[tn-moths] Re: [ncsc-moths] Phigalia denticulata or strigataria
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:12:08 -0500
Bob,
It's hard to see the pm line on your moth which is the best way to separate
denticulata from strigataria. Both broadly overlap in FW length though
strigataria tends to average slightly smaller and strigataria also seems to
fly a little later than denticulata but broad overlap here as well. You
don't say when the photo was taken but I assume recently. I'm leaning
towards strigataria based on what appears to be a shallowly scalloped pm
line but again, its hard to see on your moth. The Rindge paper (link at
bottom of BugGuide P. denticulata page) is a helpful reference.
Looking at the images on the Bugguide P. denticulata page, several appear
to me to be strigataria including an image from Marvin Smith--note the
nearly straight pm line.
Also look at the image here with a side-by-side comparison of denticulata
and strigataria:
http://www.mothguide.com/Geometridae/display_moth.php?genus=Phigalia&species=strigataria
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Hope this helps.
Merrill
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Bob Perkins <perkybear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Last year I ended the spring season with a number of Phigalia spp. photos.
> I seem to be going in the same direction this year. I'm hoping that having
> the ruler (mms) to the image may help.
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> Bob
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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