[ncsc-moths] Re: Recent Moths in Chatham County
- From: "parker backstrom" <dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:14:52 -0400
Hey, Merrill.
Man, it looks like you're tearing it up up there! I've emailed the photos
to Bo and asked his opinion. I'll let you know what he says.
Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!
P
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[mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J. Merrill Lynch
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 7:47 PM
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Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Recent Moths in Chatham County
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.
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).
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.
Some of the other "sexier" characters that have graced me by their presence
include:
Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis - 4647) - lots of these around
right now
Shagreened Slug Moth (Apoda biguttata - 4669)
Hag Moth (Phobetron pithecium - 4677)
The Angel (Olceclostera angelica - 7665)
Riley's Lappet Moth (Heteropacha rileyana - 7685)
Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma - 7716) - lots of these around as well
Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera - 7765)
Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica - 7778)
Elm Sphinx (Manduca jasminearum - 7783)
Ash Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor - 7786)
Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica - 7907)
White Furcula (Furcula borealis - 7936)
Green-dusted Zale (Zale aeruginosa - 8694)
Good mothing.
Parker Backstrom
Bear Creek, Chatham County
--
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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