Today’s post brings Erie County, PA Insect Week+ to a close, with a medley of beautiful Hummingbird Clearwing moth and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. But worry not, insects will be back! Also coming up, Indigo Bunting, and an overdue return to BIRDS!
The clear wing moth is really neat! question: is the ‘clear wing’ part a see-through membrane, or is it just some small filaments?
As always, loved the cartoons. Excellent!
Good info about the classification of the E.T.
Was the guy with the shotgun going to shoot the bird or the other birder???
No, the guy with the shotgun wasn’t going to shoot anything else at that point. He just hadn’t had a chance to stow the shotgun in the van yet, so is still holding it for narrative continuity 🙂
The clear portion of the moth wing is a membrane, not an opening.