[ncsc-moths] Re: Pyralid?

  • From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:50:16 -0400

Idia lubricalis it is! Hey moths are really difficult--it is really
difficult to know what family certain moths belong to.

Hugh

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Thanks Hugh! Man, can't believe I was in the wrong family! I am going to
> call this Glossy Black Idia.
>
> Have fun in Maine. I knew you must have been busy, as I hadn't seen any
> emails from you recently.
>
> Kyle
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Fri, July 8, 2011 2:49:00 PM
> *Subject:* [ncsc-moths] Re: Pyralid?
>
> You couldn't find a match b/c you were looking in the wrong Superfamily!
> Try the Erebids, specifically the Herminiinae.
>
> Hugh
>
> PS: I'm teaching a Lep Course in Maine right now; we have seen incredible
> things. I wish some of you were here b/c I know you would be enthusiastic
> and awestruck. I'll be back on line in a few days.
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
>>  Hey everyone,
>>
>> Well I have another mystery moth to me. Is the following a Pyralid? I
>> checked but didn't find a match. Maybe I just overlooked it.
>>
>> Kyle
>>
>
>

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