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Old 10-31-2012, 04:58 PM   #1
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First off, I don't know what kind of bug this be...That's why I'm asking you.

We saw dozens of these things hitting our Zinnias (?) pretty hard the other day. I've never seen these things before.

4 wings, 2 of which are vertically oriented, like the tail surfaces on an F-14 Tomcat jet.

Anybody got any ideas?

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Old 10-31-2012, 05:37 PM   #2
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Old 11-02-2012, 02:11 PM   #3
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Anybody got any ideas?
Pine Processionary?
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That's a proper, good ol' fashioned moth. Look at the antennae on Grav's - thin and spindly with clubs at the end.
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Yeah, you're right, I thought those were part of the flower.
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First off, I don't know what kind of bug this be...That's why I'm asking you.

We saw dozens of these things hitting our Zinnias (?) pretty hard the other day. I've never seen these things before.

4 wings, 2 of which are vertically oriented, like the tail surfaces on an F-14 Tomcat jet.

Anybody got any ideas?

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antenna "knobs" indicate butterfly, not moth. consistent with vertical wing resting.

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/c...utterflies.htm
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Old 11-02-2012, 05:56 PM   #7
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Most specialest thanks to Rhianne for her link.

My mystery bug has been identified as a sachem skipper (atalopedes campestris), a type of butterfly.

It is the first skipper featured in this video. It's not only identical to the dozens I saw the other day, it's even on the same kind of flower!

Thanks to everyone for the help!

You people rock.
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