There are some moths that drive me nuts, and I can't seem to let go. Here is
one of them. Very small. Came to black light. I can't find this combination
of dark and light bands with silver accents. Hope I can drive you crazy too.
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Wilson
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 6:09 PM
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Swammerdamia moth?
Jean, I had given that one a long, close look, and it does bear a strong
resemblance to my moth. But D. depressana shows a bit of difference in the
white head, as I see it. The white on my moth has a pretty straight edge across
the moth's "shoulders," while the marking on D. depressana dips downward on all
the photos I have seen. I have yet to come across a photo that clearly matches
those that I took. Thanks for helping me look for the answer. Maybe mine is a
new species that has yet to be photographed! Or maybe it is in the witness
protection program. At any rate, it is making me (us) work way too hard.
Harry
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Obrist
Sent: May 6, 2012 5:40 PM
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Swammerdamia moth?
This looks like Depressaria depressana, but that one is supposed to be only
in NY and ONT.... recently introduced from Europe.
Jean Obrist
Cocke co, TN
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Wilson
To: NC Moths
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 6:04 PM
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Swammerdamia moth?
I'm not sure if this message just sent or not. My email acted strange, so
I am making sure that it goes.
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.
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.
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
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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