tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post2688810881522263090..comments2023-10-28T05:50:14.129-05:00Comments on It's just me: Candlefly or Moth? What do you call it?dhcoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09792875196496989994noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-31018205805956172942019-06-21T20:12:51.144-05:002019-06-21T20:12:51.144-05:00I call what you're thinking of a "moth&qu...I call what you're thinking of a "moth".<br /><br />A candle fly is its own creature: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulgora_laternaria .TURTLESHROOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967806756477326762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-38199326554713926902019-06-17T00:42:50.718-05:002019-06-17T00:42:50.718-05:00NC here... I’ve always said candledlyNC here... I’ve always said candledlyKristin Kennedy Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214584652051301763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-14065519602868458252015-11-15T00:36:13.193-06:002015-11-15T00:36:13.193-06:00That's pretty cool! I've loved candleflies...That's pretty cool! I've loved candleflies for about the last 15 years. I came home one night and one had beaten itself... let's say unconscious... on my porch light. I thought it was really cool looking up close. As I was looking it over, I thought about how badly this candlefly wanted to get to the light that it was willing to die. At that moment, I had this thought come to me, "Just as the moth is attracted to the flame, so am I to the light of Christ." That's kinda become my motto.<br /><br />I'm launching a new business this month. It's called Candlefly Apparel. I've updated my motto to "Drawn to the Light of Christ" which I think is pretty appropriate since it's a Christian T-Shirt business.<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to share my impression and say thanks for sharing this awesome picture. I've never seen a candlefly with a cross on its back. That's pretty awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950298399929997871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-63220887164161465632012-01-25T08:37:38.893-06:002012-01-25T08:37:38.893-06:00My grandparents called them candleflies. They were...My grandparents called them candleflies. They were born and raised in southwestern Virginia, and my grandmother lived in Kentucky for a time as a child. My mother will use the two names interchangeably.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939065961919586143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-54242402934107041042011-10-04T06:29:17.594-05:002011-10-04T06:29:17.594-05:00Candlefly=Moth. Makes sense. I was born in Alabama...Candlefly=Moth. Makes sense. I was born in Alabama 68 years ago and the other day I felt something land on my forehead. A lady nearby announced "Fred, a candlefly just landed on you!" as if I hadn't noticed. <br />I had NO CLUE what she meant, since I hadn't actually SEEN anything yet. <br />I brushed at the insect and saw a moth fly away.<br />I learn something interesting every day.Fred Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417098299365366594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-82272623097386914542011-07-05T22:10:56.647-05:002011-07-05T22:10:56.647-05:00We call'em Miller bugs in Alabama. I have hear...We call'em Miller bugs in Alabama. I have heard the term candlefly before. But that's not what they're called here. The upside down image looks to me to be Jesus holding out his arms saying "Come to me.". I've never seen this particular one before, but my husband and I watch them quite a bit. They're colors and markings are absolutely beautiful! <br />I know why they call them candleflies...because they fly to the light of them. They must have been named back when people used candles and lamps for light. <br />Whatever they're called, they're beautiful insects. But I've always heard them called Miller bugs. Where THAT name came from, I have no idea. Have a great week!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334626128750838574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-7446571180082529072010-08-17T12:49:36.322-05:002010-08-17T12:49:36.322-05:00We call them candleflies in wesr Tennessee.We call them candleflies in wesr Tennessee.Lamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713016197306817932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-25001749862504641492009-06-16T13:48:07.193-05:002009-06-16T13:48:07.193-05:00I can't believe you caught that on camera! Awe...I can't believe you caught that on camera! Awesome. One time I was taking pictures of a red tail hawk in my back yard and he suddenly hopped down and picked up a mouse! That was a cool picture to have. I'll have to look for that...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing :-)AmyAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601325735362214669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-36581087837553191352009-06-01T08:43:03.471-05:002009-06-01T08:43:03.471-05:00Wow, that moth is beautiful. Or guess I should sa...Wow, that moth is beautiful. Or guess I should say "was" beautiful. I've never seen one of those.tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853980392261039129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058510475099658327.post-69807128712583723422009-05-30T21:10:52.932-05:002009-05-30T21:10:52.932-05:00I have seen lizards go for prey but never somethin...I have seen lizards go for prey but never something that big. Amazing!!! being in the right place/right time with a camera. You are one of a kind. In all my 40 somthing years I actually saw two lizards getting it on couple of summers ago.parrotmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347117297805169556noreply@blogger.com