[ncsc-moths] Re: Grass Moth help needed
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:27:33 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks, Hugh!
I thought the squarish spot on IMG_6489 would make it easy to find but it's not
turning out that way.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: TN Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:57 AM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: [ncsc-moths] Grass Moth help needed
The first is Peoria longipalpella; the second looks like Prionapteryx; the
third is on the alboclavellus end of the spectrum. The genus needs a revision.
Hugh
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:38 AM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I haven't been able to find these two. I'm not sure whether the second one has
lost it's "snout" or if maybe it isn't even a Grass Moth.
>
>http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_6508.jpg
>http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_6489.jpg
>
>
>At first glance I thought this was just a nicely marked 5362 Crambus
>agitatellus but then I saw 5362.1 Crambus alboclavellus. There seems to be
>some concern over whether or not C. alboclavellus is a valid species. Any
>thoughts on this?
>http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_6496.jpg
>
>Ken Childs
>Henderson, TN
>Chester
County
>
>http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
>http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
>http://www.finishflagfarms.com
>
>
>
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