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Reef Discussion => The Chum Bucket => Topic started by: aquavista99 on June 17, 2010, 22:01:53

Title: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: aquavista99 on June 17, 2010, 22:01:53: I photographed this amazing looking Butterfly/Moth last night on my porch. It looks more like a moth but I have never seen anything as large or like it before. The wingspan was about 6 inches in length x 3 inches width.

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Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: lazylivin on June 17, 2010, 22:06:30: It is a Beautiful picture of cecropia moth. Although there are a lot of them around we almost never see them.
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: aquavista99 on June 17, 2010, 22:13:40: Thanks for the ID, Brian. For more info on this amazing moth, check out the link below.

http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2007/05/cecropia-moth.html (http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2007/05/cecropia-moth.html)
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: Kenn on June 17, 2010, 22:19:58: Darn !!! ya beat me to the reply !! :laugh:

We put out black lights and white sheets in the summer to attract them for the neighborhood kids :)

The lunar moths are the coolest IMO
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: HUNGER on June 18, 2010, 08:12:43: wow great catch
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: micki on June 18, 2010, 10:01:19: Very cool!
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: jd on June 18, 2010, 21:50:27: Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: ghurlag on June 18, 2010, 22:34:49: Quote from: jd on June 18, 2010, 21:50:27
Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D

If he told you, he'd have to kill you... ;)
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: lazylivin on June 18, 2010, 23:11:26: Quote from: jd on June 18, 2010, 21:50:27
Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D
When I was a kid I used to collect butterfly's and moth's and pin them to Styrofoam. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi486.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Frr227%2Flazylivin%2FSmilies%2FEvilSmiley.png&hash=62573885525e7df31c7684af97b2531b7448c04b)
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: Kenn on June 18, 2010, 23:13:36: Quote from: Lazylivin on June 18, 2010, 23:11:26
When I was a kid I used to collect butterfly's and moth's and pin them to Styrofoam. (https://ohioreef.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi486.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Frr227%2Flazylivin%2FSmilies%2FEvilSmiley.png&hash=62573885525e7df31c7684af97b2531b7448c04b)

Catch and Release ! ... Catch and Release !

Think Green !

:laugh: :laugh: ... we need more smiley options on here
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: ghurlag on June 18, 2010, 23:25:13: How big is this particular moth? None of the pics have anything I can really scale off of... When I was a kid, we found a giant moth with about a 6"-8" wing span... It was awesome. I'll have to see if I can find a pic of it
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: Kenn on June 18, 2010, 23:35:35: Quote from: ghurlag on June 18, 2010, 23:25:13
How big is this particular moth? None of the pics have anything I can really scale off of... When I was a kid, we found a giant moth with about a 6"-8" wing span... It was awesome. I'll have to see if I can find a pic of it
biggest around 4.5 to 5"
Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: Kenn on June 18, 2010, 23:41:09: Here a pic of the Luna moth ..I really like these :)

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Title: Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
Post by: HUNGER on June 19, 2010, 01:28:42: wow that has some great colar we dont get any of these i wish we did