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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-23--157443012 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Jeannie, DSCF6084 & DSCF6094 are of the lasiocampid, Tolype laricis Fitch (Larch Tolype), a general feeder, the name notwithstanding, on various conifers (not confined to larch); DSCF6110 is Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith) (White-marked Tussock Moth) in the Lymantriidae which is found on a large number of hosts; DSCF6130 is the geometrid, Nepytia canosaria (Walker) (False Hemlock Looper) which feeds on a variety of conifers; DSCF6135 is a geometrid: it looks to me to be in the genus Euchlaena, possibly E. marginaria Minot or E. johnsonaria Fitch; DSCF6137 is a noctuid, Oligia diversicolor (Morrison). The larvae bore into the stems of sedges; Although out of focus, and showing the underside of the wings only, DSCF6132 looks like an arctiid in the Ctenuchinae, possibly Ctenucha virginica (Esper) or Cisseps fulvicollis Hubner. The apparent while bands on the abdomen are puzzling; DSCF6091is the noctuid, Epiglaea apiata (Grote) which feeds on Cranberry (Vaccinium). I can't see DSCF6093 well enough to make out what it is. The salamander is a Red-backed Salamander and not a Newt. Cheers, Chris On 17-Sep-06, at 5:31 PM, Jeannie wrote: > Hi, > I have taken a few pictures of some moths and would like some help > with ID...especially the first one (black furry) which I've never > seen before.Also there is what I think is a cocoon and a newt? > Thank you,Jeannie > http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/551580860/2377760440025930195eBIWcO > Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury > > Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton > > > jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. 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> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-23--157443012 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 Jeannie,<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6084 &=A0DSCF6094 are of the = lasiocampid, <I>Tolype laricis</I> Fitch (Larch Tolype), a general = feeder,=A0the name notwithstanding, on various conifers (not confined to = larch);</SPAN></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6110 is <I>Orgyia leucostigma</I> (J.E. = Smith) (White-marked Tussock Moth) in the Lymantriidae which is found on = a large number of hosts;</SPAN></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6130 is the geometrid,=A0<I>Nepytia = canosaria</I> (Walker) (False Hemlock Looper) which feeds on a variety = of conifers;</SPAN></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6135 is a geometrid: it looks to me to be = in the genus=A0<I>Euchlaena</I>, possibly <I>E. marginaria</I> Minot or = <I>E. johnsonaria</I> Fitch;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6137=A0 is a noctuid,=A0<I>Oligia = diversicolor </I>(Morrison). The larvae bore into the stems of = sedges;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span">Although out of = focus, and showing the underside of the wings only, DSCF6132 looks like = an arctiid in the Ctenuchinae, possibly <I>Ctenucha virginica</I> = (Esper) or <I>Cisseps fulvicollis</I> Hubner. The apparent while bands = on the abdomen are puzzling;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">DSCF6091is the noctuid, <I>Epiglaea = apiata</I> (Grote) which feeds on Cranberry = (<I>Vaccinium</I>).</SPAN></P><P>I can't see=A0DSCF6093 well enough to = make out what it is.</P><P>The salamander is a Red-backed Salamander and = not a Newt.</P><P>Cheers,</P><P>Chris</P><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 17-Sep-06, at 5:31 PM, Jeannie 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; ">Hi,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I have taken = a few pictures of some moths and would like some help with = ID...especially the first one (black furry) which I've never seen = before.Also there is what I think is a cocoon and a newt?</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Thank you,Jeannie</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/551580860/2377760440025930195eB= IWcO">http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/551580860/2377760440025930195eBIW= cO</A></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port = Hawkesbury</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; ">Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton</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; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca">jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca</A&g