Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth - Patania silicalis

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… Jon Rapp, 21 August, 2012 - 10:34am

Herpetogramma

Plentiful at this time of the year

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 20 August, 2012 - 3:29pm

I don't think it's Herpetogramma

See link to Pleuroptya silicalis in my earlier comment.

… Robin McLeod, 20 August, 2012 - 3:50pm

Hmmm ...

I probably need to revisit mt Herpets. Thanks

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 20 August, 2012 - 4:00pm

Thanks Guys!

We're all moved in over at our new place. So for a brief while this fella will enjoy the status of being the first record for Alabama in this species. But that won't last long once Bob moves some of his friends over here.

I did read in INFO where another one in this genus "Pleuroptya fluctuosalis (Lederer, 1863) is treated as a synonym of Herpetogramma fluctuosis" Hodges #5244. So looks like this one is somewhat similar, if not closely related to the other Herpetogramma?

Thanks again for the help from you both - I'm learning a lot!

… Jon Rapp, 21 August, 2012 - 10:41am

There can be only one First

Jon,
Even if I move any to here, your first will stand, as it was the first to be ID'd. For example, this Kyoto Moth is a first for Alabama (and Bug Guide), even though I posted a Kyoto two years earlier. Why? Because any subsequent ID's, regardless of when posted, are based on the first.
Robert

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 September, 2012 - 8:51pm

Crambid, yes

looks similar to this one.

… Robin McLeod, 19 August, 2012 - 11:39pm