Hi Jean and TN-moth-ers, I'm pretty sure that Jean's photo shows Euphyia intermediata and not Epirrhoe alternata. See: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7399. The reddish color in the st area is not consistent with E alternata. Hugh On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Thank you for all your work. Sometimes I don't take the time to research > where or when the species is found. > http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7394 This > is what I used for Epirrhoe alternata. Attached is my pic. > I will send a couple more in separate emails. > Jean Obrist > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Douglas Downs <douglas_downs@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* Tn-Moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:13 PM > *Subject:* [tn-moths] Current Tennessee State List > > To all, > > Attached you will find the latest Tennessee State Moth List, current as of > 06-07-2011. Since the last update of 03-24-2011, we have added 74 new > species statewide, bringing the state total to 1,712. Five (5) species > have been submitted that I have not included on the list pending further > verification. I do NOT consider myself a moth expert by any stretch of the > imagination, but the five withheld species present some logistical problems > (namely range) and probably need to be submitted to "higher authorities" for > absolute confirmation. I hope this approach is not offensive and I am not > trying to judge anyone's skills. My goal is simply to keep the list as > "clean" as possible. > > Below is the list of the five species in question and my reason for > concern. I do not know who submitted them (obviously it is nothing > personal), so please check them against your own personal lists. If you > have one of these "questionable five" in your collection, please let me know > how you went about identifying the species and what "authorities" you might > have consulted in the process. Also, if others on this listserv have a > problem with what I have done, please let me know. Again, my goal is not to > insult or assume any sort of "expert" role. I, too, am a learner in this > process and just want to keep our state list as accurate as possible. > > 0976 - Ethmia semilugens (Documented from Texas to California and north to > Colorado and Utah) > 3531 - Acleris hastiana (Documented only in Pennsylvania, Washington, and > Oregon) > 5343 - Immaculate Grass-veneer (Crambus perlellus) (Documented only in > Northeastern US and Canada to the Pacific) > 7394 - White-banded Toothed Carpet Moth (Epirrhoe alternata) (Documented > onlt in Northeastern US and Canada to the Pacific) > 7830 - Tetrio Sphinx (Pseudosphinx tetrio) (Documented exclusively in > South Florida) > > Apologies for the long posting and thanks to all for their ongoing > dedication to the moths of Tennessee. > > Doug Downs > Sparta, White County, TN > >