I was going to continue with the recent discovery of the history of pygmy moths, but then I decided hey, it's the weekend, and I just gave you guys a complicated post yesterday about patenting genes and upcoming court cases. How about enjoying some pictures of lepidopterans instead. If you do want to know about pygmy moths (some named after Casanova and the Minotaur) the link is above.
Please excuse all the whitespace. I'd have added a third image, but Blogger won't let me put anything except text here.
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Sources:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lepidopterology
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/library/compendium/lepidoptera.html
http://www.esc-sec.org/butterflies-lepidopterology/
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/lepidoptera.html
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Lepidoptera/
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What's your favorite butterfly or moth? Do any lepidopterans flit around where you live?
-----The Golden Eagle
33 comments:
So beautiful. Thank you for the pictures of these gorgeous creatures.
Have you seen the Crecopia? Somehow one found its way to our house. It was huge (a wing span of over 5") and we had no idea what it was until later.
They really do come in every color and pattern.
And hey Golden - you just hit 1100 followers. Congratulations!
Stunning pics, Golden!
The monarch on the hydrangea is particularly stunning!
Thanks for views of these lovely creatures...
My cats love moths. We're inundated with them here every summer... billions of them.
I just had a flashback to "The Silence of the Lambs."
We have tons of butterflies around our house probably because of all the flowers we have planted and the small wet area between us and the neighbor.
fabulous! I had an elephant hawk moth in my room - it was incredible!
Lx
Beautiful pics. Very cool. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Wow over 100,000 that sure is quite the amount.
Amazing how much diversity there is in these. I like the ones with the big eyes on the wings (don't know what they're called) - it's to intimidate I think?
Beautiful pics! I don't think I have a favorite.
Very cool pics and it sounds like a very interesting field of study.
Awesome post! I think moths and butterflies are just such amazing-looking creatures. I love the moths that have the furry feelers.
I didn't know there wasn't a difference between moths and butterflies!
Per usual, your A-Z challenge is teaching me so much! Thanks for all the tid-bits of knowledge. Also, I am loving the butterfly pictures!
Ari
http://t-strapsandtulips.blogspot.com/
Every time I see a butterfly making headway in a strong wind, I am amazed.
Such fragile beauties. Lana and I saw some gorgeous blue and black ones yesterday.
Diversity and beauty, there is so much to wonder over in nature. I have to see the Casanova butterfly -that would have to be a particularly showy specimen. ;)
Beautiful photos!
I did not know how similar butterflies and moths were. Thanks for teaching me something new!
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Gorgeous photos. I remember how surprised I was to learn that to attract butterflies to your yard, you have to plant not only the nectar flower adults enjoy, but also those the babies--caterpillars--need.
Jagoda
Beautiful photos. I love butterflies and have peripherally studied the monarch with some local experts who monitor their migration. Thanks for expanding our knowledge. God bless, Maria from Delight Directed Living
Afraid I don't enough about butterflies or moth to have a favorite. :(
It's hard to have a favourite, I always suspected moths and butterflies were the same, now I know. An old lady once told me that moths are spirits visiting us. I always think of her when I see a moth :)
Love, Love, Love, this post. (:
Butterflies get all the press...I didn't realize how beautiful moths could be:)
Lee: You're welcome!
I've never heard of it. Just looked it up--what a gorgeous creature!
Alex: Thank you. :) I've been waiting for that number for a while . . . nice to finally reach it!
Michael Di Gesu: Glad you enjoyed the photographs!
I liked that particular image as well.
Mary: Billions! Wow.
Michael Offutt: I need to read that book. Speaking of Hannibal Lecter, have you watched the recent NBC series?
Susan: That's cool! We had monarchs and swallowtails where we used to live; they were so fun to watch.
Laura: It would be nice to see one of those up close.
Karen: You're welcome. :)
Pat: Yup! I read on one site that Lepidoptera is the second-largest insect order.
Nick: And/or confuse an attacker that the eyes are in location they're not--thereby saving the lepidopteran's actual head.
Tyrean: Glad you liked them!
Mark: I could probably spend years looking at lepidopterans. :)
Trisha: They're fascinating!
Cindy: Not a strict scientific one, anyway.
Ari: You're very welcome!
JeffO: It's amazing how well they can fly given how flimsy their wings are.
Charles: Love the sound of those!
Elaine: LOL. It actually has to do with small, invisible-to-the-human-eye features.
Deb: You're welcome. I'm happy to inform!
Jagoda: I didn't know that, either. Interesting!
Maria: It must have been really neat to study them up close. I've only admired monarchs from a distance.
DWei: I haven't explored the field extensively, either.
Ida: Aw, that's a wonderful thought. :)
Elise: :D
Mark: I love looking at them as much as butterflies.
Gorgeous photos! I've been even more excited by lepidopterology since I started volunteering transcribing Russel Wallace's letters...
Deniz: That sounds like such a cool project!
My mom loved butterflies and many times when we are walking in MO, I see them and say Hi Mom. Your pictures are beautiful.
Katie atBankerchick Scratchings
If you like, you can sign up too!
Lovely photos of the moths.
Katie: Aw, that sounds like a wonderful memory.
I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. :)
Deniz: Maybe I will!
Paul: I thought they were neat, too.
Hi GE - thanks for the link to pixbay .. and I love butterflies and moths - they're amazing ..
As Alex noted - great news re your 1100 plus followers!
Cheers Hilary
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