Thank you Merrill, Yes, I would like to know about the facebook groups. Doug Allen On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:36 PM, J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Doug, Thanks for joining the listserve. I looked at your pictures briefly > and didn't see any obvious mis-i'd's. Concerning your question on a moth > database: unfortunately NC does not have a comprehensive database. Steve > Hall at the NC Natural Heritage Program maintains an "official" list of > macromoths in the state but nothing comparable exists for micros. Harry > Wilson, a member of the listserve, compiled a list of moths for NC using > BAMONA, MPG, Bug Guide and other sources to come up with a list that > includes both moths that should be here based on range along with others > that have been verified. > > I should mention that if you are on Facebook, there is a very active > mothing group that you should join, actually two. Since the FB moth group > was set up, participation on the listserve has dropped way off; most people > now prefer to post their sightings, inquiries, etc on FB. If you are on FB > and would be interested in joining the moth group, let me know. > > Merrill Lynch > > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Doug Allen <dougk4ly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Here are my early November species all photographed from my deck or porch >> using black lights for attraction. I'm fairly confident about all the IDs >> except 3695, Sparganothis sulfureana, which lacks some of the usual field >> marks. I have far more species photographed, November and other months, >> than I have been able to identify, so will eventually share some of these >> unidentifieds with the group. >> >> I have been sending my mostly correctly identified moth pictures to John >> Synder at Furman which have been added to the excellent SC Moths database- >> http://facweb.furman.edu/~snyderjohn/sc-moths/ Does NC have such a >> database? I am located 8 miles south of the NC border in Spartanburg >> county. >> >> My 20 early November species follow. Corrections or comments please- >> >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/114446304105523815248/November2012?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWizZyQ2sDuigE >> # >> >> Doug Allen Windmll Hill, SC >> > > > > -- > J. Merrill Lynch > Echo Valley Farm > Watauga County, NC > Elevation: 3,400 feet >