Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Butterfly

This image was taken on my property in Southern Oregon

This image was taken during our MeetUp hike to the base of Pilot Rock

This photo was taken on July 2, 2011, while on the MeetUp hike to Lost Falls, near Ashland, Oregon

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Bokeh This photo was taken on July 2, 2011, while on the MeetUp hike to Lost Falls, near Ashland, Oregon

(1 inset) I found this exhausted, tattered moth resting on a weed on our property Thanks to Tobysmum for help with identification!

I found this exhausted, tattered moth resting on a weed on our property Thanks to Tobysmum for help with identification!

Here is an image from my archives, a glowing orange skipper (inbetween a butterfly and a moth) sitting on a leaf. I found this one when Steve and I visited an arboretum in the town of Rogue River.

Isn't this a strange looking moth?!!! I was taking pictures of flowers one day when I saw something fly by and land on some grass nearby. When I took a closer look, I was completely confused at what I was seeing. Not a butterfly...not a skipper...but was this actually a moth? After some looking around, I discovered that yes, this IS a moth! There are over 150 species of Plume Moths in the United States and Mexico, but there are as many as 1000 species worldwide. They get their name for the deep indentations in the wings of many species which very long fringed scales. If you would like to know more about these odd moths, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Plume moth I also found two other sources worth checking out for more pictures and information: PTEROPHORIDAE OF NORTH AMERICA Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Plume Moths {Pterophoridae}