I think I am finally going to USNM tomorrow, so I'll take a look. Hugh On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hugh, > > The dashes are there but this moth is so dark that they're hard to see. > > I've heard from others that petulca and hemina are northern species that > are occasionally found in the southern Appalachians but neither species > should be found in west TN. Please let me know if that's wrong. > > Ken Childs > Henderson, TN > Chester County > > http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Cc:* TN-Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 22, 2014 11:50 AM > *Subject:* [ncsc-moths] Re: Lithophane help needed > > Not sure why petulca isn't in the mix. And I think you can rule out > patefacta b/c of lack of dark claviform dashes. > > Hugh > > > On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 10:10 AM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Another of those dark Lithophane sp. to frustrate my attempts at > identification. Is it L. patefacta or L. signosa or L. hemina or none of > the above? Came to bait on 2/19/2014. > > Ken Childs > Henderson, TN > Chester County > > http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > > > > -- > Hugh McGuinness > Washington, D.C. > > > -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C.