Webworm Moth on Goldenrod

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:48 pm

Haven't come across any of these in a while. The blooming of the Goldenrods reminds me that fall is not long in coming. The weather has already become noticably cooler and the humidity is dropping. Soon the Webworm moth and all of his kin will soon be dormant or gone until the arrival of next spring but I am in no hurry.

EOS 350D
1/200 sec. @ f/8 ISO 100
Canon 430EX Speedlite
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Maco

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:40 am

A new one to me Ken...Very beautiful creature & photo

I would have first thought it was a longhorn beetle of some kind until I saw that tongue.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:33 pm

You know it took me a long time to notice that tounge sticking out there Doug. I suppose the antennae of the beetle were distracting of it. Thanks Doug.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:42 pm

Nice!

This is one very elegant slim moth.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:00 pm

Thanks Nikola

I don't see many of these around and it makes me wonder why. Are they just naturally few in number or is there something about the environment that I have here that is not conducive to them to propogate in vast numbers.