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Tally27
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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 Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:10 pm
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Off track a bit, but we have had a huge influx of butterflies, I went out for a walk today and literally had them swarming round my head. I must have seen 60 or 70 within a 10minute period, it was really weird.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35345751@N00/1391483845/ |
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Jeanie
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Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:01 am
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Tally: Your beautiful butterfly I suspect really is a moth. I have seen many beautiful moths. Not positive. Thanks for the picture and experience.  |
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Tally27
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Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:00 am
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Well I did kinda wonder but this was broad daylight, in bright sunshine, I always thought moths were more nocturnal?
Thanks for looking  |
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No Way Oligarchs
Joined: 05 Jun 2007
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Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:39 pm
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Nice pic.
Saw a few of those about three weeks ago Tally. Just once. About 8 in the same day. At least I think it was them. Like Jeanie I decided they were moths. There is a one butterfly which looks pretty much like that (can't remember the name sorry), but it doesn't have that cool design on the wing tips, just the spots below. There were too many species of moth to wade through to pin it down more accurately than that though!
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Tally27
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Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:28 pm
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Well, that's got me all curious now, I can foresee a long night of Googling butterfly and moth images ahead  |
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Swedishoo
Joined: 09 Aug 2000
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Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:15 pm
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I've lived in Florida most of my life and LoveBug season is May and September.
Now that you mention it, I haven't seen any this month. They must be a little late this September. |
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pirate118
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:10 pm
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I've now seen two pair of love bugs, really strange in my book to not have more. My memory says that we should be in the decline part of the "season" for them.
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perverted_introvert
Joined: 06 Jun 2006
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Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:30 am
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That may be, but we usually get absolutely swamped with LadyBugs and BoxElder bugs this time of year. To date, I have seen none of either species. I can't help but wonder if this is related to the dead bees over the summer.
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LTTS
Joined: 09 Aug 2007
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:09 am
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I too saw a solitary Love bug yesterday, but i have not seen them en masse as is the normal.
By the way lovebugs as they are commonly known are not indigenous to Florida, but another attempt to alter the natural ecology.
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pirate118
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Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:22 pm
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Well, i have to say, SOMEWHERE in FLorida the lovebugs are out, I saw a car two days ago, front end almost black from them. Yet, I have seen only two pairs in this area.
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