On 7/27/2018 9:53 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
Sounds like you did your homework! I just thought the Crescents were darker
than your specimen.
Both examples I showed are the same size and shape, and have similar flying and sitting behaviors. There are quite a few
different species.
Gene Moose
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 7/27/2018 11:47 PM, Moose wrote:
On 7/27/2018 4:53 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
Moose, that second shot is outstanding.
My thought is that it is more likely a Checkerspot of some sort, rather than a
Field Crescent.
Not sure, though. There are a lot of them similar to that one.
Scale problem. Checkerspots are about 2". These are under 1.5", so match the 24-36 mm reported size for Crescents.
The lighter one matches some examples I found on-line pretty exactly. Range is OK, too.
How Big Moose
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 7/27/2018 6:16 PM, Moose wrote:
It's that time of year again, when these pretty small Flutterbys show up.
<http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22993>
And <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22997>
And cropped closer. <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=22995>
They aren't interested in the butterfly bush. They like yellow, apparently. The first on a yellow Marigold, the
second on coreopsis.
Be Still My Moose
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