Hi, Ken. I concur with Hugh. This is definitely P. grandis, which I, too, recorded last night (attached) for the first time. (I see from Bugguide that Marvin also recorded this recently, quite a spate of sightings for a species that I gather isn't recorded all that commonly.) I also recorded P. rolandi last night (attached), as well as another Psaphida that I'm a little unsure of. It bears a strong resemblance to rolandi but it has a distinctly bronzy cast to it and the spots on the wings are edged very clearly in gold rather than the silver of rolandi. I'd be most curious to hear peoples' opinions on this third beasty (attached). Good mothing, all. Parker From: ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ncsc-moths-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hugh McGuinness Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:10 AM To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: TN-Moths Subject: [ncsc-moths] Re: Roland's Sallow? Hi Ken, I think it is grandis, which I have never seen. P. rolandi does not have yellow antennae. Hugh On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Is this 10014 Psaphida rolandi? Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths http://www.finishflagfarms.com -- Hugh McGuinness Sag Harbor, NY
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