[ncsc-moths] Re: Castatega woes
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 12:04:16 -0500
My best source for distingishing these species is Gilligan et al,
Olethreutine Moths of Mid-western U.S. which is at home. I'll try and
remember to check tonight and see what the differences are. I've recorded
both species at Echo Valley but don't remember how I made the determination.
Merrill
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> When I dug into Merrill's suggestion of 3334 Oak Trumpet Skeletonizer, I
> found that I had a moth from mid-May tagged as 3333 Maple etc. Because the
> images were taken with different cameras, the detail in the October photos
> is better than the May ones. However, discounting or working around that
> limitation, I can't tell the difference between the two moths and I have
> plenty of maple and oak close to the house. Is there a safe way to
> distinguish 3333 from 3334?
>
> Bob
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> Woodlawn, Virginia
> Historian and General Outdoorsman
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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