[tn-moths] Re: Anderson Co. ID help - again!

  • From: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:52:36 +0000 (UTC)


I sent it to Bugguide, I'll let you know if anyone IDs it there. 



Kris 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hugh McGuinness" <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 9:54:50 PM 
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Anderson Co. ID help - again! 

Hey Kris, 

This bug is a dead ringer for Daviscardia coloradella, which is a 
southwestern pine-feeding species. If you see it again, it might be a good 
idea to take a specimen. 

Hugh 

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM, <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

> Ok, I give up on this one! I've gone through MPG twice trying to ID this 
> moth I photographed last night, to no avail. I hate to keep having to ask 
> for help! I hope you don't feel I'm taking advantage of your expertise! :( 
> Thanks in advance! This should get me up to 200 for 2011! :) Ken, you are so 
> far ahead, I don't think any of the rest of us will have a chance to catch 
> up with you! 
> 
> 
> 
> Has anyone heard when the new moth ID book is going to come out? I have the 
> old Peterson's Guide for moths and I hate it (black and white photos and 
> pinned, spread-winged moths). 
> 
> 
> 
> We're having wind, heavy rain and  thunderstorms tonight, so I have a 
> feeling the moths are going to sit tight and not come to the sheet. Last 
> night was slow too. 
> 
> Kris Light 
> 
> Oak Ridge, TN 
> 
> Anderson Co. 
> 

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