I don't think I would ever have come up with that ID, Taylor. When I looked at the images on Bug Guide I could not see a match, but looking at the images on MPG really helped. For just about the first time, images of mounted specimens sealed it for me. Thank you for your help -- one more lifer!
Harry -------------------------------------------------- From: <piephofft@xxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:02 PM To: <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Unknown Moth
I believe this may be the Dark Marathyssa (Marathyssa inficita) #8955. Taylor Piephoff Charlotte, NC PiephoffT@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Harry Wilson <harrywilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 3:22 pm Subject: [ncsc-moths] Unknown Moth I have attached a photo I took a couple of weeks ago that I have just got around to examining. The wingspan appears to be about 2.25 cm according to the screen pattern it covers. I first suspected Crambid or Pyralid but it does not seem to be either. It may be a Tortricid trying to confuse me by having its wings spread; there is certainly something vaguely familiar about it. Any ideas? Harry Wilson Zebulon, North Carolina
