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[nightwolf]

Came across this neat little critter while weeding out the garden this afternoon

 

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[Burdie]

I wonder what kind that is? I don't recall ever seeing one like that.

Burdie

 

[nightwolf]

A friend of mine thought it might be a gypsy moth, I'm not sure myself

 

[Excavator]

Doesn't look like the Gypsy moths we have here. But we don't have spiders like the black and yellow one posted the other day from the Carolinas either.

I've never seen one quite like this one. Looks like part horsefly, part cicada, and something else..

 

[Wicked Wanda]

It is a beautiful creature anyhow. That is one very nice picture and thank you for sharing that with all of us.

 

[Don in SJ]

Good photograph, I believe it is a Rustic Sphinx moth, otherwise known as the Six Spotted Sphinx....

Don

 

[Wutdahay]

Those moths sure are beautiful to look at but get rid of them as fast as you can. Those are the buggers that the "Green Tomato Horn Worm" turns in to. The worms will eat your tomato's and pepper plants faster than you can spit out a few choice French words. More than likely, when you see the moth, it's laying its eggs. The worms grow quickly and look exactly like the name implies. They are bright green, very hard to spot among the tomato and pepper leaves, and they have a sharp looking horn at the end of the body. Don't worry, they won't sting you. The horn is just for looks. Just grab on to the worm and pull hard, and then say your goodbye's as you stomp on it. They sure can stick to the leaves pretty well. This is truly the only way that I have found to control them. Pesticides don't seem to work too well, especially if you are gardening organic. One rumor I have heard to try to control the worms from showing up is to... ((Warning!))... Plug your ears if you are squeamish... Gather as many of the worms as you can, throw them in a blender, and then pour out the contents around the base of each plant. They will stay away from their own dead amigo's. Again, this is only a rumor. I have yet to try it out. Let me know if someone knows if this works. I might gain the courage to try it out. Just the thought of worm guts in my blender makes me squeamish.

 

[nhbenz]

Watdahay, I think you're correct... and I'm glad you spoke up, since I was about to embarrass myself (again) by saying it looks like a Blackburn's Sphinx Moth, which is only found in Hawaii, seen here: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/manduca.html

Excavator, Actually the black and yellow garden spider are quite common in all of the lower 48 states. As a kid I had to help my father collect specimens of these in nearly every state, as his life's work was researching the molecular structure of their web (as odd as that sounds).

 

[nightwolf]

Wow thanks! I was wondering what was demolishing my peppers and tomatoes, very good to know
I did pick it up with a stick and give it the football fling after I photographed, it wouldn't just fly away when I shook the vine it was on that I wanted to stake up. I'll keep an eye out for more of them.

 

[Excavator]

Watdahay, I think you're correct... and I'm glad you spoke up, since I was about to embarrass myself (again) by saying it looks like a Blackburn's Sphinx Moth, which is only found in Hawaii, seen here: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/manduca.html

Excavator, Actually the black and yellow garden spider are quite common in all of the lower 48 states. As a kid I had to help my father collect specimens of these in nearly every state, as his life's work was researching the molecular structure of their web (as odd as that sounds).

I just haven't seen them yet.

We get a pumpkinseed spider every Halloween, I'll see if I can spot him this year.

 

[Wutdahay]

Excavator, If you can get a picture of that "pumpkin seed" spider, I would love to see it. I think I've seen one once before on the internet. What I remember is that it was orange and looked like a jack-a-lantern. Here is a picture of a bug I found while I was in Utah this Summer. I can't remember the name though.

 

[RON (PA)]

I think it is called a katydid, not sure though. Great pic.


Welcome to TreasureNet. Glad to have you with us.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Beautiful moth

 

[SC_hunter]

It's amazing how some bugs are cute and others you just wanna step on..