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SonyaL Senior Member 609 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Texas More info | Jun 25, 2006 21:05 | #1
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Salticid Member 57 posts Joined Feb 2006 Location: Pacific NorthWet More info | Jun 25, 2006 22:52 | #2 Nice catch! It's a sphinx moth of some sort, family Sphingidae. Sometimes they're called hawk moths, or hummingbird moths. A few have scaleless patches on the wings, and get called bumblebee moths. Salticid
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Thanks so much.
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Salticid Member 57 posts Joined Feb 2006 Location: Pacific NorthWet More info | SonyaL wrote: It was on the bark of our water oak tree theres this stuff like oozing there but its not been there before the family thinks its something to do with the bug. LOL. Well, the ooze (from a fungus infection, maybe?) could be what bought the moth to you. Many butterflies and moths will sip at sap, mud, and even manure, to get the minerals that nectar lacks. There are lots of recipes for 'sugaring' moths, usually some variation of molasses, beer, and mashed fruit boiled into a syrup thick enough to spread on bark and rocks. Then you wait around with a good flashlight to see what comes to visit. Different species can have different preferences, so trying variations is good. For butterflies, Bob Pyle recommends setting up a pan of damp mixed sand and mud, 'and if a cat finds it handy, so much the better" Salticid
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