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Hyppa brunneicrista - Hodges#9580 (Hyppa brunneicrista)
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Copyright © 2010
Robert A. Martin
Hyppa brunneicrista
East Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
July 17, 2010
Size: medium
Attracted to blacklights.
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Contributed by
Robert A. Martin
on 23 December, 2010 - 7:04pm
Last updated 21 February, 2011 - 2:10pm
Moved
Moved from
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Chris Mallory
, 21 February, 2011 - 2:11pm
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ID Question
How are other similar species eliminated? Pacific Northwest Moths has a really good page on
Hyppa brunneicrista
here
. The antennae look like they're wide enough for that species but other features mentioned do not seem right, such as the lack of a "...prominent pale W-mark of the subterminal line..." and a lack of "...more extensive orange near the anal angle..."
Looking at BOLD images, it's hard for me to tell how important those features are for an ID.
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Steve Nanz
, 2 February, 2014 - 5:29am
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Good question.
I made this move based on its addition to the species page on MPG, but that's a practice I've started to avoid doing as there's no way of knowing who actually made the ID and what confidence level it is. I agree based on your remarks that it may actually be something else.
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Chris Mallory
, 2 February, 2014 - 11:23am
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Thanks for the comment Steve.
Thanks for the comment Steve. At the time I photographed this moth (2010), neither my identification or photography skills were that good. This isn't a very good photo because it lacks color. I don't recall what features I considered for identification. I subsequently submitted the image to Lep. Society and the ID was confirmed.
I have since taken much better photos of both H. brunneicrista and H. xylinoides in Montana.
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Robert A. Martin
, 2 February, 2014 - 11:21am
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More Photos!
If you have more images of
H. brunneicrista
, please post them.
I wasn't disputing the ID of this one, just trying to get a handle separating these similar species. Thanks for the added info. I'm guessing the antennae was the critical factor.
Chris - I do pretty much the same as you do. I add comments when I can if the move was made because of an ID at MPG. Thanks!
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Steve Nanz
, 3 February, 2014 - 5:03pm
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Just posted H. brunneicrista
Just posted H. brunneicrista from this summer.
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Robert A. Martin
, 3 February, 2014 - 5:34pm
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