[tn-moths] Re: Agonopterix sp.?
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 07:47:21 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks a bunch for the info.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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>From: J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:46 AM
>Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Agonopterix sp.?
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>Here is what I've learned from the MONA fascicle 6.2, Oecophoridae.
>Agonopterix psoraliella 0891 can be eliminated as a possibility--its a
>western species; A. clemensella 0862 is a northeastern species ranging
>from southern Canada down to Washington DC, Ohio, and Illinois area
>(close enough to our area, I think, that it cannot be eliminated as a
>possibility), its foodplant is various umbels (Umbelliferae); A.
>argillacea 0889 ranges across the entire US and definitely occurs in
>our area, it is polyphagous (many different species of food plants).
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>Two other species occur in our area and have generally uniform
>gray-brown wings that look similar: A. nigrinotella 0861.1 (not
>illustrated in MPG), the foodplant is hickory (Carya spp.) and A.
>nebulosa 0894, foodplant is pussytoes (Antennaria spp.).
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>As it often seems to be, the more you learn, the more confused you
>become. In this case, it appears there are several species that are
>possible but I'd lean towards clemensella based on appearance although
>its range appears to be a little to the north of us.
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>On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>> I had one very similar to yours, Ken, and I called it A. argillacaea
>> (00889). Some of the pix on MPG and one on Bug Guide seem to match.
>> According to the data on Bug Guide, they are found in several states, the
>> closest being VA.
>>
>> Jean Obrist
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: kjchilds
>> To: TN Moths
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:24 PM
>> Subject: [tn-moths] Agonopterix sp.?
>> http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/Moths%202011/Moths%202011%20temporary/IMG_3738.jpg
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>> I didn't find this in the living plates on MPG but the mounted one of 891
>> Agonopterix psoraliella looks like a possibility.
>> http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=891
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>> Ken Childs
>> Henderson, TN
>> Chester County
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>> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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>J. Merrill Lynch
>Echo Valley Farm
>Watauga County, NC
>Elevation: 3,400 feet
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