[ncsc-moths] Re: wake county moths
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:00:37 -0500
Brian, Kyle, et al:
That mystery moth has been "bugging" me. After looking at various guides
and on the web, I believe it's got to be Fawn Sallow (Psaphida styracis)
#10016. There just not that many moths with that distinctive color and the
posture looks right for that genus. The photos on the web show a distinct
pale area on the distal part of the forewing that neither photo shows but
Covell mentions that southern populations are much drabber. Either that or
this is one of those undescribed species that seem to be lurking out there
with quite some frequency.
Another clue that makes me think this is P. styracis: a friend of mine who
lives near Asheville sent me some photos of some moths he took last night.
One was clearly P. styracis and looked identical to the photos on MPG. I
believe Himmelman mentions Fawn Sallows in his moth book as one of his
favorite early spring moths in Connecticut.
My vote is in.
Merrill
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Brian Bockhahn <birdranger248@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I've ben busy with moths too, just catching up, sheets and bait ropes on
> fire! I had pretty much all the same things Ali and Kyle already reported,
> close to a hundred speckled green fruitworm, few of each cankerworm, all the
> same sallows, common oak moths just starting to explode.
>
> The first one attached is the probably the same mystery moth Kyle had.
>
> Is the second one a paler form of pale green pinion? I had one that was
> brighter green like Ali's photo.
>
> the last one I couldn't get a good photo of, and the flash caused a lot of
> reflection, may have be just a faded moth, thought it looked like Alis last
> mystery moth but mine showed no black spots and almost no markings at all.
>
> --
> Brian Bockhahn
> State Park Ranger
> Falls Lake State Recreation Area
> birdranger248@xxxxxxxxx
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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