[ncsc-moths] Re: Is this Spilonota ocellana?

  • From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:43:44 -0400

Harry, yes Hugh beat me by a few seconds.  Notocelia culminana.  Hostplant
is various roses (Rosa spp.).  Nice find!

Merrill

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> It's Notocelia culminana. I couldn't recognize it from above, but profile
> was much easier. Is this from a sandy habitat?
>
> Hugh
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Harry Wilson 
> <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Merrill,
>>
>> I should have attached these to begin with. They give the best side view
>> I got of the moth.
>>
>> Harry.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "J. Merrill Lynch" **
>> Sent: Oct 28, 2012 4:49 PM
>> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Is this Spilonota ocellana?
>>
>> Harry, I don't think its Spilonota but need a side view to really be able
>> to tell.
>>
>> Merrill
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Harry Wilson 
>> <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I had this moth on Sept. 18, attracted to light. It appears to be pretty
>>> close to Spilonota ocellana, Hodges 2906. As usual, I am not confident
>>> about my ID so I would appreciate help with the moth.
>>>
>>> Harry Wilson
>>> Zebulon, NC
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> J. Merrill Lynch
>> Echo Valley Farm
>> Watauga County, NC
>> Elevation:  3,400 feet
>> **
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Hugh McGuinness
> Washington, D.C.
>
>


-- 
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation:  3,400 feet

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