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Naxa obliteraria
I saw 2 pairs of single species butterflies entangled in a cobweb looking dead but uneaten. My greed led me to collect one butterfly as a specimen. To my surprise they were all alive. But how did they stay there in pairs and how long?
Thank you Sergio, Gilma, Jemma, Pamsai, Bhagya, Dotun55, Agnes, Mona, Leana, Arya, Sckel, Jakubko, Communication, Antonio, Fyn, Ashley, Daniele, Luis, Chamalka and Nuwan.
AND THANK YOU BAYUCCA FOR THE ID AND FOR THE SUPPORT.
Well. it's a beautiful moth... Thanks for the ID bayucca and the great photos ChiefRedEarth.
very surprising that there are no images too. I have not checked to see if there are any videos available.
yes Jemma, I would do that. :)) I wonder how Bayucca gets it. Thank you Jemma. :))
Joseph :))
chief,i tried to find some info too and did not see much. maybe you can go to the local library and see if you can find it in books.
Considering the fact it is so rare,you were lucky to see four at a time!
I will see if I can find more info.
Yes Bayucca I am grateful to you for giving us so much information, a great work. But I am sad- its rare and a little information on the internet. :)) Thank you Bayucca for the support. :))
Thnx for saving these ,chief! A valuable lesson learned! Never assume and leave for dead.
Beautiful, I am glad you save them on time.
bayucca did so much work to find and ID, great work!
Maybe they mate in flight, than both are taken by the web at the same time?
Wonderful! ChiefRedEarth, congrats for this rare spotting, and bayucca, great job my friend! Amazing detective work! (and now, what about the pairs and the web...?)
Geometridae, Orthostixinae, Naxa obliteraria.
THAT was a real hard one. I was so excited, that I have to tell you the whole story of the ID:
1. This old drawings, but no name and no resource indicated.
http://www.classicnatureprints.com/pr.Kn...
2. Looking for the resource. What is PZS, Proceedings of the ZOological Society of London, one of the key society in nature history, fortunately the year was indicated...
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibli...
3. Screening the historical edition, if you once have done that, rhan you know what that means, and all on my iPad! It took me about 15 minutes to realize, that it was not plate XXXII, but plate XXXI, figure 10
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/...
4. Looking for a name: Psilonaxa obliterata
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/...
5. Checking the description:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/...
6. Searching for Psilonaxa obliterata, nothing...
7. Checking the name before, meaning Naxa...
8. Here we go: Naxa is a valid taxon, Psilonaxa not anymore!
9. Question: which Naxa sp. is it now?
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
10. In my eyes Naxa obliteraria! Check the size of the spots.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
11. Confirmed, I would say!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77436133@N0...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77436133@N0...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77436133@N0...
That was quite an exciting search! And I think you got quite a rare species! Congrats!
Spotted on Nov 10, 2013
Submitted on Nov 11, 2013
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