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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_8234_11978473.1207830657105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I'm thinking that's a Caddisfly (Trichoptera)...we have those on our windows lately, too. The definitive way of telling the difference is to look for scales over the body and wings - all moths (and butterflies) have these, nothing else does. Caddisflies should have hairy wings, though the hairs may not be easily visible without a hand lens. Randy On 10/04/2008, Jeannie <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > I had my first moth and another night insect on April 5th.Here are the > photos of both.They were taken at my cottage. > http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2286690860025930195PLXdlb > Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury > > Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton > > "Let us permit Nature to have her way; she understands her business better > than we do." - Michel de Montaigne > jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca > _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. ------=_Part_8234_11978473.1207830657105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>I'm thinking that's a Caddisfly (Trichoptera)...we have those on our windows lately, too. The definitive way of telling the difference is to look for scales over the body and wings - all moths (and butterflies) have these, nothing else does. Caddisflies should have hairy wings, though the hairs may not be easily visible without a hand lens.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Randy</div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/04/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeannie</b> <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I had my first moth and another night insect on April 5th.Here are the photos of both.They were taken at my cottage.<br> http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2286690860025930195PLXdlb<br>Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury<br> <br>Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton<br><br>"Let us permit Nature to have her way; she understands her business better than we do." - Michel de Montaigne<br>jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca <br> </blockquote></div><br><br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS. ------=_Part_8234_11978473.1207830657105--
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