[ncsc-moths] Re: Am I drawing on an inside straight?

  • From: Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 07:40:47 -0400

It would help if I spelled the name properly. The moth is Hellinsia kellicottii.

Bob
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On Sep 7, 2011, at 6:57 AM, Bob Perkins wrote:

> The old poker rule sums up my feeling about this one. Usually I can't get 
> anything like an ID on a plume moth, but in this case the pattern on the 
> wings points to Hellensia kellicotti, Hodges #6212, Goldenrod Borer Plume 
> Moth. There's certainly enough goldenrod around the neighborhood. I couldn't 
> get a straight-on photo because the moth was sitting in a tight spot. The 
> image I'm attaching shows the right wing fairly clearly and the pattern is 
> repeated on the left wing. Comments please.
> 
> Bob
> <Hellensia_kellicotti_9_6_11.2.jpg>
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> Bob Perkins
> Woodlawn, Virginia
> Historian and General Outdoorsman
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Bob Perkins
Woodlawn, Virginia
Historian and General Outdoorsman





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