Subj : ES Picture of the Day 17  2023
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Tue Jan 17 2023 11:00:40

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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 White Underwing Moth

   January 17, 2023

    DaleH_underwing_image0 (02A)

   Photographer:  Dale Hugo
   Summary Author:  Dale Hugo

   This attractive and well camouflaged moth was photographed at
    Gooseberry State Park in Minnesota. It was on a lamp post at the
   park’s interpretive center. At first glance I thought it was a mark or
   flaw on the post, but upon closer inspection I realized it was a moth.
   It’s a  white underwing moth (Catocala relicta), and apparently,
   they’re common from Arizona through the Mid-West and up into the
   Canadian prairie provinces.

   It seems that these  large moths, with a wingspan of 3 inches or so
   (7-8 cm), signal the end of summer as surely as the leaves first change
   color or the geese flock overhead. On warm September nights, you often
   see them flying around streetlights, or bright billboards. During
   daylight they are hard to find because they rest, motionless, on the
   trunks of trees, the sides of buildings or on light standards, such as
   above. Photo taken on September 26, 2022.


   Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota Coordinates: 47.1456, -91.4654


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