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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-52-728439333 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed 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 _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. --Apple-Mail-52-728439333 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <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" = style=3D"font: 12.0px = 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 = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</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">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></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">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-52-728439333--
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