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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CE74C3.DCBCD290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable D .rubicunda is a beautiful little Saturniid. _ rubicunda _ begin flying in late May and are still around in mid = August as a single generation. Maples, particularly red and silver and sugar, are the prefered host = plants for rubicunda There can be considerable variation in the amount of pink on the = forewing. There is an all white form which is not a distinct species called form = alba. I have only encountered the alba form twice . Derek W.Bridgehouse Dartmouth, NS Night hath a thousand eyes. Lyly,c.1589, Maydes Metamorphose From: Suzanne Borkowski=20 Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 11:46 AM To: naturens=20 Subject: [NatureNS] Interesting Moth Hi; When I went downstairs yesterday, I saw a moth clinging to my screen = door. What was unusual was the colouring: light pink and light yellow! = It looked like the colours of Post-it notes! I checked online and found = it on Bev Wigney's site: Moths of Round Hill Nova Scotia. It's a = Dryocampa rubicunda - Rosy Maple Moth. #7715 on her list. Up until I = saw this one, my favourite has been the Campaea perlata - Pale Beauty = Moth - #6796. And I used to think all moths were beige! Cheers; Suzanne ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CE74C3.DCBCD290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <DIV><FONT color=3D#663330><STRONG><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 13.6pt"><EM>D=20 .rubicunda</EM> is a beautiful little = Saturniid.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#663330><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#663330><STRONG><EM>_ <FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt">rubicunda</FONT></EM> _ <FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt">begin flying in late May and are still = around in mid=20 August as a single generation.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <P><FONT color=3D#663330><STRONG><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 13.6pt">Maples,=20 particularly red and silver and sugar, are the prefered host plants for=20 </FONT><I><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt">rubicunda</FONT></I></STRONG></FONT></P> <DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt" color=3D#663330><STRONG>There can = be=20 considerable variation in the amount of pink on the=20 forewing.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#663330></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.6pt" color=3D#663330><STRONG>There is = an all white=20 form which is not a distinct species called form alba. I have only = encountered=20 the alba form twice .</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#663330></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">Derek=20 W.Bridgehouse<BR>Dartmouth, NS<BR><BR>Night hath a thousand=20 eyes.<BR>Lyly,c.1589, Maydes Metamorphose</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dsuzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca">Suzanne Borkowski</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 29, 2013 11:46 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Interesting Moth</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, = times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Hi;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When I went downstairs yesterday, I saw a moth clinging to my = screen=20 door. What was unusual was the colouring: light pink and light=20 yellow! It looked like the colours of Post-it notes! I = checked=20 online and found it on Bev Wigney's site: Moths of Round Hill Nova = Scotia. =20 It's a Dryocampa rubicunda - Rosy Maple Moth. #7715 on her = list. Up=20 until I saw this one, my favourite has been the Campaea perlata - Pale = Beauty=20 Moth - #6796. And I used to think all moths were beige!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers;</DIV> <DIV>Suzanne</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01CE74C3.DCBCD290--
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