And then I put everything away. And went into the bathroom to mop the floor, and found a small pink and orange moth fluttering around the mirror.
I ran for the camera and chased him around the mirror, holding that heavy lens and flash over my head, hoping for a focus.
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| Resting, for a brief moment. |
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| Hurrying to get away from that horrible light. |
And then he scurried behind the mirror and the photo session was over.
I'll send him in to BugGuide for an ID tomorrow.
UPDATE: This just in, from BugGuide: it's an Oak skeletonizer moth, Carcina quercana. And when they gave me the ID, and I looked at BugGuide's other photos of this moth, I saw one I recognized; it's one I sent in, back in 2011. No wonder it looked familiar!
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| Carcina quercana, August 2011, in Strathcona. |
(Trapped like this, it gave me plenty of time to get a photo.)
Not sure but I think it may be a one of the Tortrix moths (family Tortricidae.
ReplyDeleteChoristoneura ? A budworm moth?
ReplyDeleteSteve and Upupaepops, Thanks, I think that's it. I've sent it in to BugGuide.
ReplyDeleteThe people at BugGuide are fast! It's an oak skeletonizer moth, Carcina quercana. I'll update the post accordingly.
ReplyDeleteSteve, I just discovered that it is alternately called Tortrix quercana.
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