Unidentified moth, St. Paul Island, Alaska - Psychophora phocata

Moved to Psychophora phocata

Moved from Larentiinae.

Det. Chris Schmidt, 12/21/2017., "... it’s a very contrastingly coloured (and variable) population of Psychophora phocata that occurs on the Pribilof Islands (we have long series here at CNC)..."

So Kyhl was pretty close. Please email me if you are interested in having this posted at MPG.

Thanks!

… Steve Nanz, 21 December, 2017 - 3:16pm

Great addition for the guide! Thanks for reaching out to Chris.

… Kyhl Austin, 21 December, 2017 - 3:54pm

Xanthorhoe clarkeata looks close, but range doesn't fit

Moved from Geometrid Moths.

… Kyhl Austin, 19 December, 2017 - 3:41pm

Great find! I went to the BOLD site and there is one X. clarkeata with similar antenna here

… A. Hendrickson, 20 December, 2017 - 8:47am

Antennae?

I don’t recall ever seeing antennae like this. I think it's a geometrid too but how did you make that determination?

… Steve Nanz, 20 December, 2017 - 5:26am

Moved

Moved from Moths. This is definitely a Geometer. Perhaps a pale Xanthorhoe?

… Kyhl Austin, 12 December, 2015 - 8:22pm

Moved

Moved from Pyralid Moths.

Sorry for the move back to Moths. Wish I could be more helpful.

… Steve Nanz, 29 May, 2015 - 3:32am

Steve, I have looked through more files that I can name. Still nothing satisfactory. Only possibility I could see was maybe something Eufidonia.

… A. Hendrickson, 29 May, 2015 - 9:23am

Beats me ...

I've looked through all my MPG thumbs, even Noctuids. Images of Moths of Alaska hasn't helped. I even "flattened" the moth in PhotoShop, and can't find a match. The closest I can guess is something in Hydriomenini tribe of geometrids.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 29 November, 2015 - 10:05pm

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… A. Hendrickson, 16 December, 2014 - 10:26am

Crambid, Geometer?

Pyrausta sp. maybe? What pyralid does this resemble?

… Steve Nanz, 25 May, 2015 - 3:20am

Sorry, thanks for catching me again. No explanation for my mistake. Looking again I would probably look through the Geometers first.

… A. Hendrickson, 25 May, 2015 - 2:46pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2012 - 5:03pm