[ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
- From: piephofft@xxxxxxx
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:54:45 -0500 (EST)
I have quite a few of the females on my porch screen every night. I don't know
how many individuals (males and females) others are seeing, but in Mecklenburg
County this species has become a defoliating urban pest of willow oaks that has
required aerial spraying. Last year there was a constant raining of droppings
from the caterpillars in the treetops of my yard for weeks in the spring. You
couldn't walk outside without getting hundres of the pepper-like droppings in
your hair (One case where baldness is more desirable than hair...they just
bounced off my noggin). Anyway, I see up to 50 individuals every night. And
three nights ago I had 32 Toothed Phigalia on my screen.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@xxxxxxx
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From: Ali Iyoob <Aliiyoob@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ncsc-moths <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 9:19 pm
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
I found them near the lights where I find the males, it does seem like it would
take a lot of work. They were 4 feet up! At first I thought it was a larvae of
some sort, just happened to see a picture on Bugguide.
Ali
From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of parker backstrom
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 9:02 PM
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
I should have kept reading through the e-mails. Upon further consideration I
would agree with Ali on the ID.
Ali, where did you run across the female Alsophilas? I’ve read that they, too,
are attacted to light but that’d take a lot of work, getting from wherever they
hang out (I’m guessing they don’t gravitate toward peoples’ decks and porches)
to a lighted wall. I’d really like to see one of the females.
Parker
From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ali Iyoob
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:32 PM
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Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
Yeah, the wingless Fall Cankerworms are pretty crazy, came across a few last
week. Try Fall Armyworm for your moth though, the shape and markings seem to be
correct.
Ali
From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 2:50 PM
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
Ali, For some reason I didn't get any Alsophila last year , although I'm
getting quite a few this year. Anyway, since I'm not that familiar with them ,
I checked out Female Cankerworm on Bugguide and found it to be a wingless moth
. You should definitely check it out so you're familiar with it if you come
across one. I would never have recognized it as a moth . Paul
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