Fairy Moths Hodges #0227 Frozen Head State Park (Morgan Co., TN) May 1, 2007 I found this strange moth on a Smooth Meadow Parsnip flower at Frozen Head. The antennae were at least twice as long as its body. Thanks to Don of the "Butternuts" Nature forum for help in identifying these unusual, diurnal moths! I like their enchanting name! Their scales refract the sunlight into many colors.
Crambid moths Hodges #5378 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) Sept. 2008 These are very common little moths that are often found in the grass. They flash a silvery sheen when the sunlight strikes the stripes on the wings.
means "Earth-measurer". These caterpillars loop or inch their way along because of the number and placement of their prolegs. They don't have prolegs all along their abdomen, just at the end. So, when they move forward with their 6 true legs on the thorax they have to pull their prolegs forward to catch up.
