[tn-moths] Re: Tentative ID Help requested
- From: Harold Howell <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:15:26 -0400
Merrill,
Thanks for your observations. I see what you are saying about the erechtea
versus the crassiuscula. It is difficult to tell whether the bands in my
specimen meet or not. It appears that they do meet on the left side, but
not on the right side. Maybe a hybrid? I based my tentative ID on the
photos on Moth Photographers Group site. This kind of uncertainty is why I
do not do more moths.
Please give your wife my very best regards. Doug Bruce and I visited all
three Nature Conservancy sites in Shady Valley, and they are wonderful. I
would highly recommend them to anyone wishing to find birds, butterflies and
dragonflies.
Best regards,
Harold Howell
Grainger County
Rutledge, TN
On 8/25/11 2:26 PM, "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Harold,
>
> I agree on your id of Macaria bisignata and concerning the Caenurgina, the two
> species (C. crassiuscula and erectea) are very hard to tell apart and it's not
> clear that the features mentioned as field marks on BugGuide are consistent
> (two bands touching each other or not near the midline). BTW, I spend a lot
> of time at Shady Valley; my wife, Gabby is the manager of the Nature
> Conservancy preserve there.
>
> Merrill
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Harold Howell <howellh2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> While in Johnson County, Shady Valley area last Saturday I photographed two
>> moths. I have tentatively identified these as a Clover Looper Moth and a
>> Red-headed Inchworm. Conformations or corrections are requested. Photos
>> are here:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsquare/6077027062/in/photostream
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Harold Howell
>> Grainger County
>> Rutledge, TN
>>
>>
>>
>
>
Other related posts:
