[tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
- From: Diana Stock-Prescott <diana.stockprescott@xxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 23:45:33 -0400
Kris, did you ever get an ID for your orange and white moth? I think it kind of
looks like this one. #2867 - European Pine Shoot Moth - Rhyacionia buoliana
http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/tortricidea_moths
Diana Stock -Prescott
Knox Co, TN
On May 5, 2011, at 9:18 PM, klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I've attached the photo of the orange and white moth.
>
> My husband and I went hiking at Piney River in Spring City (Rhea Co.) today.
> I saw a few moths and photographed 3 of them (I found out later one of them
> was dead, does it still count?). I have to get them downloaded off my camera.
> I'll try to get them ID soon.
>
> Kris Light
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, May 5, 2011 2:14:10 PM
> Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
>
> I think that would make it easier to ID.
>
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
>
> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> >From: "klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx" <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 5:10 PM
> >Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
> >
> >
> >I have a photo of it with its wings closed too, if that would help. This was
> >a very active moth, I had to catch it on the run!
> >
> >Kris
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 4:17:45 PM
> >Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
> >
> >Many moths have this terrible habit of not always posing the same way so
> >looking at the shape of the wings of a living moth doesn't always help. I
> >have shots of what are generally thought of as slender species like some of
> >the Crambidae but they posed with their wings spread. Even though I'd
> >recently seen dozens of that particular species, I didn't recognize them
> >with their wings spread. Fortunately Rich helped point me in the right
> >direction.. :-)
> >
> >
> >Ken Childs
> >Henderson, TN
> >Chester County
> >
> >http://www.finishflagfarms.com
> >
> >
> >
> >>________________________________
> >>From: Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 2:57 PM
> >>Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>... and if you ever learn every single moth, you will discover
> >an entirely new never-before-seen species.... or the experts will reclassify
> >them.
> >>Rich is right... keeps one humble.
> >>Jean
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: Richard Healy
> >>>To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 12:16 PM
> >>>Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
> >>>
> >>>Kris
> >>> No one has a complete handle on it, that's when we learn to be humble.
> >>>Rich
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Sent: Wed,
> > May 4, 2011 8:20 am
> >>>Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for moths!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I'm really going to have to learn the wing shapes better! Every time I
> >>>think I have a handle on them, I find out I don't! Thanks, Rich!
> >>>
> >>>Kris
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Richard Healy" <rdhealy1951@xxxxxxx>
> >>>To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>Sent:
> > Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:42:36 PM
> >>>Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Slow night for
> > moths!
> >>>
> >>>Kris the first moth is 8490 Decorated Owlet and the last moth is
> > 8432 Dimitutive Noctuid. I will let some one tackle the two middle
> > tortrich.
> > Rich
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>To:
> > tn-moths-bounce TN Moth Group <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent:
> > Tue, May 3, 2011 10:13 pm
> >>>Subject: [tn-moths] Slow night for
> > moths!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I guess moths have enough sense not to get out on a
> > cold, rainy night! Tonight I photographed only 1 and one other was
> > fluttering
> > around so much I couldn't tell what it was. The downtime has given me a
> > chance
> > to go through my recent photos and do some ID-ing. Last night was very
> > good
> > for all kinds of insects (except when I got stung on the temple by a wasp!
> > Fortunately, it was not a bad sting.)
> >>>
> >>>Here are some of the moths
> > I saw the past couple of nights:
> >>>
> >>>8978 Nycteola metaspilella –
> > Forgotten Frigid Owlet Moth 4-30-11
> >>>9663 Balsa tristrigella 4-30-11
> >>>6273
> > Speranza pustularia Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth 5-1-11
> >>>5672 – Acrobasis
> > exsulella – Cordovan Pyralid Moth 5-1-11
> >>>6654 E – Hypagyrtis unipunctata –
> > One-spotted Variant Moth 5-2-11
> >>>8322 – Idia americalis – American Idia Moth
> > 5-2-11
> >>>0595 – Caloptilia bimaculatella 5-2-11
> >>>2481 – Argyresthia
> > thuiella – Arborvitae Leafminer Moth 5-2-11
> >>>2795 – Olethreutes tilianum –
> > Basswood Olethreutes Moth 5-2-11
> >>>3367 – Ancylis burgessiana – Oak
> > Leaffolder Moth 5-2-11
> >>>5510- Pyralis farinalis_Meal Moth 5-2-11
> >>>5577 –
> > Epipaschia superatalis – Dimorphic Macalla Moth 5-2-11
> >>>6654 E – Hypagyrtis
> > unipunctata – One-spotted Variant Moth 5-2-11
> >>>8351 – Zanclognatha
> > cruralis – Early Zanclognatha Moth_5-2-11
> >>>8366 – Tetanolita mynesalis –
> > Smoky Tetanolita Moth 5-2-11
> >>>8857 – Catocala ultronia – Ultronia Underwing
> > Moth (maybe) 5-2-11
> >>>9065- Leuconycta diphteroides Green Leuconycta
> > 5-2-11
> >>>10891 – Ochropleura implecta – Flame-shouldered Dart Moth
> > 5-2-11
> >>>
> >>>I found 4 more that I can't figure out. I'm attaching
> > photos. The orange and white one could be a UT moth! :)
> >>>I really
> > appreciate the ID help many of you have given me the past few weeks!
> > Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>Kris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> <Unknown_Orange_white_moth_5-2-11b copy.jpg>
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