http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/10/morning-glory-plume-moth-2/
crucifix window bug
January 9, 2010
Hi Bugman, Today we found this interesting looking creature parked on our window, in San Rafael, CA. It seems as if it has horns on the end of its ‘wings’. My friend calls it a ‘blood sucking satan fly’ but I don’t think such a thing exist. Another friend thought it was a reincarnation of Jesus on the crucifix. Sorry for the bad photograph, I was afraid to get closer / it biting me.
thanks in advance, jasmine
san rafael, ca, usa
January 9, 2010
Hi Bugman, Today we found this interesting looking creature parked on our window, in San Rafael, CA. It seems as if it has horns on the end of its ‘wings’. My friend calls it a ‘blood sucking satan fly’ but I don’t think such a thing exist. Another friend thought it was a reincarnation of Jesus on the crucifix. Sorry for the bad photograph, I was afraid to get closer / it biting me.
thanks in advance, jasmine
san rafael, ca, usa
Hi Jasmine,
This is a Morning Glory Plume Moth, Emmelina monodactyla, and despite your friends’ theories, it is neither a maleficent nor a divinely benevolent species. It will not suck your blood, nor is it representative of a miraculous event. Many people call it a T Bug or T Moth. It is a European species that was introduced to North America and it has spread from coast to coast.
.....im kinda glad that the person decided that such a thing as a blood sucking satan fly does not exist....though it is all rather worryingly America....This is a Morning Glory Plume Moth, Emmelina monodactyla, and despite your friends’ theories, it is neither a maleficent nor a divinely benevolent species. It will not suck your blood, nor is it representative of a miraculous event. Many people call it a T Bug or T Moth. It is a European species that was introduced to North America and it has spread from coast to coast.
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