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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Shortsighted on June 10, 2018, 08:42:37 PM

Title: Unknown moths
Post by: Shortsighted on June 10, 2018, 08:42:37 PM

Anyone know what moths are in these two photos.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tXGf2cK/0/3dbc327f/L/i-tXGf2cK-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-tXGf2cK/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tBmqfgc/0/b116e7f9/L/i-tBmqfgc-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-tBmqfgc/A)

Title: Re: Unknown moths
Post by: Dinusaur on June 11, 2018, 07:50:21 PM

Don't know about the first one, your second one is a Little Wood-satyr - it's a butterfly.

Title: Re: Unknown moths
Post by: Shortsighted on June 11, 2018, 07:53:57 PM

Thanks Dinu, I figured the second one was a wood something.
Didn't realize that it was not considered a moth.
I must learn more about moths and butterflies.

Title: Re: Unknown moths
Post by: winz on June 12, 2018, 02:06:57 PM

One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth is to look at the antennae. A butterfly’s antennae are club-shaped with a long shaft and a bulb at the end. A moth’s antennae are feathery or saw-edged.

The first one looks like a Hobomok Skipper - a butterfly

Title: Re: Unknown moths
Post by: Shortsighted on June 13, 2018, 08:23:42 PM

Thank you ... appreciate the tip.
Not likely to forget that, ever.

Title: Re: Unknown moths
Post by: Ed O'Connor on July 10, 2018, 02:03:01 PM

I was thinking Hobomok Skipper too. Rick Cavasin has a useful site on Butterflies of Ontario. You might want to have a look at his page on the Hobomok Skipper here: http://www.ontariobutterflies.ca/famili ... ok-skipper (http://www.ontariobutterflies.ca/families/skippers/hobomok-skipper)
Nice photo.