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Posted on Nov. 9, 2007 at 4:22 PM

Jocelyn Dixon was right!

It is a moth!

A Carolina sphinx. :)



My Dad found this moth at his work and he brought it home in two styrofoam cups. We dumped it in to a gallon jar, it landed on the bottom of the jar. My Mom looked up the moth on the internet, and found it to be a "Carolina Sphinx Moth". As a caterpillar this moth was a "Tobacco" or "Tomato Horn Worm." The night we captured the moth we set it on our dining room table, the room was pretty dark. I past or came in to the dining room and saw it was flying about! Here is a picture. The lighting was not good for the action setting, so the flash makes it a little hard to see.



We let the moth go the next day. :)


In Christ, Bethany

Note from Brielle

Note left by BrielleCostumes on Nov. 10, 2007 at 10:35 AM - Link

Hello,
Thank you for your comment....it was fun to hear from you.
In answer to your question "where do I get my patterns" I use a lot of patterns and also make my own...my Spanish ballgown I made the pattern and most of my other costumes I use regular patterns and then put them together to get diffrent looks...so sometimes I might take a skirt off of a McCall's pattern, but add a top off some something else..
So I hope that helps...
Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Brielle

YAY!!

Note left by SuperAngel on Nov. 10, 2007 at 11:28 AM - Link

for Joc!!
I think those pics of Lucy were adorable too!!
Love,
Amanda

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Note left by Jocelyndixon on Nov. 12, 2007 at 2:02 PM - Link

Ah! I was right! I thought it looked like a leaf or something, but then as I looked at it for awhile, I could slowly see the moth. ; )

Great idea!

Love,
Jocelyn