[tn-moths] Re: Clover Looper Moth?
- From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:49:08 -0500
It looks like C. crassiuscula to me, but I agree with Ken that there is
probably no way to be sure without brushing the tip of the abdomen and
looking under a scope. I din;t think you need to do a full-fledged
dissection to ID males, but you do have to have a specimen.
Hugh
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Harold Howell <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I found this moth last Sunday while I was photographing a Common Gallinule
> (bird) in Sevier County. I think it may be a Hodges # 8738, Clover Looper
> Moth, but I am not sure. It could be a Forage Looper. Either way, it is
> an
> exceptionally early sighting (or exceptionally late, if that¹s an
> overwintering adult). It was in Sevier County, on US 411 between
> Sevierville
> and Chestnut Hill. Comments will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Harold Howell
> Grainger County
> Rutledge, TN
>
>
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Hugh McGuinness
Sag Harbor, NY
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