[TN-Butterflies] Re: Pearly-eye
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN Butterflies <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 13:34:48 -0700 (PDT)
I am also thinking it's a Southern, mainly because I see quite a bit of yellow
on the antennae.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
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From: Harold Howell <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN Butterflies <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 2:45 PM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Pearly-eye
Judy,
This is an interesting specimen. The extensive white border around the eye
spots suggests a Southern Pearly-eye. The smallest eye spot on the forewing
is very small to nonexistent. I have found no mention of this phenomenon in
any of my references. Photographs in Cech & Tudor and in Glassberg show the
forewing spots in the Southern Pearly-eye are four different sizes, while
the Northern Pearly-eye has only two sizes. Question for the net: are
these different spot sizes diagnostic?
My personal opinion is Southern Pearly-eye, but I would like to hear from
some of our real experts on this one.
Harold Howell
Grainger County
Rutledge, TN
On 5/31/12 12:16 PM, "Judy Fuson" <judyf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Need some help on this pearly-eye. I don't know exactly which kind it
> is. Found it in a wooded area above a shallow creek on County House Rd
> near Smithville in DeKalb County while doing bird watching and didn't
> get a good picture of it, but hope someone can help me identify it.
>
> Thanks,
> Judy Fuson
> Smithville, TN
> DeKalb County
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