[ncsc-moths] Re: An unidentified white moth
- From: Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:51:53 -0400
Merrill,
Thanks. I looked hard at the Elm Spanworm on the MPG and in Beadle and Leckie.
In the latter the commentary on the species states that the moth "rests with
its wings held tightly compressed above abdomen." After I read that I figured
that I should look for something else.
Bob
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On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:24 PM, J. Merrill Lynch wrote:
> Ennomos subsignaria--Elm Spanworm Moth
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Early this morning I photographed a moth that was solid white except for
> eyes, legs, and antennae. It was also large, nearly the size of a Tuliptree
> Beauty. The forewings have one of the classic Geometer shapes. I searched the
> Geometrids on the MPG sight and consulted Beadle and Leckie's tome without
> success. Suggestons please.
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Bob Perkins
Woodlawn, Virginia
Historian and General Outdoorsman
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