Thanks for taking a look at the photos, Merrill. The moth was probably severely overexposed and I made it worse by manipulating the pic in Photoshop. I looked through all the Acleris but nothing jumped out. On to the next one! I'm at 545 identified for the year and a few weeks left to add a few more!!! Jackie On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:30 PM, J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Jackie, it's an Acleris but I don't recognise it. Are those yellowish > markings real? There are many species in this genus and many are highly > variable in maculation. I'm afraid I can't help you beyond that. > > Merrill > On Dec 7, 2011 8:11 PM, "Jackie Nelson" <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello all. >> >> Is this moth an Acleris? >> If so, is it A. forbesana or cornana? >> >> Pics were taken 9/10 in NC (S.Appalachians) >> >> Thanks for any guidance. >> >> Jackie >> > -- <") ( \ / |`` Jackie