Thanks merrill, i will post it to the nc moth website as such! LIFER! Brian Bockhahn Durham NC On Aug 18, 2014, at 1:01 PM, "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Based on Bob Pattison's comment I think this should be considered A. > nummulalis unless there is a specimen that can be examined. > > Merrill > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Brian Bockhahn <birdranger248@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > Is this 5460 A. nummulalis or 5462 A. rufisignella. Both are on NC list. I > wish I could have gotten a better photo. > > Taken in middle of a savannah at Green Swamp Preserve, Brunswick county, NC, > August 14, 2014. > > From BG Bob patteson: http://bugguide.net/node/view/839596 > We have been calling these A. rufisignella in error, just pointed out to me > by Richard Brown at Miss. Entomol. Museum. A rufisignella lacks the > substantial brown edge along the inner margin. It has a few fine striations > along the costa near the apex (clearing lacking in this photo). It is also > quite uncommon to rare. All of the photos on the 5462 A. rufisignella page > should be moved to a 5460 Argyria nummulalis page. > > Thanks!! > > -- > Brian Bockhahn > birdranger248@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- > J. Merrill Lynch > Echo Valley Farm > Watauga County, NC > Elevation: 3,400 feet