[ncsc-moths] Re: Swammerdamia moth?
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 05:59:26 -0400
Harry, Nice list--looks like you're mastering the micros! I don't think
that is Swammerdamia which has a bushy vestiture on the head and fine
transverse banding on the forewing. If I have time, I'll try and figure it
out--not many micros with that distinctive white head and thorax.
Merrill
On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Harry Wilson <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I'm not sure if this message just sent or not. My email acted strange, so
> I am making sure that it goes.
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> Lifers have been pouring in recently and it has been quite a bit of work
> to try to keep up. Sometimes I have more photos to work through than time
> to process them -- and I am retired! I have been going through the MPG
> plates for days trying to ID the attached moth and the best I can do is to
> give it a tentative ID of Swammerdamia caesiella. I hope someone among us
> can either confirm or correct my ID.
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> A couple of nights ago I had two Luna moths (different parts of the
> property) and last night one in a third location. That was quite a treat.
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> My recent lifers include:
> 0301 Homostinea curviliniella
> 0400 Tinea mandarinella
> 0708 Marmara fasciella
> 1167 Blastobasis pulchella
> 1221 Holcocera immaculella
> 1291 Coleophora laticornella
> 1455 Mompha stellella
> 2039 Symmetrischema striatella
> 2229 Battaristis vittella
> 2937 Phaneta parmatana
> 3004.1 Phaneta ambodaidaleia
> 3208 Notocelia rosaecolana
> 3375 Ancylis divisana
> 3521 Acleris semiannula
> 3623 Argyrotaenia quercifolia
> 6299 Speranza coortaria
> 6582 Iridopsis vellivolata
> 7292 Rheumaptera prunivorata
> 8118 Virbia opella
> 8924 Anagrapha falcifera
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> I hope the rest of you are finding plenty of moths as well. This has been
> an amazing spring for me.
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> Mompha stellella
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> Symmetrischema striatella
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> Harry Wilson
> Zebulon, NC
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--
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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