[tn-moths] Re: Worn moth help

  • From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:05:00 -0400

I agree with your call of penitalis.

Hugh

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 5:21 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This moth appears to be a 4946 Ostrinia penitalis and the only reason I'm
> questioning this ID is that it's much larger than any I've seen of this
> species. Wingspan is listed at 21 mm on BG but the TL on this one was 17 mm
> so the wingspan is much larger than 21 mm. Any suggestions or opinions?
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
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