[ncsc-moths] Re: Eupsilia
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:35:52 -0800 (PST)
Harry,
I'm using a 100-400mm lens at 400mm with a reversed 50mm attached at the end
but you can get acceptable shots with a good macro lens and some extension
tubes.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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> From: Harry Wilson <wilson.harry.e@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: NC Moths <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 10:29 AM
>Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Eupsilia
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>Ken, what setup do you use for this? It looks really interesting.
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>Harry
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>On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 10:20 AM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>It would be great if others got involved in taking these close-up shots so we
>could compare notes. I've heard that the reniform on E. vinulenta is usually
>flat-ish on the bottom so if that spot is round, it's probably not vinulenta.
>I haven't examined enough to know if this holds true but others that have
>examined hundreds say it does. Those others are in Michigan so it's possible
>what they are seeing is a regional variation. I've also noticed that vinulenta
>has a dirtier look to it. Again, I haven't examined enough to say that holds
>true.
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>>Ken Childs
>>Henderson, TN
>>Chester County
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
>>http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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>>> From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: TN-Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>>><ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 12:54 PM
>>>Subject: [tn-moths] Eupsilia
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>>>I've been trying to ID the Eupsilia spp. I've been seeing here by taking
>>>close-up shots of their wing scales. It turns out that most of what I've
>>>been calling Eupsilia vinulenta are most likely a species that for now is
>>>known as Eupsilia sp. "near Sidus".
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>>>By Looking at these photos, you can see why Eupsilia vinulenta is called the
>>>Straight-Toothed Sallow.
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>>>
>>>Ken Childs
>>>Henderson, TN
>>>Chester County
>>>
>>>http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
>>>http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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>--
>Harry Wilson
>Zebulon, NC
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