown thing, and even when it flies, you barely see the color on the wings. I wonder why it is that way.


10 posted on 08/12/2025 3:03:39 AM PDT by heartwood (Please blame all ridiculous or iinappropriate words on autocorrect. Thank you. )
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11 posted on 08/12/2025 4:55:52 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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