[NatureNS] Non-identified Critters

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From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:14:58 -0300
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Hi Angus,

On 8-Aug-06, at 9:15 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:

> A few species someone may be able to help me with:
>
> The moth is a puzzler (sorry about the lousy pic).
> 	http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210268974/

I think this is the so-called White-banded Tooth Carpet moth =20
(Epirrhoe alternata M=FCller) a common circumboreal species in the =20
Geometridae which feeds on Galium (bedstraw). Take a look at:

http://www.hlasek.com/foto/epirrhoe_alternata_2740.jpg

> I thought this bee was one of the Bumble Bees but it appears =20
> similar to one on several web sites that others call a "mining bee".
> 	http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500054/

Can't help with this one I'm afraid.

> What is this creature? It appears to have the abdomen of a wasp!
> 	http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500070/

This is, indeed a crane fly (Tipulidae). I'll try and check the =20
collection later today and see if I can identify the species.

> Thanks for any help.
> Angus

Cheers!

Chris
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Angus,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
8-Aug-06, at 9:15 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">A few species someone may be able to help me =
with:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">The moth is a puzzler (sorry about the lousy =
pic).</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</SPAN><A =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210268974/">http://www.f=
lickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210268974/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">I think this is the so-called White-banded =
Tooth Carpet moth (<I>Epirrhoe alternata</I> M=FCller) a common =
circumboreal species in the Geometridae which feeds on <I>Galium</I> =
(bedstraw). Take a look at:</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://www.hlasek.com/foto/epirrhoe_alternata_2740.jpg">http://www=
.hlasek.com/foto/epirrhoe_alternata_2740.jpg</A></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I thought this bee was one of =
the Bumble Bees but it appears similar to one on several web sites that =
others call a "mining bee".</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">	</SPAN><A =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500054/">http://www.f=
lickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500054/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Can't help with this one =
I'm afraid.</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">What is =
this creature? It appears to have the abdomen of a wasp!</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre">	</SPAN><A =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500070/">http://www.f=
lickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/210500070/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This is, indeed a crane fly =
(Tipulidae). I'll try and check the collection later today and see if I =
can identify the species.=A0</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks for any help.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Angus</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris<BR><DIV> <P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
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Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._=
._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT =
face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka =
- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN =
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style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email &lt;<A =
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