[tn-moths] Re: Macaria help needed

Fovea is new to me so thanks for the info!
 
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

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 From: buggybuck <buggybuck@xxxxxxx>
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 2:17 PM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Macaria help needed
 

   
I don't 
know if you have been exposed to the term fovea before, so in 
geometrids, it is a swollen spot devoid of scales near the base of the 
forewing: fovea is described in the glossary as a depression or pit, but in 
geos, it is a bare swollen or depressed spot just beyond the frenulum (male) 
or acanthi (female) (the spine(s) at the base of the hind wing which hooks 
the wings together with the forewing retinaculum (forewing holding 
structure) when in flight.... In your specimen I did not see the fovea 
on the forewing.  Maybe I just missed it.  BUCK
 

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Message-----
>From: "buggybuck" <buggybuck@xxxxxxx>
>To: 
tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:46:41 -0400
>Subject: 
[tn-moths] Re: Macaria help needed
>
>This does look like an example of the late 
spring brood of the species as discussed by DC Ferguson in Mona fascicle 
17.2 on page 193, as this species has several morphotypes 
depending upon brood, but to be sure, you need a spread specimen so you 
can see the fovea at the base of the forewing which is diagnostic for 
this species of Macaria...BUCK
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: TN-Moths 
<tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
<ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:00:03 -0700 
(PDT)
>>Subject: [tn-moths] Macaria help needed
>>
>>
>>I think this may be 6335 
Macaria aequiferaria but I'd like a second opinion.
>> 
>>Ken Childs
>>Henderson, 
TN
>>Chester County
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
>>http://www.finishflagfarms.com
>>

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