[ncsc-moths] Re: Even-lined Sallow
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:16:42 -0500
Yes. Tulip Poplar is not really a poplar but a member of the Magnolia
family. Poplars are in the genus Populus and are in the same family with
willows (Salicaceae). That is the problem with common names; many times
species that are not related at all share the same or similar common name.
Merrill
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM, TNT Sanders <tsanders1993@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am I mistaken in thinking that in addition to the ornamental Silver
> Poplar have also have Tulip (Yellow) Poplar in Mecklenburg county?
>
> Tom Sanders
> Charlotte, NC
>
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> From: pandlscharf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Even-lined Sallow
> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:56:58 -0500
>
>
> Taylor, I sent your photo off to the guy that does all the Bar-coding. Here
> are his comments.:
> "Paul: I am unsure about this moth. It seems too large for Ipimorpha, the
> most southern records I know of are Ky (listed in Va. but Covell given as
> reference meaning not caught in recent times) and Ferguson believed it only
> feeds on poplar or aspen which other than the ornamental silver poplar
> leaves Mecklenburg County out. I wonder if it could be a late flying
> Phoberia. Size seems right and the pattern varies all over the place. June
> is late for it but maybe a stray one delayed by some factor or the
> photographic date is not right. Need I say it again, if we only had a
> specimen we could be sure. Best I can do."
> Hope this helps some. Paul
>
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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