[tn-moths] Re: Phigalia denticulata with a slight gray/green tint
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ncsc-moths-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ncsc-moths-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 09:35:08 -0500
According to the lit there is overlap in size between the 2 so you can't
always rely on size.
On Mar 3, 2012 9:05 AM, "kjchilds" <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> http://www.finishflagfarms.com
>
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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
>
>
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation: 3,400 feet
>
>
>
>
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