tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post5640177726538148509..comments2024-03-24T19:02:41.190+00:00Comments on Martin's Moths: Catching upMartinWainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-72432526276645282612017-08-23T13:40:41.943+01:002017-08-23T13:40:41.943+01:00Hi bugsters - many thanks for sage advice. I alway...Hi bugsters - many thanks for sage advice. I always find it hard to believe that there actually is a category called 'bugs' which is such a word for children or slang. We've just been doing some rhyming games with the grandchildren involving bugs, mugs, rugs, jugs etc - it's a dream ending for poets.<br /><br />The granddaughter now picks up spiders and examines them with keen interest; not bad for a three year old<br /><br />All best as ever<br /><br />MMartin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-79006670478933256962017-08-22T19:21:11.596+01:002017-08-22T19:21:11.596+01:00Hi Martin
I think your 'beetle' is a bug ...Hi Martin<br /><br />I think your 'beetle' is a bug as AlexW suggests. Perhaps Pentatoma rufipes aka Forest Bug or Red-legged Shield BugAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-34868106852641554642017-08-22T03:04:22.297+01:002017-08-22T03:04:22.297+01:00Um, your "beetle" is a true bug, perhaps...Um, your "beetle" is a true bug, perhaps a pentatomid?<br /><br />True bugs are often mistaken for beetles, but bugguide says that in true bugs the forewings almost never meet in a straight line like the elytra of beetles.<br /><br />Same goes for roaches, although some species mimic beetles and appear to have a straight line down their back.<br /><br />By "include more behavioral observations", I was trying to emphasize such events as watching six moths fight over mating territory or seeing a male perform an elaborate courtship dance, but your bunch of yellow underwings snuggling is slightly interesting nonetheless.<br /><br /><br />Happy mothing!AlexWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615656984206834928noreply@blogger.com