the Polyphemus caterpillars as of yesterday, 5 July 2009. at this stage, they have very ferocious-looking tiger stripes :D
moth hunt 23 June 2009
beginning with common/abundant moths:
Clymene (x4, only one shown)
Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth
The Hebrew
Small Engrailed (not 100% sure on this ID)
Carpenterworm Sphinx (x3, only one shown)
Spotted Datana (x3)
Beautiful Wood Nymph
Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth
Spiny Oakworm Moth, males (x2)
Andromeda Underwing (x2, one shown)
Epione Underwing (x5, two shown)
False Underwing
Ilia Underwing (x2)
Little Lined Underwing (mostly sure this is the correct ID)
Little Nymph (x4, one shown)
Residua Underwing (x2, one shown)
Scarlet Underwing (x2)
Unidentified Underwing, needs ID
Polygrammodes flavidalis
Giant Leopard Moth
Walnut Sphinx
Virginia Creeper Sphinx
Small-Eyed Sphinx and White Dotted Prominent
(closer view of Small-Eyed Sphinx)
Uncommon to Rare moths:
Inconsolable Underwing (x2)
Huckleberry Sphinx
Holly Borer
Giant Silkmoths:
Luna, male
Io, male
Tulip-Tree, male
Tulip-Tree, male & Polyphemus, female
Polyphemus, female (same as in above photo)
REGALIS!, the Regal Moth, males (x2) a complete surprise find, what Gene Stratton-Porter referred to as her 'rarest moth' in northern indiana's limberlost.
Microscopic Views of Luna Moth & Viceroy Butterfly (compliments of tim and his dad's microscope, magnification ranges from 50x - 250x)
Luna
Viceroy Butterfly
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