I posed a question last week regarding a large moth as I presumed. The answers came back that moths can't close their wings as I had stated this one had. On checking further sites I realise that closed wings may mean together in a vertical position. This is not what I meant as this one layed its wings down its back. Since then I have found another slightly smaller one, which I have photographed ( against a rule) and it is between 2.5 and 3 inches long (head to wingtip layed down its back). I am no nearer solving what it is and wonder with this clarified info if there are any further answers. The latest one was found on the grass where the previous one was on a car tyre. I put it into a hanging basket where it buried itself deeper and then disappeared overnight.
2006-10-09 07:32:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
On blowing up the photo it appears to have a zebra striped body of black and white with what look like two bands or pink or purple near the head end.
2006-10-09 07:36:39 · update #1
I have put some pics on the Yahoo! 360 site. The ref. is dax35rush. Only seen during the day and it is a hairy headed item
2006-10-09 08:27:14 · update #2
Could be some sort of noctuid or tussock moth. Really hard to say without a location and/or photo (you gave a good description, but was its thorax hairy? wingtips fringed? There are so many white moths...), but here's a link to an ID site.
2006-10-09 07:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you decribe .It looks like a moth but wait whats the time when it was out in front of your eyes? Normally moths came out when artificial light is on and darkness spreads all over.
Bye the way this is the question of zoology.
2006-10-09 07:48:35 · answer #2 · answered by k.k s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you put the pic on a yahoo 360 page and give us the link so we can see it.
It might be a hawk moth of some kind.
2006-10-09 07:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a lime hawk moth. they rest with wings closed and flash them open to scare predators. hope this helps.
2006-10-09 07:41:41 · answer #4 · answered by grumpcookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you on answering your own question,,, 10 points i give you well done
2006-10-09 07:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by chass_lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats the bloody question
2006-10-09 07:35:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋