Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Moths have thick, hairy bodies. Butterflies have thinner less hairy bodies. There are also differences in the shape of their antennae and the way they hold their wings when not flying. I thought Jim's skipper was a moth because of its fat, hairy body. My son, who is much more knowledgeable about bugs than I am, tells me that Skippers are neither butterfly or moth; they are a separate family with characteristics of both. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 4/28/12 3:54 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >Excellent! So how does one differentiate a butterfly from a moth? (barring >looking it up on the wiki :-) ) > >On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Jim Nichols ><jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > >> Thanks for looking and the kind words, Nathan. >> >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >><photo at frozenlight.eu> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 1:55 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: My First Butterfly of the Season >> >> >> Excellent macro work, Jim! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: >>>http://nathansmusings.**wordpress.com/<http://nathansmusings.wordpress.c >>>om/> >>> >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> >>> Found this Skipper enjoying the Rhododendron blooms this morning. >>>> >>>> >>>>http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/OldNick/Skipper+on+**Rhody.jpg.html< >>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Skipper+on+Rhody.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> E-1 with Leica-R 60 Macro >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>>http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/ma >>>>ilman/listinfo/lug>for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>>http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mai >>>lman/listinfo/lug>for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >>http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mail >>man/listinfo/lug>for more information >> > > > >-- >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information