[tn-moths] Re: Current Tennessee State List
- From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 08:15:59 -0400
Hi Jean and TN-moth-ers,
I'm pretty sure that Jean's photo shows Euphyia intermediata and not
Epirrhoe alternata. See:
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7399. The
reddish color in the st area is not consistent with E alternata.
Hugh
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thank you for all your work. Sometimes I don't take the time to research
> where or when the species is found.
> http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7394 This
> is what I used for Epirrhoe alternata. Attached is my pic.
> I will send a couple more in separate emails.
> Jean Obrist
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Douglas Downs <douglas_downs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* Tn-Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:13 PM
> *Subject:* [tn-moths] Current Tennessee State List
>
> To all,
>
> Attached you will find the latest Tennessee State Moth List, current as of
> 06-07-2011. Since the last update of 03-24-2011, we have added 74 new
> species statewide, bringing the state total to 1,712. Five (5) species
> have been submitted that I have not included on the list pending further
> verification. I do NOT consider myself a moth expert by any stretch of the
> imagination, but the five withheld species present some logistical problems
> (namely range) and probably need to be submitted to "higher authorities" for
> absolute confirmation. I hope this approach is not offensive and I am not
> trying to judge anyone's skills. My goal is simply to keep the list as
> "clean" as possible.
>
> Below is the list of the five species in question and my reason for
> concern. I do not know who submitted them (obviously it is nothing
> personal), so please check them against your own personal lists. If you
> have one of these "questionable five" in your collection, please let me know
> how you went about identifying the species and what "authorities" you might
> have consulted in the process. Also, if others on this listserv have a
> problem with what I have done, please let me know. Again, my goal is not to
> insult or assume any sort of "expert" role. I, too, am a learner in this
> process and just want to keep our state list as accurate as possible.
>
> 0976 - Ethmia semilugens (Documented from Texas to California and north to
> Colorado and Utah)
> 3531 - Acleris hastiana (Documented only in Pennsylvania, Washington, and
> Oregon)
> 5343 - Immaculate Grass-veneer (Crambus perlellus) (Documented only in
> Northeastern US and Canada to the Pacific)
> 7394 - White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth (Epirrhoe alternata) (Documented
> onlt in Northeastern US and Canada to the Pacific)
> 7830 - Tetrio Sphinx (Pseudosphinx tetrio) (Documented exclusively in
> South Florida)
>
> Apologies for the long posting and thanks to all for their ongoing
> dedication to the moths of Tennessee.
>
> Doug Downs
> Sparta, White County, TN
>
>
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