According to the lit there is overlap in size between the 2 so you can't always rely on size. On Mar 3, 2012 9:05 AM, "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This moth was the same size as the denticulata I've been seeing which is > distinctly larger than the 2 in my last 'Phigalia' email. > > Hopefully Hugh is reading this and will chime in when he has time. > > Ken Childs > Henderson, TN > Chester County > > http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > ------------------------------ > *From:* J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Saturday, March 3, 2012 7:47 AM > *Subject:* [tn-moths] Re: Phigalia denticulata with a slight gray/green > tint > > Ken, > > I think your moth pictured is strigataria, not denticulata based on > the relatively straight pm line and relatively uniform colored FW. > And I still think the slight olivaceous tint on strigataria, at least > on fresh specimens, is a relatively good mark. In fact, olivacearia > is a synonym for this taxa. Why don't you ask Hugh for his opinion? > > Merrill > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This Phigalia denticulata was seen here on 2/17 and it has a gray/green > tint > > to it. There's also a greenish one on MPG/BG by Denise Gaskill.although > that > > one looks like an all around unusual specimen. > > http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6659 > > > > I'm not saying that this coloration is common in denticulata but that it > is > > important to use all the markings to make an ID and not call > it strigataria > > just because it has a green tint. > > > > On another note, most denticulata I've seen this year have been on the > dark > > side. I'll post pics of the 7 or so I bothered taking pics of if anyone > is > > interested. > > > > Ken Childs > > Henderson, TN > > Chester County > > > > http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths > > http://www.finishflagfarms.com > > > > -- > J. Merrill Lynch > Echo Valley Farm > Watauga County, NC > Elevation: 3,400 feet > > > >