Nuk është një molë pazakontë, por një i shquar në kërkim të një. This is Catocala Ilia (Erebidae) ((dikur Noctuidae)), dhe ajo ushqehet me një pjesë të vogël të Oaks. Ajo erdhi në dritë time gjatë fundjavës në jug të Illinois, poshtë në Trail e Lotët e Shtetit Forest. As with so many other moths this widespread species has a number of variations which may turn out to be distinct – në pritje të një monografi e specieve…
Unë kam një grusht drejtua tani e imazheve molë bukur kështu që presin më shumë insekte e hëna! (even though this is a Friday moth).
How can I resist a post title such as yours? A monograph? Whom, pray-tell, might be publishing such a useful work? =)
Ignoring the otherwise very moth-y appearance of your highlighted moth, in isolation, it’s antennae would certainly have me scratching my head when going through my VERY crude “moth-or-butterfly” examination. Kështu, are the tips of the antennae the same width as the rest, generally, no bulb or some such? And feel free to edify if I’m off base. =) I know if I see feathered I think moth, and if I see a bulb or other larger-then-rest-of-antennae blob at the terminus, I think butterfly. Can you clarify/correct/confirm that and apply to this individual?
Faleminderit, and looking forward to subsequent posts.
ugh, WHO, not whom. pardon. =)