[ncsc-moths] Re: Acronicta

  • From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:04:03 -0400

Ken, Bob et al.,

I considered increta for 8, 12 & 14, especially because each shows the dark
tirangular patch in the anal angle, but ultimately I opted for ovata b/c of
the brown reniform and the lack of dark throughout the basal area.

Hugh

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Ken,
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> Moths #8, 11, 12, and 14 may be A. increta.
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> Bob
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> On Sep 28, 2011, at 2:18 PM, kjchilds wrote:
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> > I've thrown most of my unidentified Acronicta photos into an album on
> Photobucket. I'm guessing that most will probably be hasta or ovata but I
> just can't get a grip on confidently identifying these things. I don't
> expect anyone to spend a bunch of time telling me what each one is but If
> any of you in the know has a few minutes and can look these over, I'd
> appreciate knowing which, if any, are not hasta or ovata.
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> Bob Perkins
> Woodlawn, Virginia
> Historian and General Outdoorsman
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