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  • [Leps-l] sale of N.M. moth name on eBay, current bid: $6,000

    From Mike Quinn@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 19 11:32:56 2015
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    Public has chance to name moth species discovered in N.M.
    Sunday, October 18, 2015
    By Astrid Galvan
    AP writer

    TUCSON, Ariz. — An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different
    kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war
    relics on the site. Up for sale: naming rights to a new insect.

    A moth that weighs less than an ounce and measures about an inch was
    discovered eight years ago at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico
    by entomologist Eric H. Metzler.

    full text: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.santafenewmexican.com_news_public-2Dhas-2Dchance-2Dto-2Dname-2Dmoth-2Dspecies-2Ddiscovered-2Din-2Dn_article-5F7d249bfa-2Df743-2D54c0-2Db25b-2D64c9f668e8fc.html&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=
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    current bidding on eBay: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__offer.ebay.com_ws_eBayISAPI.dll-3FViewBids-26item-3D281812249261-26rt-3Dnc-26-5Ftrksid-3Dp2047675.l2565&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=
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    or: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ebay.to_1Nkzqts&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=vtLwBlnQC9O7eAvQQxZGx3QBlksf6SEVdyHW_Ykn9r0&e=

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    Mike Quinn, Austin
    ________________
    Texas Entomology https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__texasento.net&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=Vu3SuHNJ6da_yJ9ZWD3484AYZxTCF-m6d05L4vN3hks&e=

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    <div dir="ltr">Public has chance to name moth species discovered in N.M.<br>Sunday, October 18, 2015 <br>By Astrid Galvan<br>AP writer <br><br>TUCSON, Ariz. — An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the
    used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. Up for sale: naming rights to a new insect.<br><br>A moth that weighs less than an ounce and measures about an inch was discovered eight years ago at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico by
    entomologist Eric H. Metzler.<br><br>full text:<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.santafenewmexican.com_news_public-2Dhas-2Dchance-2Dto-2Dname-2Dmoth-2Dspecies-2Ddiscovered-2Din-2Dn_article-5F7d249bfa-2Df743-2D54c0-
    2Db25b-2D64c9f668e8fc.html&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=0mwhpzBEk6FoAeES7bYvwMadH8X5LEq49o1-R6JZrPM&e=">http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/public-has-
    chance-to-name-moth-species-discovered-in-n/article_7d249bfa-f743-54c0-b25b-64c9f668e8fc.html</a><br>or: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_1NkzucP&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=
    tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=cI6X-scLaV_vx2xbGhmaWS_9UMH5vsOZJQboNH_KZvk&e=">http://bit.ly/1NkzucP</a><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------<br><br>current
    bidding on eBay:<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__offer.ebay.com_ws_eBayISAPI.dll-3FViewBids-26item-3D281812249261-26rt-3Dnc-26-5Ftrksid-3Dp2047675.l2565&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=
    tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=-y8GpVMOXV_yQ5oaH5JyhYesW12KUyuiwbsgR9eFEAY&e=">http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&amp;item=281812249261&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2565</a><br>
    or: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ebay.to_1Nkzqts&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=vtLwBlnQC9O7eAvQQxZGx3QBlksf6SEVdyHW_Ykn9r0&e=
    ">http://ebay.to/1Nkzqts</a><br><br>-----------------------------------------------------<br><br>Mike Quinn, Austin<br>________________<br>Texas Entomology<br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__texasento.net&d=AwMFaQ&c=-
    dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=y8rhOvidDs9Csb1MmLyB8ZA6g0QgOsE1pfq0V-Avk3M&s=Vu3SuHNJ6da_yJ9ZWD3484AYZxTCF-m6d05L4vN3hks&e=">http://texasento.net</a><div><div>
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