On Wed, Oct 10, 2012, at 10:53 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Joel is right about it being a B'fly--out during day with bulbs on end
> of antennae =B'fly.
>
> This guy is more in Dean's territory and haven't seen any in last 6
> outings with MA chapter of No Am b'fly Assoc (NABA). Expert I am not.
> My best estimation based on the wing morphology/color time of year is
> the Fall/Spring lighter form of a Comma. If feet held to fire would ID
> it as Eastern Comma. I can hallucinate and see a lighter area on top of
> the dark spot near the trailing edge of the forewing. It is also more
> common than a grey Comma. I don't run into these guys often though one
> was pointed out to me a few years ago, I think. Hind wing and side shot
> with other clear field marks would make it easy .
Thanks Mike. I'll see if I have a better one of the butterfly.
Joel W.
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