A Thistle And A Moth

[macroman]

Here's my try at a Thistle Cheers Bob.

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I love it. Okay, Bob... a question for you. I thought that moths had feather-like antennae and butterflies were sort of clubbed at the ends. How do you know this is a moth? I'm pretty clueless about these insects. I love the thistle's lilac color. Did you get any of the thistle alone?

Aside: how do you "find" your images on your hard drive since you've archived so many of them?

[macroman]

Thanks James.Im not positive it is a Moth but here in missouri that's people call it.It could be some kind of butterfly.I probably do have a thistle alone but it's a matter of looking for it.I save my pic's by the camera i used and i pretty much remember what i used to photograph it with.But this morning this was the first one i saw so i stopped searching lol.
I'll keep looking and see what i can come up with Cheers Bob

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That's okay, Bob. I have a hard time finding my photos and I thought you might have some magic answer. haha

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I guess they learn pretty quick how to land on a thistle...
sharp pic Bob..looks like one of those used for field recognition books.

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But I don't recognize any field when I look at Bob's picture. Huh? :-)

[skutterbug]

Nicely captured Bob...It is a butterfly, a Skipper or something like that

[macroman]

Thank you Joan.i knew someone would know what it was so thanks Cheers Bob

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Wow! I was finally right about something connected with nature. LOL Years ago I was told that moths have feather-like antennae whereas butterflies are clubbed at the ends. That's why I asked way back in this thread. Now that I've been proven correct, I need to trumpet this to my wife! Yes Sir! I need more respect! (running for cover and ducking)

[macroman]

Im glad we both found that it's in the butterfly family James because i sure wasn't sure about it.Cheers and Moths-Bob