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Hi Jeannie,

On 2-Jul-07, at 2:06 PM, Jeannie wrote:

> Here are a few photos and also a pic of a moth that I don't =20
> recognise ...rust with white spots. I have also posted a picture of =20=

> what may be a June bug...have a smaller photo of a June bug in the =20
> left hand corner to compare.Can someone help with me with that.

The rust-colored moth with white spots is Euherrichia monetifera =20
(Guen=E9e), a wide-ranging noctuid whose larvae feed on bracken =20
(Pteridium aquilinum).  It is commonly found throughout Nova Scotia.

The greenish moth is the family Geometridae, the caterpillars of =20
which are called "inchworms" (hence the name of the family which =20
"measure" the earth, inch by inch). This one is Nemoria =20
rubrifrontaria Pack., a very interesting species whose larvae feed on =20=

sweet gale (Myrica gale) and look exactly like a withered sweet gale =20
leaf! If you still happen to have this moth (or see it again) I have =20
a colleague at Harvard who is studying this species and would =20
appreciate receiving the specimen. Put it in a plastic bag in your =20
freezer.

In terms of the beetles, the inset photo is of a June Beetle, =20
Phyllophaga anxia LeConte. The other beetle is a dung beetle, very =20
probably (the photograph is a little fuzzy to be absolutely certain) =20
Aphodius fossor (Linnaeus), a common introduced species found in many =20=

kinds of dung and decomposing environments. There is a photograph and =20=

short account at:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/22485

Also more information at:

http://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/scitech/kdf/dungbugs/fossor_e.htm

Cheers!

Chris
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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>
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jeannie,<DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span"><BR><DIV><DIV>On 2-Jul-07, at 2:06 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; ">Here are a few photos and also a =
pic of a moth that I don't recognise ...rust with white spots. I have =
also posted a picture of what may be a June bug...have a smaller photo =
of a June bug in the left hand corner to compare.Can someone help with =
me with that.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The rust-colored moth with =
white spots is <I>Euherrichia monetifera</I> (Guen=E9e), a wide-ranging =
noctuid whose larvae feed on bracken (<I>Pteridium aquilinum</I>).=A0 It =
is commonly found throughout Nova Scotia.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">The greenish moth is the family Geometridae, =
the caterpillars of which are called "inchworms" (hence the name of the =
family which "measure" the earth, inch by inch). This one is <I>Nemoria =
rubrifrontaria</I> Pack., a very interesting species whose larvae feed =
on sweet gale (<I>Myrica gale</I>) and look exactly like a withered =
sweet gale leaf! If you still happen to have this moth (or see it again) =
I have a colleague at Harvard who is studying this species and would =
appreciate receiving the specimen. Put it in a plastic bag in your =
freezer.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>In =
terms of the beetles, the inset photo is of a June Beetle,=A0Phyllophaga =
anxia LeConte. The other beetle is a dung beetle, very probably (the =
photograph is a little fuzzy to be absolutely certain)<I>=A0Aphodius =
fossor</I> (Linnaeus), a common introduced species found in many kinds =
of dung and decomposing environments. There is a photograph and short =
account at:</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/22485">http://bugguide.net/node/view=
/22485</A></DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Also=
 more information at:</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/scitech/kdf/dungbugs/fossor_e.htm">h=
ttp://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/scitech/kdf/dungbugs/fossor_e.htm</A></DIV><D=
IV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><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 &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>&gt;</F=
ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"=
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