[ncsc-moths] Re: Wandering Brocade?
- From: Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 14:01:30 -0800 (PST)
Ahh, thanks Hugh! A new one for me, and like one of only two moths I had in New
Hampshire this fall.
Cheers,
Kyle
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From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2012 4:08 PM
Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Wandering Brocade?
It's definitely mactata, a species I didn't even know about until you wrote. F.
illocata always has a white reniform and always has some rusty or rosy reddish
coloration and is a moth I am familiar with.
Hugh
On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hugh,
>
>Can you explain why you think it is Phosphila turbulenta and not Fishia
>illocata? Couldn't it also be Platypolia mactata? To me these all look pretty
>similar, though I feel that F. illocata and P. mactata are better matches.
>
>Thanks,
>Kyle
>
>
> From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2012 1:38 PM
>
>Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Wandering Brocade?
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>Kyle,
>
>This is definitely NOT Fishia illocata. Why isn't it Phosphila turbulenta?
>
>Hugh
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>On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Kyle Kittelberger <kkturtledude@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>Hey everyone,
>>
>>I photographed this moth in New Hampshire back in September. I think it is a
>>Wandering Brocade (Fishia illocata), 9420, but wanted to hear some opinions
>>from others. Any thoughts?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Kyle
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>--
>Hugh McGuinness
>Washington, D.C.
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Hugh McGuinness
Washington, D.C.
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