[tn-moths] Re: Watauga County, NC moths--13 March 2012
- From: Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:14:20 -0400
Merrill,
How did you rule out P. titia for your first Phigalia? The median line looks
virtually straight to me.
Bob
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On Mar 13, 2012, at 6:17 AM, J. Merrill Lynch wrote:
> Perfect conditions last night for moths--overcast with some drizzle
> and temps holding in the 50's all night. Disappointing turnout
> however; I had 9 species and about 20 individuals equally divided
> between the porch UV light and the sugar bait.
>
> I've been waiting until the moth activity really picks up before
> putting up my yard sheet setup which I think I'll do this weekend.
>
> 0867 Agonopterix pulvipennella
> 3514 Acleris cervinaria FOY
> 6659 Phigalia denticulata--photo 1 (note the heavier markings,
> distinct loop in the pm line near the inner margin; also noticeably
> larger than strigataria)
> 6660 Phigalia strigataria--photo 2 (note more subdued markings, lack
> of pm loop, and the slight but distinct olivaceous tint of the
> forewings; noticeably smaller than denticulata)
> 7390 Xanthorhoe lacustrata
> 9930 Pyreferra sp. maybe citromba
> 9933 Eupsilia vinulenta
> 9936 Eupsilia morrisoni
> 10994 Cerastis tenebrifera FOY
>
> Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga Co., NC
> elevation 3400'
> <P1000689.JPG><P1000690.JPG>
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Bob Perkins
Woodlawn, Virginia
Historian and General Outdoorsman
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