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nativeplantlover

Jul 3, 2016 9:19 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

flaflwrgrl said:Cheryl, your little wavy lined burnt orange moth is a Little Butterflt - Pyrausta tyralis.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/...
http://www.butterfliesandmoths...

The Tortoise beetle looks like she belongs on a necklace!
I've been enjoying the photos.

Thank you for IDing that moth Ann,
It had me wondering for a while. The golden Tortoise Beetle feeds on morning glories and the larva hides its body from predators with its own poop--blech! I've found a different type in the past that really looked like a mini turtle! I'll stick some more pics up here later on. It's a fun challenge to get something less seen.

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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