More Moths (Muths) in the Bathroom

Last night Crumby went out to gaze upon the stars, hoping that the fine weather would equate to better than usual seeing. It didn’t. The light pollution trumped the good weather. Yet Crumby had fun anyway. The pets spooked some rats. One rat tried to escape by climbing into a wheel barrow. That was fun.

Also, Crumby went around with the flashlight, checking the tall goldenrods for vermin. Oh yes. There were plenty of moths going to the flowers. But the crab spiders, emboldened perhaps by the want or paucity of spider wasps, were cavorting everywhere. Yes. They were active, hanging on threads, walking about, not merely hunkered down as they are during the day. No wonder there is a fearful toll of moths dead on the flowers at dawn or as Ogma rises. No wonder the moths flee into the various restrooms for safety.

You may know yourself that if you just want to study moths without expending much effort, what could be better or easier than leaving the lights on in the restroom with your doors and windows to the outside open. That’s way better than going off into the woods with a lantern and a sheet. Hector Protector! Why, with a lantern and a sheet you could get mistook for the KKK. Then where would ye be?

OK. Enough palaver or bullshit. Here are three more pictures of potty moths possibly identified to species.

These here muths in alphabetical order are:

Anticarsia gemmatis - The larvae of this one most likely eats snoutbeans at the CB. My goodness! Gross! Somebody obviously needs to mop up the pee in this particular restroom.




Costaconvexa centrostrigera - The larve of this one supposedly eats Polygonums. Not much of that great plant family at the CB.





Desmia maculalis - The larvae of this one eats the mustang grapes.