Spygirl06 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Has anyone been seeing dark brown (possibly black) butterflies with tan near the edges of the wings? I've been watching between six to ten of them flying between my house and shed. They land on the shed but keep flapping their wings and skitter all over the roof. I went outside to put something in that shed and they flew within six inches of me. I'm wondering what kind they are? It's possible they've been around in previous years, but I don't recall seeing them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Mourning cloak? Spygirl06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spygirl06 Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 One landed a few minutes ago and I was able to get a better look at it. It is definitely brown, with swirls of greyish tan near the wing edges and a round spot near the top of the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spygirl06 Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Success! Here is a picture - sorry about the screen, but since it was nice enough to land where I could get a good picture I can't be too upset! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanibel Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I honestly don't know. The feathered antennae and chubby body mean it's a moth not a butterfly but I don't know what kind. junk and Spygirl06 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spygirl06 Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Well, that's more than I knew before, so thank you! I had no idea that feathered antennae indicated a moth instead of a butterfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Try here http://www.insectidentification.org/butterflies-and-moths.asp Spygirl06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Polyphemus Moth ?? I have had several at my house as of late. They hang out on my porch, seems like they cant fly to well. or more Correctly, Cant find direction to well .Sometimes I see them all green in color.Which i think is the Luna Moth. Notice they have arms, almost like a Bat. sapphire, Spygirl06 and Sanibel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnetzlof Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Green with long "tails" on their wings = Luna Moth Spygirl06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spygirl06 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Try here http://www.insectidentification.org/butterflies-and-moths.asp Thanks, Lavender. I looked there before posting but didn't see anything that came close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spygirl06 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Polyphemus Moth ?? I have had several at my house as of late. They hang out on my porch, seems like they cant fly to well. or more Correctly, Cant find direction to well .Sometimes I see them all green in color.Which i think is the Luna Moth. Notice they have arms, almost like a Bat. You could be right, Junk. I just looked this one up online and there are some pictures which are fairly close to what I saw. The most interesting thing that I learned is that they only live as adults for a week. Thanks! junk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Most flying insects such as moths and butterflies live shorter lives than we think because their only purpose is to mate and lay eggs. They don't even eat but just drink liquids till they die. junk, WMJ77 and Spygirl06 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I've noticed some gypsy moth catapillars the past few days. We haven't had them in our neck of the woods for several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I know some people that think its their only purpose is to mate and They don't even eat but just drink liquids till they die LFG and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I know some people that think its their only purpose is to mate and They don't even eat but just drink liquids till they die You know Fed is only in the debate forum and not here to defend himself, right? WMJ77 and Spygirl06 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 why do you think I posted it here... Spygirl06 and LFG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I know some people that think its their only purpose is to mate and They don't even eat but just drink liquids till they die Now who would that be? Spygirl06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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