taxon wish list: Limacodidae (Lepidoptera)
Well, it might be too late for this year's class, but we desperately need adult Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) for the teaching collection - we have only one un-spread, atypical specimen. I've pulled these small to medium sized moths from sheets bathed in the bluish tinge of Hg-vapor and from incandescent lights against my house. They often adopt relatively bizarre postures that involve headstands, curved abdomens, and one position that can only be described as a frozen "push-up." Look for colors that span from white to brown and often have striking patterns involving green or silver blotches on the wings.
The larvae are usually covered in formidable, poisonous spines and have incredible ways to locomote - usually involving silk. Why do we have so few in our collection?!
