An Egyptian Moth RIP
- Charles Nicol
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An Egyptian Moth RIP
This moth had recently expired when it was photographed this week in Cairo...
can you say what sort of moth it is ?
thanks in advance
Charles
can you say what sort of moth it is ?
thanks in advance
Charles
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It is the Bringer of Death, Himself.
Ironically.
Guy
Ironically.
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I trust you celebrated this find with a nice Chianti.
Roger
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... and some fava beans...
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
But which one is it; styx, medusa, lachesis, atropos..?padfield wrote:It is the Bringer of Death, Himself
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I think only atropos flies in Egypt, but someone else might be able to confirm.
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No - styx styx is also just found in Egypt. See:
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sty.htm (styx styx)
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_med.htm (styx medusa)
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_lac.htm (lachesis)
and
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_atr.htm (atropos)
(scroll down on each page for distributions)
Guy
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sty.htm (styx styx)
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_med.htm (styx medusa)
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_lac.htm (lachesis)
and
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_atr.htm (atropos)
(scroll down on each page for distributions)
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Thanks again my learned friends !!
The picture was taken at Zamalek in the grounds of a Cathedral... spooky or what ???
Charles
sorry i did not answer last night... i was having a friend for dinner
The picture was taken at Zamalek in the grounds of a Cathedral... spooky or what ???
Charles
sorry i did not answer last night... i was having a friend for dinner
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
I had no idea there was more than one...
Ironic indeed
Cheers
Lee
Ironic indeed
Cheers
Lee
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Blimey! you must have been hungry. I've never been able to eat a whole one .Charles Nicol wrote:
sorry i did not answer last night... i was having a friend for dinner
Vince
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
it was my friend Louis
Charles
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Warning... Nerdy alert! ... I think I'm right in saying that although they depicted an adult Deaths Head Hawk moth in the posters for "Silence of the Lambs", the actual pupae they fished out of the victim's throats were more likely those of Convolvulus Hawk moths... there was a wide gap between the proboscis sheath and the main pupa in the film - in the Deaths Head Hawk moth pupa there is no gap at all.
...I'll get my coat.
Trev
...I'll get my coat.
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Nerdier still...
The book mentions Acherontia styx but the moth depicted in the posters is (allegedly) Acherontia atropos (which is almost certainly also the species in Charles's original post).
Guy
The book mentions Acherontia styx but the moth depicted in the posters is (allegedly) Acherontia atropos (which is almost certainly also the species in Charles's original post).
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Atropos of mothing...
Thanks for the intriguing nerdifications Trev & Guy...
Here you can see the posters for yourself....
http://posterwire.com/wp-content/images ... _lambs.jpg
Charles
Here you can see the posters for yourself....
http://posterwire.com/wp-content/images ... _lambs.jpg
Charles
Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
I seem to remember that atropos is the species on the poster, but with the markings touched up by Salvador Dali to appear more 'spooky'
Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Being a total idiot I've only just worked out why it is called DHHM.
What a find Charles.
What a find Charles.
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
you are not an idiot Denise
glad you liked the moth
Charles
glad you liked the moth
Charles
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Unfortunately my brother is stuck in the capital Cairo. Fortunately he lives away from the main trouble areas but his job is right in the centre.
It is not a good time to be wandering around taking snapshots.
Hopefully he will stay at home for the next week or so.
Charles
It is not a good time to be wandering around taking snapshots.
Hopefully he will stay at home for the next week or so.
Charles
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You must be worried. What a time to be in Egypt.
When he's safely home again I'm sure he'll have lots of interesting stories to tell!
Guy
When he's safely home again I'm sure he'll have lots of interesting stories to tell!
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Re: An Egyptian Moth RIP
Hopefully he'll be okay. What's happening in Egypt right now is similar to what was going on in the dying days of Eastern European communism nearly 25 years ago.
If it's any consolation, I'd rather be a moth in Cairo right now than a human being.
If it's any consolation, I'd rather be a moth in Cairo right now than a human being.