[ncsc-moths] Re: Recent Moths in Chatham County
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:47:07 -0400
Hey Parker,
Nice photos! I've never seen Laurel Sphinx and that's interesting about
your uniqua Obliqua--you should let Bo Sullivan know about that.
Merrill
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:15 PM, parker backstrom <
dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey, everyone.
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> I’ve been enjoying seeing some photos from around the state, mothing
> vicariously through others. I’ve had some interesting stuff as of late and
> have attached a bunch of pictures that I hope you in turn enjoy. Among them
> have been my first Laurel Sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae), a species that Bo
> Sullivan told me is nowhere common in the state, in his experience (I’d be
> curious to hear from anyone who has seen this species on a regular basis).
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> I also found a most interesting moth this morning. For all intents and
> purposes it looks like an Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua – 7983)
> but the color pattern is weird. Where there is normally a bronzy brown
> patch, on this moth the patch is buffy. It also has some rosy pink along
> the front edge of the patch, not something that obliqua normally shows. And
> I’m not sure what to make of the buffy/pink area at the base of the wings
> nor the big buffy top of the thorax. The buffiness is not just wear as it
> has the exact same pattern on the other side. While the pattern of obliqua
> is pretty uniqua, it certainly doesn’t look like any obliqua I’ve seen.
> I’ve attached an image of a normal obliqua.
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> Some of the other “sexier” characters that have graced me by their presence
> include:
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> Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis – 4647) – lots of these
> around right now
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> Shagreened Slug Moth (Apoda biguttata – 4669)
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> Hag Moth (Phobetron pithecium – 4677)
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> The Angel (Olceclostera angelica – 7665)
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> Riley’s Lappet Moth (Heteropacha rileyana – 7685)
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> Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma – 7716) – lots of these around as well
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> Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera – 7765)
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> Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica – 7778)
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> Elm Sphinx (Manduca jasminearum – 7783)
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> Ash Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor – 7786)
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> Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica – 7907)
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> White Furcula (Furcula borealis – 7936)
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> Green-dusted Zale (Zale aeruginosa – 8694)
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> Good mothing.
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> Parker Backstrom
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> Bear Creek, Chatham County
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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