Moth Names are Crazy!

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The Beautiful Wood Nymph

We have a book of eastern caterpillars and the butterflies and moths they love.

(OK, “who they turn into.”)

For some reason in the second half of the moth section the common names turn pure loco.

Here are perhaps half of the loopier names (I got on a roll and couldn’t quit adding more):

Question Mark

The Little Wife

Dowdy Pinion

Holly Sallow

Ruby Quaker

Intractable Quaker

Confused Woodgrain

Fluid Arches

Faithful Beauty

Unexpected Cycnia

Agreeable Tiger Moth

Dubious Tiger Moth

Elegant Prominent

Interrupted Dagger Moth

Pleasant Dagger Moth

Retarded Dagger Moth

The Hebrew

Inconsolable Underwing

The Bride

Sordid Underwing


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