I'm in almost complete lockdown; staying in the house or in the car, except to walk in empty spaces and to get once-weekly groceries. But I have company: two cats, a tank full of crabs and hermits, a family of cellar spiders, and a pretty brown moth who came in from the cold.
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| "Tussock" refers to the hairy head. |
The moth was lethargic, so I eased it under the microscope.
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| Wing pattern |
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| Zooming in to look at the feathers; they're two-pointed. |
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| And that head of hair. |
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Estoy encerrada en casa o dentro de mi coche, saliendo únicamente a caminar donde no hay gente, y una vez a la semana a comprar comida. Pero no estoy sola: me acompañan dos gatos, un tanque lleno de cangrejos y ermitaños, una familia de arañitas. Y me vino a visitar una bonita paloma, una de las palomas tigres, Lophocampa maculata.
Como estaba muy dormilona, logré colocarla bajo el microscopio para ver las plumitas y el pelo de la cabeza.
Love these photos. Hope the moth felt better after warming up. Did s/he make it back outside?
ReplyDeleteIn Washington State we are now under a stay at home order with all non-essential businesses closed. Sounds a lot similar to Campbell River. - Margy
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