[tn-moths] Re: [ncsc-moths] Re: Roland's Sallow?

  • From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:59:36 -0500

Hi Parker and everyone else,

Your Psaphida is certainly rolandi. Some individuals are well marked and
others have hardly any markings at all.

On another topic, those yellow antennae in P grandis seem like a good mark.
Do any other psaphida have yellow antennae?

H

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Parker Backstrom <
dpbackstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, Ken.****
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> 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).****
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> Good mothing, all.****
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> Parker****
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> *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
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> *Subject:* [ncsc-moths] Re: Roland's Sallow?****
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> Hi Ken,
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> I think it is grandis, which I have never seen. P. rolandi does not have
> yellow antennae.
>
> Hugh****
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> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM, kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:****
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> Is this 10014 Psaphida rolandi?****
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>  ****
>
> Ken Childs
> Henderson, TN
> Chester County
>
> http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths
> http://www.finishflagfarms.com****
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> --
> Hugh McGuinness
> Sag Harbor, NY****
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Hugh McGuinness
Sag Harbor, NY

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