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moth or butterfly? #6564399 06/28/19 09:36 PM 06/28/19 09:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 880 WV Fla River Birch OP trapper
River Birch OP trapper Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 880 WV Fla	Saw this guy today, at first I saw a simile face (musta been the heat)... Anyone familiar with what this may be? ,.,. Lifetime Member NJTA...WTTA Caught the bug in 1979

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: River Birch] #6564401 06/28/19 09:39 PM 06/28/19 09:39 PM
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 657 Colorado B bacatrapper trapper
bacatrapper trapper B Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 657 Colorado	butterfly thread killa

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: River Birch] #6564414 06/28/19 09:58 PM 06/28/19 09:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,165 Central NC T traprjohn trapper
traprjohn trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,165 Central NC	^^ what he said when moths are at rest, their wings are down/open when butterflies are resting, theirs are up. www.sevenoakstrappingsupplies.com for trap mods and gear The 10 Commandments are not suggestions. Buy a soldiers meal EVERY chance you can.

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: traprjohn] #6564420 06/28/19 10:04 PM 06/28/19 10:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 880 WV Fla River Birch OP trapper
River Birch OP trapper Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 880 WV Fla	Originally Posted by traprjohn ^^ what he said when moths are at rest, their wings are down/open when butterflies are resting, theirs are up. Ya learn something new every day! Thanks bacatrapper and traprjohn! Lifetime Member NJTA...WTTA Caught the bug in 1979

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: River Birch] #6564427 06/28/19 10:14 PM 06/28/19 10:14 PM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,686 Champaign County, Ohio. K KeithC trapper
KeithC trapper K Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,686 Champaign County, Ohio.	It looks very similar to a Hackberry Butterfly, but the spots don't seem distinct enough. Keith

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: River Birch] #6564490 06/28/19 11:15 PM 06/28/19 11:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 154 West Virginia C Choo trapper
Choo trapper C Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 154 West Virginia	Butterflies will always have club shaped antina like that. Go to Butterflyandmoth.org and you can find a check list for your state and county. Lots of good pictures as well as info on the variety

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: Choo] #6564576 06/29/19 04:59 AM 06/29/19 04:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio amspoker trapper
amspoker trapper Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,650 Southeast Ohio	Originally Posted by Choo Butterflies will always have club shaped antina like that. Go to Butterflyandmoth.org and you can find a check list for your state and county. Lots of good pictures as well as info on the variety What he said. Levi

Re: moth or butterfly? [Re: River Birch] #6564822 06/29/19 04:04 PM 06/29/19 04:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 28 Maryland O Otzi Jr trapper
Otzi Jr trapper O Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 28 Maryland	We had one of those on our screen yesterday, and thought it was a moth. One on Screen, can't load image direct Our local butterfly expert relayed it is was a Red Admiral at rest, Red Admiral Link and from the above link, I can where if it drops it upper wings a little, hiding the reds, it matches up good.

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