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Euphya ? - Eulithis prunata

Euphya ? - Eulithis prunata
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
July 23, 2016

Moved
Moved from Eulithis.

Sorry, I forgot to go back and check all of these images! Note, the AM band is nearly broken, (pinched) close to the inner margin and the median band is pinched around the center of the wing, in a line that is parallel to the costal edge.

Moved
Moved from Larentiinae.
Thank you Jim, I wanted to be conservative with the move out of species.

Moved
Moved from Eulithis xylina.

Sorry Alain, I moved on Libby's comment and did not scroll down to see yours.

Moved

Eulithis xylina
L.

 
Indeed, it look very similar.
Indeed, it look very similar. Thanks for your suggestion ! However, I dont know what to think. E. xylina seems restricted to the West coast of North America ! This would be a very unusual mention for the North-East.

 
Handfield's Papillons du Queb
Handfield's Papillons du Quebec reports Eulithis xylina as very rare from southern Quebec. I don't know if that's what it is, but surely it is Eulithis.

 
Oops!
Really sorry about that - they're just so common on the west coast, I obviously jumped to the wrong conclusion!

 
Concerning Eulithis xylina, I
Concerning Eulithis xylina, I certainly do not have the skills to confirm or deny this possibility. However, I do not think that this species should be rejected on the pretext that she is rare, if not absent, from Quebec. I come from the world of ornithology and it is common that birds from the South, the West and even Europe, goes astray in Quebec. Most of them, transported by extreme weather conditions. I guess the same thing can happen with moth. Anyway, I want to thank everyone for the time invested on this moth.

 
Yes, that's certainly true!
On this one I did check a couple more sources...Eulthis serrataria might also be an option and it's certainly eastern. Quite similar in appearance to E. xylina, although more yellow/ochre around the AM & PM lines. Looks like it could be the case in yours, but hard to tell.
At least we're all agreed on genus!

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