Comments on: These Are Not Moths http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/21/these-are-not-moths/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 25 May 2013 23:37:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jennifer http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/21/these-are-not-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18303 Jennifer Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:52:16 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=54225#comment-18303 Hi Kate. Thanks for this post. I’ve seen these before but never knew what they were.

Great show today on 1360 AM. I too am interested in bird behavior. I could never do a “Big Year”. I like to watch a bird until it flies away.

]]> By: Marcy C http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/21/these-are-not-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18302 Marcy C Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:28:32 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=54225#comment-18302 If there are wooly aphids, look carefully for the Harvester Butterfly who uses these as the host for it’s caterpillar…it’s the only carnivorous butterfly in North America…got some close ups of the caterpillar on the aphids which were on the Speckled Alder(another host plant for the wooly aphids).

]]> By: Marcy C http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/21/these-are-not-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18301 Marcy C Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:24:04 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=54225#comment-18301 Green ones are much harder to spot…seems there are more of these around…

]]> By: Justin Collinger http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/07/21/these-are-not-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-18298 Justin Collinger Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:20:42 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=54225#comment-18298 For more fuzzy fun, there are some Beech Wooly Aphids at Frick Park at the bottom of Biddle trail.

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