[tn-moths] Watauga County moth wrap-up, Feb. 14-Mar. 20, 2011
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:43:23 -0400
Moth'ers,
Wrap-up of late winter species I've recorded at my place in Watauga County
between February 14-March 20, 2011. Lifers bold-faced. As you can see moth
diversity is heavily weighted with pinions and sallows.
859 Agonopterix curvilineella (Beutenmüller, 1889) Curved-line
Agonopterix Moth x
867 Agonopterix pulvipennella x
*874.1 Agonopterix alstroemeriana Poison Hemlock Moth* x
878 Agonopterix canadensis x
*915 Semioscopis megamicrella* x
*916 Semioscopis aurorella* x
3246 Pseudexentera cressoniana? Shagbark Hickory Leafroller Moth x
*3258 Pseudexentera virginiana* x
6660 Phigalia strigataria (Minot, 1869) Small Phigalia x
7390 Xanthorhoe lacustrata (Guenée, [1858]) x
7474 Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863 x
8992 Nola triquetrana (Fitch, 1856) x
8465 Hypena scabra (Fabricius, 1798) Green Cloverworm Moth x
*9885 Lithophane semiusta* Grote, 1874 a Lithophane moth x
9888 Lithophane innominata (J. B. Smith, 1893) Nameless Pinion x
9893.2 Lithophane joannis Metzler & Covell 1992 a Lithophane moth x
9894 Lithophane oriunda Grote, 1874 x
9902 Lithophane baileyi Grote, 1877 Bailey's Pinion x
9910 Lithophane antennata (Walker, 1858) Ashen Pinion x
9915 Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882 Grote's Pinion x
9916 Lithophane unimoda Dowdy Pinion x
9929 Pyreferra hesperidago (Guenée, 1852) Mustard Sallow x
9930 Pyreferra citrombra Franclemont, 1941 Citrine Sallow x
9933 Eupsilia vinulenta (Grote, 1864) Straight-toothed Sallow x
9935 Eupsilia tristigmata Three-spotted Sallow x
9936 Eupsilia morrisoni (Grote, 1874) Morrison's Sallow x
*9939 Eupsilia devia* Lost Sallow x
10438 Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth, 1809) Armyworm Moth x
10487 Orthosia rubescens (Walker, 1865) Ruby Quaker x
10495 Orthosia hibisci (Guenée, 1852) Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth x
10994 Cerastis tenebrifera (Walker, 1865) Reddish Speckled Dart x
31 spp. total
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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