[ncsc-moths] Re: Mountain Acronictas--A side by side comparison
- From: Harry Wilson <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 19:25:06 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
This is a great teaching photo, Merrill. It is good to have the species
displayed this way so their sizes, as well as markings, are put into
perspective.
Harry
-----Original Message-----
>From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 5, 2011 7:01 PM
>To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [ncsc-moths] Mountain Acronictas--A side by side comparison
>
>Here is a side-by-side comparison of 4 species of Acronictas flying
>now. I took this photo (of collected specimens) last weekend at Elk
>Knob State Park. They are, left to right,
>
>Acronicta hasta
>A. haesitata
>A. ovata
>A. retardata
>
>--
>J. Merrill Lynch
>Echo Valley Farm
>Watauga County, NC
>Elevation: 3,400 feet
Harry Wilson
Zebulon, NC
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