[ncsc-moths] Re: Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth?

  • From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:08:50 -0400

Kyle,

Dave Beadle is right--it is Black Bit moth.

Merrill

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Kyle Kittelberger
<kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Merrill for the confirmation!
>
> Kyle
> ________________________________
> From: J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Fri, July 8, 2011 11:53:00 AM
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth?
>
> Kyle,
>
> I agree that is Anticarsia gemmatalis--the species is highly variable
> and except for the black spots near the inner edge of the FW, your
> specimen fits very well.
>
> Merrill
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Kyle Kittelberger
> <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> Is this a Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth? I want to say it is, but it doesn't
>> quite fit the pics online.
>>
>> Kyle
>
>
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation:  3,400 feet
>
>



-- 
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

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