[ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID Request
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:27:53 -0400
I second your advice about always taking a photograph even though you think
you know what it is--I have found new species that way more times than I'd
like to admit. Also, I have identified many new species of micros that
appeared to the naked eye as dull and boring but when viewed in
magnification on the camera screen jumped out as magnificent, beautifully
patterned creatures. And as I scroll through the MPG plates I always do the
slow plates which show multiple images of most species--as Harry points out,
sometimes the image shown on the fast plates doesn't look anything like my
moth, but the perfect match shows up on the alternate images.
Merrill
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Harry Wilson <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thanks, Merrill, that seems to be it. I thought it was most likely a
> pyralid of some sort, but I just could not see it. Sometimes as I look
> through the MPG plates I see the barest hint of a possibility of a match,
> and clicking on the photo I see additional photos that show my moth.
> Yesterday I had that experience with another lifer, Crowned Phlyctaenia,
> 4953, attached. It looked like a negative image of a Large Lace-border, but
> reduced in size. I was really happy to make that ID. I would have thanked
> you earlier, but my wife and I took in a wonderful production at Playmakers
> in Chapel Hill last night -- Drood, based on an unfinished Charles Dickens
> work. The cast consisted of middle and high school students, and they were
> terrific. I just had to add that plug. And we just recently got back
> home after spending the night there.
>
> Just an observation for others on the list, I have adopted a rule of thumb,
> even though I must frequently remind myself of it. On occasion I see a moth
> that I think will be a certain species, but I tell myself, "When in doubt,
> photograph. When sure of the ID, photograph. You may be wrong." This has
> been the best advice I could ever give or receive, because many times I have
> been wrong. My yard list is much the better because of it.
>
> Harry
>
> *From:* J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:37 PM
> *To:* ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [ncsc-moths] Re: Moth ID Request
>
> Harry,
>
> I believe your moth is
> 5512<http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5512>–
> Pink-masked Pyralid Moth –
> *Aglossa disciferalis. *I've had that species recently at my place in
> Watauga County
>
> Merrill
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Harry Wilson
> <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Last night I had this moth, but I did not get a very good photo --
>> usually the case with those I need help identifying. I would appreciate any
>> help with it.
>>
>> Harry Wilson
>> Zebulon, NC
>>
>
>
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation: 3,400 feet
>
--
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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