Thanks Merrill. Taylor Piephoff did collect the two and we may be able to bar code them in the future to determine between E. marginaria and pectinaria. I was able to find some photos online of E. amoenaria with not so white wing tips like our second moth. Tom Sanders > Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 07:22:57 -0400 > Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Euchlaena sp. > From: jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx > To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Euchlaenas are tough. I haven't been able to determine ways to > differentiate between E. marginaria and pectinaria. I do think moth 2 > is E. amoenaria. > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 9:57 AM, TNT Sanders <tsanders1993@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Two more from our recent moth night. > > > > The debate is between 6735 - E. pectinaria and 6734 - E. marginata for moth > > 1. > > For moth 2 on the tree we are considering 6733 - E. amoenaria but I wish the > > overall color was darker and the white wing tips were whiter. > > > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > > > Tom Sanders > > Charlotte, NC > > > > > > > > -- > J. Merrill Lynch > Echo Valley Farm > Watauga County, NC > Elevation: 3,400 feet >