I have looked at -- and photographed -- several individuals, and none have the "feathers." At times it looks and flies like a skipper, although it did rest on the pool coping longer than most butterflies (or moths for that matter) do.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:43 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > feathers blown off? > ann > > > On 9/1/2017 12:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> >> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> "One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between a butterfly and a >>> moth is to look at the antennae. A butterfly’s antennae are club-shaped >>> with a long shaft and a bulb at the end. A moth’s antennae are feathery >>> or >>> saw-edged." >>> >>> *https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/butterflymoth.html >>> <https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/butterflymoth.html>* >>> >>> *So, butterfly or moth???* >>> >> >> That was what I first looked at when I saw your photo because the wings >> looked moth like, but I didn't see much feathery on the antennae. I will >> note that there doesn't seem to be a ball at the end of those antennae >> either. >> >> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 7:37 AM, ann sanfedele<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> three votes for a moth , Dan :-) cute little fella >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/30/2017 7:27 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>> Nice photo, but isn't this a moth? >>>>> >>>>> Paul via phone >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 30, 2017, at 12:59 AM, Daniel J. Matyola<[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Another image of the tiny butterfly: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/8/30/tiny2 >>>>>> Still trying to identify it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
