[ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
- From: "Harry Wilson" <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:16:52 -0400
Merrill,
I have not sent it to Bug Guide, but it may as well be my first submission. (I
have resisted that temptation so far.) Thanks for your critique.
Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: J. Merrill Lynch
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 06:36
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID
Harry,
Your moth to me, based on pattern and shape, looks like something in the
Olethreutinae subfamily of Tortricidae. I did not find a match however after a
quick search of the MPG pages. I know this is heresy, but did you send this to
BugGuide?
Merrill
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Harry Wilson <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Carolina Moth-ers,
I have attached the only two shots I got of this moth on April 6. The
nearset match I can make is 1722, Theisoa constrictella. According to Bug Guide
it should be in NC and it would probably be here in April -- it is in Maryland
by May. I am not convinced of my tentative ID and would appreciate hearing from
others. Mine seem to have a lighter-colored area between the darker band and
the head, while the nearest photo I have found
(http://bugguide.net/node/view/271319) has the entire area darker than the
remainder of the moth.
Harry Wilson
Zebulon, NC
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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