[tn-moths] Re: Phigalia denticulata with a slight gray/green tint
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 06:05:50 -0800 (PST)
This moth was the same size as the denticulata I've been seeing which is
distinctly larger than the 2 in my last 'Phigalia' email.
Hopefully Hugh is reading this and will chime in when he has time.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
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From: J. Merrill Lynch <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 7:47 AM
Subject: [tn-moths] Re: Phigalia denticulata with a slight gray/green tint
Ken,
I think your moth pictured is strigataria, not denticulata based on
the relatively straight pm line and relatively uniform colored FW.
And I still think the slight olivaceous tint on strigataria, at least
on fresh specimens, is a relatively good mark. In fact, olivacearia
is a synonym for this taxa. Why don't you ask Hugh for his opinion?
Merrill
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 8:46 AM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This Phigalia denticulata was seen here on 2/17 and it has a gray/green tint
> to it. There's also a greenish one on MPG/BG by Denise Gaskill.although that
> one looks like an all around unusual specimen.
> http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6659
>
> I'm not saying that this coloration is common in denticulata but that it is
> important to use all the markings to make an ID and not call it strigataria
> just because it has a green tint.
>
> On another note, most denticulata I've seen this year have been on the dark
> side. I'll post pics of the 7 or so I bothered taking pics of if anyone is
> interested.
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
>
> http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
> 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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