[ncsc-moths] Re: ID help please

  • From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:55:13 -0400

Not really.  It doesn't roll it's wings up like a Crambid and the very sharp
angle at the distal end of the forewing is very distinctive.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Thanks Bob and Merrill!
>
> I don't know about that, Merrill. I immediately started my search on the
> Crambidae pages because it looks much like many of those species.
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
>
> http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
> http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:44 PM
> *Subject:* [ncsc-moths] Re: ID help please
>
>  That's another moth that can instantly be recognized by silhouette alone.
> On Aug 24, 2011 3:41 PM, "Bob Perkins" <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ken,
> >
> > I asked the same question a while back and got the ID from Merrill. It's
> Nigetia formosalis, Hodges #8440, Thin-winged Owlet.
> >
> > Bob
> > ---------------
> > On Aug 24, 2011, at 3:37 PM, kjchilds wrote:
> >
> >> I thought this one would be easy to ID but I haven't found it yet. I
> feel like I must be overlooking something obvious.
> >>
> >>
> http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_7969.jpg
> >>
> >> Ken Childs
> >> Henderson, TN
> >> Chester County
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/Kens-Moths-2011
> >> http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures
> >> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> > ------------------------
> > Bob Perkins
> > Woodlawn, Virginia
> > Historian and General Outdoorsman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>


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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

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