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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-34--434018867 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Angus, On 9-Jul-07, at 8:40 PM, Angus MacLean wrote: > While in Winnipeg I found this butterfly of which I had not clue. I > was surprised to find out it was a Skipper, the Silver-spotted. > This skipper has not been recorded in NS but has been found in NB > so perhaps some day. (Two pics) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764524058/in/ > set-72157594276151818/ Excellent photo. I'm intrigued (and surprised) to find out about the NB record of this species (Epargyreus clarus). I think this might represent a stray specimen. > > Twig caterpillars are perhaps the most unique of all the > caterpillars. I could not identify this one but perhaps an > underwing moth. (Three pics) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764766510/in/ > set-72157594229470230 I'm not sure what species of caterpillar this is, but it is certainly in the Family Geometridae (the looper moths). Cheers, Chris > > This wasp is one of the most spectacularly marked despite its > reputation. (Two pics) > > Angus _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. 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-34--434018867 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 = 9-Jul-07, at 8:40 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; ">While in Winnipeg I found this butterfly of which I = had not clue. I was surprised to find out it was a Skipper, the = Silver-spotted. This skipper has not been recorded in NS but has been = found in NB so perhaps some day. (Two pics)</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; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764524058/in/set-7215759= 4276151818/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764524058/in/set-72= 157594276151818/</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">Excellent photo. I'm=A0intrigued (and = surprised) to find out about the NB record of this species = (<I>Epargyreus clarus</I>). I think this might represent a stray = specimen.</SPAN></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><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; ">Twig = caterpillars are perhaps the most unique of all the caterpillars. I = could not identify this one but perhaps an underwing moth. (Three = pics)</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; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </SPAN><A = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764766510/in/set-7215759= 4229470230">http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/764766510/in/set-721= 57594229470230</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm not sure what species = of caterpillar this is, but it is certainly in the Family Geometridae = (the looper moths).</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"><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; ">This wasp is one of the most spectacularly marked = despite its reputation. (Two pics)</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; ">Angus</DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><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-34--434018867--
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