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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01CE7CA3.23BFAA00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The two species aren't even closely related (except for the fact that = they are both moths). The flower visiting Primrose moth (Schinia = florida) is a Noctuid (Owlet) Moth, subfamily Heliothinae. Its closest = relative here is the Corn Earworm Moth. Its coloration evolved for = camouflage in a Primrose flower. The Rosy Maple (Dryocampa rubicunda) on the other hand is one of only 6 = Giant Silk Moths or Saturnid (subfamily Ceratocampinae) found in NS. Its = closest relatives here are the large Cecropias, Lunas etc. and the = smaller Pink Striped Oakworm Moth. Its coloration is meant to blend in = on the underside of maple leaves among the maple seeds. It doesn't visit = flowers because like all Silk Moths it lacks mouth parts..jim Jim Edsall=20 Dartmouth, N.S. check out my website at=20 http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/ ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01CE7CA3.23BFAA00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16490"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>The two species aren't even closely related (except for the fact = that they=20 are both moths). The flower visiting Primrose moth (Schinia florida) is = a=20 Noctuid (Owlet) Moth, subfamily Heliothinae. Its closest relative here = is the=20 Corn Earworm Moth. Its coloration evolved for camouflage in a Primrose=20 flower.</DIV> <DIV>The Rosy Maple (Dryocampa rubicunda) on the other hand is one = of only=20 6 Giant Silk Moths or Saturnid (subfamily Ceratocampinae) found in = NS. Its=20 closest relatives here are the large Cecropias, Lunas etc. and the = smaller Pink=20 Striped Oakworm Moth. Its coloration is meant to blend in on the = underside of=20 maple leaves among the maple seeds. It doesn't visit flowers = because like=20 all Silk Moths it lacks mouth parts..jim</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Edsall <BR>Dartmouth, N.S.<BR>check out my website at <BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/">http://www3.ns.sympatico= .ca/jim.edsall/</A></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00A4_01CE7CA3.23BFAA00--
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