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• Noctuidae

  
  things written down — Authority: 110
  I. Flame Shoulder Summer has rolled over to the damp sheets of August. The girl with the flame shoulder starts over, as she must. II. Heart and Dart Then one right after another, he dropped them in the stream: the flame girls heart, his broken dart, and two swift-sinking dreams. III. True Lovers Knot In ...
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• Thank Your Pollinators for Your Thanksgiving Harvest

  
  Improve Your Home and Garden — Authority: 121
  Can you imagine Halloween without pumpkins, Thanksgiving without cranberries, or life without chocolate? Did you know that one out of every three bites of food that you eat needs the help of insect pollinators?Some of the important crops that require insect pollination include almonds, apples, alfalfa, blackberries, ...
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• Monday Moth: White-tipped Black Moth

  
  Beetles In The Bush — Authority: 514
  When is a ctenuchid moth not a ctenuchid moth?  When it’s a White-tipped Black Moth (Melanchroia chephise) in the family Geometridae!I may be a beetle guy, but I also consider myself a competent general entomologist.  What is a competent general entomologist?  Someone who can identify any insect to order at ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  this is my patch — Authority: 117
  my photo TEXTURE A structure of interwoven fibres or other elements. The fuzziness of a Speckled Wood butterfly. o
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• Moths: Butterflies’ Mysterious Cousins

  
  BEYONDbones — Authority: 125
  photo credit: e³°°° Butterflies are probably the most popular insects ever! But what about moths ? What’s their story? Why are they less popular than butterflies, considering the fact that there are nearly 250,000 species of them compared to only about 20,000 species of butterflies? This is one fact ...
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• Photo Interlude: Last Caterpillar of the Year

  
  Born Again Bird Watcher — Authority: 121
  As November is advancing and the temperatures are turning colder, I have a feeling that this little Isabella Moth caterpillar, Pyrrharctia isabella , I photographed not long ago is the last caterpillar I shall be seeing around the old homestead until next year. Equipment: Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS (in macro mode) ...
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• We Just Moved In A Few Moths Ago And Find Out Because We Are Not Minority Quality ?

  
  Kusna's Blog — Authority: 446
  when we moved in the question was what should i do about the noise made from neighbours upstairs. this tension later turned into an assult on my husband. the thing is today we were informed that because we were not a subisdized couple or a minority the management ignored it when we needed help. we have plans to ...
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• Red Bull Studios Cape Town, Electric Roundup: Voicetag

  
  electrotrash.co.za — Authority: 120
  Although there are a considerable amount of Electronica music makers of distinction around South Africa, particularly in Pretoria and Joburg, for a long time Cape Town was considered the hub of it all. Reason being it was the hometown of African Dope Records and the wave of glitchy, beautiful and, in some cases, ...
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• leaves, moths and butterflies...

  
  A small bite of mondo cherry — Authority: 116
  While we dislike flies in our kitchens, hate sharing a picnic with some hungry ants, and have a positive fear of cockroaches, we have always been fascinated by museum exhibits in which the many hundreds of different types of insects are laid out in ordered rows. Similarly, old fashioned books full of detailed line ...
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• Tip of the Week – Green Alternative To Mothballs

  
  The Go Green Blog — Authority: 113
  Moths are nasty pests & mothballs are just as nasty. Mothballs often contain a compound called para-dichlorobenzene. This is harmful to moths but also harmful to you as it is a carcinogen. A much safer alternative is to choose lavender or cedarwood. The scent of these items will help keep moths away.
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• Our butterfly garden in October 2009

  
  John&Jacq~s Garden — Authority: 98
  Hmm…just day-dreaming and imagining how marvelous if we do really have a butterfly garden! It’ll be paradise with all these wondrous insects, flying in droves to our tiny garden plot! Anyway, we are contented and happy that some butterfly species do visit us regularly to keep us enchanted with nature. That’s ...
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• Some Autumn moths from the UK

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 523
  A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the Common Marbled Carpet moth , a perplexingly varied little beast that though interesting because of its variability (and the effect that has on tyro mothers like myself) isn’t exactly what one might describe as ‘a looker’. I said at the time that “many autumn moths ...
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• Week 41, Day 284 - "A Moth To A Flame"

  
  365 Sketches — Authority: 127
  “A Moth To A Flame” Written by Joe Janes 10/29/09 284 of 365 CAST: Hal, 20s Maggie, 20s (Hal enters the dimly lit stage. He is all dressed in white and wearing a silver cap. He looks around quickly. He quietly walks to one side of the stage and presses his ...
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• Photos for November 2009, Netria speideli ผีเสื้อปีกปมหลังรูปหน้านูน ผีเสื้อจอมข่มขวัญที่หายากจากเขตป่าสูงของไทย ภาพเด่นของเดือนพฤศจิกายน ๒๕๕๒

  
  SIAM INSECT-ZOO & MUSEUM — Authority: 127
  Netria speideli Schintlmeister, 2006(F. Notodontidae : O. Lepidoptera)       The man-faced like pattern forming by raised hairs on the pronotum is prominent. Its dark green colored and the hairy body are the protect means to scare their enemies. Four species of this genus are known from Thailand. Male, ...
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• Ipod?>>>?

  
  Review This Crazy World — Authority: 160
  Imperfect ÇÓѧTÄÑÇË ♥ asked: Alright. So I have an Ipod Touch. This is the third time it broke. I sent it back to apple and It is on back order. They said about 2-3 moths til’ I will get money or a new one. So, I decided I am going to buy a cheap mp3 player while I wait for that. I really can’t ...
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• Big Toys for Big Boys

  
  Authspot — Authority: 512
  Male babies grow up to be boys And boys get to play with toys. Then boys grow up to be men. A wonderful thing happens then. Like moths from a sleeping cocoon They change like the times of the moon And simply become bigger boys With bigger and higher priced toys. 
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• Sunday Snapshots – October on the Grand Trunk

  
  the Marvelous in nature — Authority: 121
  No, not the Canadian railway, nor the Asian road route, nor the Ankh-Morpork telegraph system (which I recently finished reading about). This particular grand trunk is growing in our front yard and belongs to a large, old maple tree. The trunk is covered in deeply ridged bark, which is in turn covered with colourful ...
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• The Inspiration Behind Alexander McQueen Spring 2010

  
  FASHION INDIE — Authority: 574
  The underwater world of Atlantic (what we all thought was McQueen’s inspiration for Spring 2010) took an unexpected turn…into the world of moths . View more here.
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• Late fall moths

  
  the Marvelous in nature — Authority: 121
  Bicolored Sallow, the most abundant species at my lights right now As mentioned in yesterday’s post, last night was quite warm, for the time of year; the overnight low hovered around 10 C (50 F). After a couple of weeks of near- or below-freezing temperatures, I was delighted to have the opportunity to put out my ...
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• yes, I used Plato as regards Wolverine

  
  mars is heaven — Authority: 127
  Did you guys know moths eat rayon? Iiiiiiiiit’s true. I thought they only ate moths and books, but the numerous holes in the rayon sweater I brought with me, and the zero holes in the lovely lambswool sweater I also brought, prove that rayon is pretty darn attractive to moths. I’m surprised that rayon isn’t ...
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