Well, no wonder I couldn't find it, it is only on the pinned specimens page and I never look at that! Interesting that it is from the southwest, maybe it was trying to avoid the smoke from the AZ / NM fires and flew to TN! ;) If I sent the photo to Bugguide or MPG, would they post it? I'd love to get a photo on MPG! :) I agree, it does resemble the Daviscardia coloradella specimen. Where do you send specimens? Does someone do DNA tests on them? Once again, thanks for your help Hugh! Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh McGuinness" <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 9:54:50 PM Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Anderson Co. ID help - again! Hey Kris, This bug is a dead ringer for Daviscardia coloradella, which is a southwestern pine-feeding species. If you see it again, it might be a good idea to take a specimen. Hugh On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM, <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok, I give up on this one! I've gone through MPG twice trying to ID this > moth I photographed last night, to no avail. I hate to keep having to ask > for help! I hope you don't feel I'm taking advantage of your expertise! :( > Thanks in advance! This should get me up to 200 for 2011! :) Ken, you are so > far ahead, I don't think any of the rest of us will have a chance to catch > up with you! > > > > Has anyone heard when the new moth ID book is going to come out? I have the > old Peterson's Guide for moths and I hate it (black and white photos and > pinned, spread-winged moths). > > > > We're having wind, heavy rain and thunderstorms tonight, so I have a > feeling the moths are going to sit tight and not come to the sheet. Last > night was slow too. > > Kris Light > > Oak Ridge, TN > > Anderson Co. >