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The Neighbor Moth - Hodges#8110 (Haploa contigua) ??? - Haploa contigua
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

The Neighbor Moth - Hodges#8110 (Haploa contigua) ??? - Haploa contigua
Rancocas, Rancocas Nature Center NJAS, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 29, 2007
Size: Maybe around 25 mm?
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The Neighbor Moth - Hodges#8110 (Haploa contigua) ??? - Haploa contigua The Neighbor Moth - Hodges#8110 (Haploa contigua) ??? - Haploa contigua
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 12 January, 2008 - 1:45pm
Last updated 13 January, 2008 - 4:38pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… John R. Maxwell, 13 January, 2008 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 13 January, 2008 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

John, do you happen to have a
John, do you happen to have a lateral (side) view where I can see the yellow striping better to see if there's any pattern within the yellow, such as white spotting? The options are Haploa cycleme, confusa or contigua based on Wagner, pg 460-461.

BTW, you were maybe a mile from my home when you took that photo at the nature center--never been there myself though. It's the one next to the Rancocas Indian property, yes?
… Nina, 12 January, 2008 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
That's the one. They have very nice gardens and trails, and they have some good nature walks with guides. Birds, butterflies, dragonflies, flowers, etc.

If you look carefully in the other image, you can see two lines of big yellow bumps, that's why I picked contigua. Maybe easier to see before I rescaled to 560. No side view.
… John R. Maxwell, 12 January, 2008 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Okay, without the view...
here's a quote from Wagner re: confusa vs. contingua:
confusa
"it's middorsal stripe averages more uniform in width and evenly bright yellow; broken subdorsal stripe more evident"... and
contigua
"The Neighbor is distinguished by its thin white middorsal and subdorsal stripes and especially bold and complete yellow lateral stripe."

Nina
… Nina, 12 January, 2008 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the help. I don't think that we will ever be 100% and there are plenty of images at genus level
… John R. Maxwell, 13 January, 2008 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
We don't see any reason to hesitate
No bright yellow middorsal stripe and a very bold yellow lateral stripe. We would definitely have picked contigua also.
… john and jane balaban, 13 January, 2008 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with you guys...
I agree with you guys...
… Nina, 13 January, 2008 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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