Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Photo blitz! Updated with mothtastic IDs

I've been collecting some good photos here and there on my travels, so I wanted to show you what I've been seeing lately.

I spent some time looking at moths, though I haven't had time to ID them:
John from A D.C. Birding Blog thinks this is a Red Twin-Spot, or Xanthorhoe ferrugata:I concur.

This one looks like a sand painting that you do with layers of colored sand in a jar, but I believe it's a member of the Geometroidae family:

Two photos of the same moth, which I think is a Smaller Parasa, or Parasa chloris:

Look at those muscle-y looking arms! It's actually little hairs. This guy, who may be some type of either Tussock or Prominent moth, was also pumped-up:

This one appears to be in heat:
Whoa, man, keep it in your pants. Or, er, your wings.

I think this is the muscle-bound one from above, seen in a bit of a tizzy:

I saved the prettiest one for last, a Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) (thanks for the ID help, John! I'm updating just as you're commenting!):


Look at this beautiful butterfly I saw; I think it's from the Speyeria genus:


I've also been watching young birds, seeing a mama Wood Duck with her six adolescent young (no picture, sorry) and these young Euro Starlings -- thanks, Patrick -- they were with a bunch of RWBLs and I got confused!) --

21 comments:

  1. I find I am noticing things I never really paid attention to before I got the camera. And then I have to research them..so it's constant learning..

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  2. Carol--yes, and isn't it wonderful? It's very inspiring. I am in the process of IDing all these moths. Welcome to the bloggy!

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  3. Nice collection of moths! The last one looks like a Virginia Ctenucha. The second looks like a Red Twin-spot (or another moth in the same genus). The green and brown one looks pretty distinctive, but I'm not sure what it is.

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  4. Hi Delia - those Red-winged Blackbirds look Starling-ish. Cool moths.

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  5. Great Pix ... some of those will be in a scary sci-fi movie soon!!!

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  12. You know about the plate series at the Moth Photographers Group, right? That's a good place to check for moth IDs, especially if you have an idea what family a moth belongs to.

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  19. I had a chance today to catch up on your blog and as usual...loved every moment of my reading. Moths?! well, the variety was impressive and enjoyable - 'good' eye danielson.
    love your sister mary.

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  20. hey - who are all the asian commenters? has east coast met really east coast? Delia! - you're internationally known - not to 'rock a microphone' but known nonetheless.
    love again, mary

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  21. Ah, my Asian fans! Really now, do we really need so many comments?

    John--thanks for that link -- I hadn't found that one yet.

    Mary--hey, sis! Thanks!

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