I have to go with Ken also :-) interesting group of moths... Dave Small Athol Massachusetts 978-413-1772 Dave@xxxxxxxxxxx From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Nelson Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 12:26 PM To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Mystery moth Good morning Dave, Ken I did look at 10942.1- Xestia dolosa- Greater Black-letter Dart for a long time, but decided against it, one of the reasons is my moths' lack of coloration. Now Xestia normanianus is it! I knew I'd feel like a fool for passing right by it. Thanks, Ken and Dave. Jackie On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Maybe 10943 - Xestia normanianus - Norman's Dart. Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths http://tinyurl.com/Night-Creatures http://www.finishflagfarms.com _____ From: Jackie Nelson <ephemeropterae@xxxxxxxxx> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2011 10:42 AM Subject: [ncsc-moths] Mystery moth the only progress I've made with this moth is to realize that all 4 are the same moth. But which one? I've been through the Armyworms, Darts. Any help appreciated. It is very distinctive looking with regards to its markings, so I don't know how I could have missed it. All photos taken 9/24 - 9/27 S. Appalachia/ NC -- <") ( \ / |`` Jackie -- <") ( \ / |`` Jackie