tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post5550445598994111529..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Two weird moths and an even weirder looperJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-78163553701682782442014-07-13T17:22:05.869-04:002014-07-13T17:22:05.869-04:00I live in New Jersey and keep finding those Web wo...I live in New Jersey and keep finding those Web worms at night on my house right by my outdoor light. Never knew what they were but the spiders sure like them if they get sick in a Web! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849369368767101138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-79779625846804712932010-07-25T05:34:48.874-04:002010-07-25T05:34:48.874-04:00Thanks for posting the info on the Alianthus Webwo...Thanks for posting the info on the Alianthus Webworm Moth. I will be on the lookout for the Camo Looper...Pat Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313161144263954795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-64750067155699703592010-07-22T17:52:57.370-04:002010-07-22T17:52:57.370-04:00Got your cool photo series of the loopers in the a...Got your cool photo series of the loopers in the act of putting on the disguise, Russ. Very cool, thanks!<br /><br />Thanks too for everyone else's feedback, and I'm glad the photos helped to make some identifications!<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-64680105408055841972010-07-22T16:23:29.890-04:002010-07-22T16:23:29.890-04:00Whoa Jim ,, just wne tout and checked my coneflowe...Whoa Jim ,, just wne tout and checked my coneflowers and there they were ,, Camo Loopers.. Cool there were a few that weren't I camo yet but starting to work on it . By the time I made my rounds and came back he was about suited up. My eye has always been on the birds but since I have met you and visited your blog I am training my eye in other directions . Sooo much to see. RussellRussell Reynoldsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-17327399794961852552010-07-22T12:38:46.163-04:002010-07-22T12:38:46.163-04:00I saw the Alianthus Webworm Moth on yor blog and s...I saw the Alianthus Webworm Moth on yor blog and said "That's the "beetle" I saw and could not identify!" Thanks for the ID. I'm going to check out my cone flowers now for those loopers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-31595515440771609172010-07-22T11:01:43.732-04:002010-07-22T11:01:43.732-04:00Wow, those camouflaged Loopers are crazy! I will ...Wow, those camouflaged Loopers are crazy! I will definitely be on the lookout for them. Thanks for highlighting them, Jim.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-17524480782750091832010-07-22T10:46:20.620-04:002010-07-22T10:46:20.620-04:00I found an ailanthus webworm moth on Culver's ...I found an ailanthus webworm moth on Culver's root in my garden. It seemed to really like it. Maybe its tastes are diversifying.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907289523508846888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-68246265454801499762010-07-22T10:08:38.045-04:002010-07-22T10:08:38.045-04:00Wow Jim ,, I will be lookin' for these next ti...Wow Jim ,, I will be lookin' for these next time out. This blog is a wonderful learning place. Without knowledge of these ,, how many have I walked past.Russell Reynoldsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-59617040432124254742010-07-21T22:35:55.251-04:002010-07-21T22:35:55.251-04:00It always bothers me when I find Ailanthus Webworm...It always bothers me when I find Ailanthus Webworm Moths far removed from any known Ailanthus infestation. I don't know if this species ranges a long distance from its host plant or if there are undiscovered Ailanthus plants nearby.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-23917399109408616122010-07-21T21:34:37.768-04:002010-07-21T21:34:37.768-04:00I was out with a group of coworkers recently and w...I was out with a group of coworkers recently and we found an Alianthus Webworm Moth outside a Panera, of all places! We didn't know what it was at the time and the only cameras we had with us were of the cell phone variety, which aren't known for their great macro abilities. Happily I happened to stumble across the ID on the BugGuide website a couple days later. Very cool!rebeccahttp://rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-69649832120092059852010-07-21T20:59:55.227-04:002010-07-21T20:59:55.227-04:00Thank you, Lisa. Camo Loopers are as cool as cool ...Thank you, Lisa. Camo Loopers are as cool as cool can be, and I would encourage everyone to start checking Black-eyed Susans and the like for them.<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-65493775261406792382010-07-21T20:56:12.685-04:002010-07-21T20:56:12.685-04:00That camo looper is wonderful.That camo looper is wonderful.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com