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   doodabug | Jul 07, 2007 07:05pm | #1

   It's been about 3 weeks since I have been here. When I saw the title I thought it might be you. Like the nature pics.

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   maddog3 | Jul 07, 2007 07:08pm | #3

   HEY....good to hear from you again...you gonna be home later today......?.

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   doodabug | Jul 07, 2007 07:46pm | #6

   yes, been doing some floor experimenting

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   EricPaulson | Jul 07, 2007 07:06pm | #2

   Here's one for you, south eastern ny.

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   maddog3 | Jul 07, 2007 07:10pm | #4

   these big moths are beautiful..but my knowledge is very small..is that a luna ?.

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   EricPaulson | Jul 07, 2007 07:16pm | #5

   Can't you tell? It's a screen moth! ;)

   Haven't a clue. It was outside the screen one night trying to get to our kitchen light like a mad man.

   Little bigger than a hummingbird.

   Never saw one before or after.[email protected]

    

    

    

    

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   maddog3 | Jul 07, 2007 07:50pm | #7

   just started reading about moths this morning and the one I have can hover like a hummingbird...I found a better picbut yours may be this..Luna moths are one of the most unusual and beautiful of the North American moths known as Saturnidae. They are well known for their green-yellow colors and long tails,and although they are often seen in pictures, they are a real surprise when found in nature. Although they are common throughout the eastern U.S., their night flying habits and short life span as an adult moth, only about 1 week, combine to make them a rare find. The luna moth, with a wingspan of 4.5-5.0 inches, is one of the largest moths in North America and is very common in many of the eastern states from Maine all the way to Florida. They usually are seen less as you go westward to Texas and the Great Plains. It is also found in southern regions of many Canadian provinces such as Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskachewan..

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   kate | Jul 24, 2007 01:39am | #15

   It's been years sdince I saw a Luna Moth!  What a beauty!

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   Scott | Jul 22, 2007 07:32pm | #8

   Moths are cool. Here's a species that always arrives here in summer and seems to like hanging out on rough sawn lumber. I don't know what they're called, I just call them B52 moths 'cause they're so huge.

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   Scott.

   Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”

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   JoeBartok | Jul 22, 2007 07:39pm | #9

   Maddog, your specimen is a Pandorus Sphinx.

   Can't tell what species Scott's sphinx moth is because of the angle ... possibly one of the eyed sphinxes. It's a male though; they hold their abdomens curled up like in the image. The females carry the eggs so they are chubbier and hold their abdomens straight.

   Joe Bartok

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   Scott | Jul 23, 2007 07:04am | #13

   Thanks JB for pointing me in a direction. I've just done some interesting reading on the Sphinx moth. There are an abundance of varieties around here.Sometimes the Internet is way cool. No less than 15 years ago this sort of information swapping would have required either huge money, or huge time, or an inherent and persistent fascination (I’ve got none of the above, at least when it comes to Sphinx Moths).But I’ll certainly have something to talk about at the next party!!!Much thanks,Scott.
   Always remember those first immortal words that Adam said to Eve, “You’d better stand back, I don’t know how big this thing’s going to get.”

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   maddog3 | Jul 31, 2007 12:56am | #16

   Very Sorry for the long delay in replying, our computer took a hit in a storm two weeks ago...and the new one showed a few hours ago.I haven't seen that moth since I took the picture.

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   NickNukeEm | Jul 22, 2007 08:04pm | #10

   Two years ago this guy came to our deck one evening.  He wouldn't leave.  He died that night.  He now resides in our 'nature' curio cabinet.

   Sorry about the size.

    

   "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."  Invictus, by Henley.

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   rich1 | Jul 22, 2007 09:15pm | #11

   Looks like a polyphemus (sp?). They have no mouth. Their only function is to reproduce. IIRC the males can detect pheromones from the female from over a mile away. Hence the large antennae.

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   JoeBartok | Jul 22, 2007 10:38pm | #12

   Yep, that's a polyphemus moth. I found a related cecropia moth about a month ago, the wingspan exceeded six inches.

   There's been a lot of io moths in my area this summer. The bats lunch on them at night and all I usually find are the wings in the morning.Joe Bartok

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   maddog3 | Jul 31, 2007 12:58am | #17

   apologies to you as well..
   I recall seeing something like that, just not as big as yours last evening I saw three bats flying between the barn and the house first time a in a few years.

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   kate | Jul 24, 2007 01:38am | #14

   Cool!