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More Moths — @ the Fell House
Marsh Warden Mike Limatola and I did a practice Moth Night at the Fell House last week and got a lot of great-looking bugs — beginning with the guy at the top.
Stay tuned to this blog for more information on Moth Night at the Fell House — it's currently a work in progress, and we are still ramping up.
If anybody could help with the IDs… We think the guy above is a Sphinx Moth, and a large one at that…
More moth pix follow…
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Thank you!!
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I believe the third moth is a Signate Melanolophia moth
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i think the first moth is a Waved Sphinx Moth
(Ceratomia undulosa) -
Sounds like a lot of fun! Hoping I can join you!
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Jim Wright
Thank you!!
Pat
I believe the third moth is a Signate Melanolophia moth
Pat
i think the first moth is a Waved Sphinx Moth
(Ceratomia undulosa)
LAM
Sounds like a lot of fun! Hoping I can join you!