![]() ![]() The two boards were arranged so that they were almost immovable, making it difficult to spread the wings of a butterfly or moth, as well as challenging to maintain the spread. ![]() It was a very scientific “board” that was made of two boards of soft wood, however even the softest wood was not very soft. When I was a kid and my entomology collecting interest was in full swing, my dad made me an “official” Lepidoptera spreading board. Styrofoam Spreading Board with Pinned Regal Moths, July 2012 And, I replace the moth balls in each case about twice each year for that purpose. I have well-preserved them by placing many moth balls at the bottom of the display case to ward off Lepidoptera-eating pests. ![]() Included in the photo of my display are twelve Regal Moths (also known as Royal Walnut Moths, Citheronia regalis), two Waved Sphinx Moths ( Ceratomia undulosa), one Small-Eyed Sphinx Moth ( Paonias myops), one Imperial Moth ( Eacles imperialis), one Rosy Maple Moth ( Dryocampa rubicunda), one Ornate Tiger Moth (also known as Virgo Moth, Apantesis ornata), one Black Witch (also known as Giant Noctuid, Ascalapha odorata), and two Io Moths ( Automeris io). In this photo are moths that I collected from Florida and – mostly – North Carolina in 2006. I have specificially included this photo here to reflect the display of butterflies and/or moths. Pictured above is a photo that represents half of one of my Lepidoptera display cases I have 13 cases in all. Partial Display of Moths, Collected in North Carolina and Florida, 2006 ![]()
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