I remember Hugh saying Metaxaglaea violacea has a violet sheen and I don't see that on your moth. Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures http://www.finishflagfarms.com ________________________________ From: Paul <pandlscharf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: NC-Moth List <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: [ncsc-moths] Metaxaglaea I believe this is 9945.2.Holly Sallow Moth, Metaxaglaea violacea, 25 Oct 2011 however I don't really know a good way of telling M. violacea from M. viatica, although I believe violacea is a later flier in the winter . Oct seems to be the overlap . Can anybody clearify this for me . Thanks , Paul