365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Enchoria Lacteata On Coltsfoot
Day 159: It always pleases me when one of my photos is added to BugGuide.net's database. Over fifty of them have been used so far. Many times, I have been unable to identify "bug du jour," but their entomologists nearly always come through for me. In the case of Enchoria lacteata, I have been trying to capture it photographically for several years, only to have my targets fly away, disturbed by my presence.
Enchoria lacteata does not have a common name. It is a Geometrid moth, with a wingspan of approximately 3/4". The species has a particular fondness for Petasites palmatus (Coltsfoot), which was blooming when I took a walk on the Bud Blancher Trail a few days ago. As a matter of fact, this fine specimen was sharing the same umbel as the Bumblebee I posted recently.
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