[ncsc-moths] Re: Question and ID request
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:10:36 -0500
Lois,
Forgot to comment on your photos. I think you're right on Psaphida
rolandi. I'm having trouble with your first pic which is obviously a
Lithophane of some stripe. It's not joannis but it has markings similar to
antennata. Antennata has a grayish background color but your moth appears
brownish; however, I'm wondering if the photo was taken under an
incandescent light which often casts a yellowish tint on the subject.
Merrill
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Lois Stacey <croakie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been looking at Merrill's pictures to try and pin down some of my
> moths, at least to give me an area to look for those I have trouble with on
> MPG (I know they may not be the same as our habitats are so different). In
> doing that, Merrill has some species that I can't find on MPG, usually with
> a decimal and number after the Hodges number. My question is how to know
> these species/subspecies exist if they're not on MPG? The first pic below is
> the one that keyed me to this. On Merrill's page he has 9893.2 L. joannis. I
> can't find this on MPG or bugguide to compare pictures with mine to see if
> they match (it appears to match Merrill's fairly closely).
>
> Second, I'm attaching a picture that I have tentatively identified as
> Roland's Sallow, 10014 – Psaphida rolandi . Any other suggestons?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
> Lois Stacey
> North Augusta, SC (Aiken Cnty)
> www.augustaaikenaudubon.org
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>
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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