next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-177--1066711367 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Jeannie, 2008_0709wildlife0004 is one of the most beautiful of our tiger moths (family Arctiidae), the St. Lawrence Tiger Moth (Platarctia parthenos Harr.). The larvae are found on alder, birch, willow, and other plants. It's a widely distributed species in Nova Scotia, but checking Ferguson (1955) I see that at the time it hadn't been recorded in Cape Breton. I'll check later today to see if we have any subsequent specimens from CB, but in any event this is a good record. Can you let me know the date and location of the specimen? 2008_0709wildlife0005 is the largest of our sphinx moths, the Big Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta (Harr.)). As the name indicates, the larvae feed on poplar and willow. It is also a widespread species in Nova Scotia with records north at least to Baddeck. Cheers! Chris On 9-Jul-08, at 9:06 AM, Jeannie wrote: > I had two Luna moths a large Sphinx Moth and a beautiful rather > large brown one last night .Could someone ID the brown one for > me...here is my site. > Thank you,Jeannie > http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2692273370025930195mzbMzG > 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 Christopher Majka Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca --Apple-Mail-177--1066711367 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi = Jeannie,<div><br></div><div>2008_0709wildlife0004 is one of the most = beautiful of our tiger moths (family Arctiidae), the St. Lawrence Tiger = Moth (<i>Platarctia parthenos</i> Harr.). The larvae are found on alder, = birch, willow, and other plants. It's a widely distributed species in = Nova Scotia, but checking Ferguson (1955) I see that at the time it = hadn't been recorded in Cape Breton. I'll check later today to see if we = have any subsequent specimens from CB, but in any event this is a good = record. Can you let me know the date and location of the = specimen?</div><div><br></div><div>2008_0709wildlife0005 is the largest = of our sphinx moths, the Big Poplar Sphinx (<i>Pachysphinx modesta</i> = (Harr.)). As the name indicates, the larvae feed on poplar and willow. = It is also a widespread species in Nova Scotia with records north at = least to = Baddeck.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</= div><div><br><div><div>On 9-Jul-08, at 9:06 AM, Jeannie wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>I had = two Luna moths a large Sphinx Moth and a beautiful rather large brown = one last night .Could someone ID the brown one for me...here is my = site.<br>Thank you,Jeannie<br><a = href=3D"http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2692273370025930195mzbMzG">http= ://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2692273370025930195mzbMzG</a><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></div></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited=3D"true"> = <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Christopher = Majka</div><div>Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova = Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a></div><= div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span> = </div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-177--1066711367--
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects