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Himmelman's and Busck's Plume Moths (Complex Geina tenuidactylus)Observer
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False Foxglove Plume Moth and Allies (Complex Paraplatyptilia auriga)Observer
hughmcguinnessDescription
auriga/watkinsi
Dissection by Tim Reichard.
@treichard @plumemothdotcom
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tomandjillDescription
Forelegs are "booted" at the femur portion of the legs. Dark X like markings at tips of wings.
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Sweet Broom Plume Moth (Stenoptilodes brevipennis)Observer
ashleybosargeDescription
ID is just a guess. I collected a couple yesterday. One pupated over night. Not sure what the plant is.
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Grape Plume Moth (Geina periscelidactylus)Observer
b_coulterDescription
On underside of Vitis leaf.
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Himmelman's and Busck's Plume Moths (Complex Geina tenuidactylus)Observer
altspen
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treichardDescription
Specimen #1547
Valva with separate costal arm with two processes
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Huron Sachem (Atalopedes campestris ssp. huron)Observer
treichardDescription
Huron Sachem
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False Foxglove Plume Moth and Allies (Complex Paraplatyptilia auriga)Observer
mikeburrellDescription
At mercury vapor light.
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Greater Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis gracilineata)Observer
royaltylerDescription
per VA Brou:
Royal Tyler There were two people in North America over the past 40 years who could reliably visually distinguish these two species for the past several decades in eastern NA. One was the late Fred Rindge (AMNH), and the other was me. I provided numerous thousands of Louisiana geometrids to Rindge in the 70s, 80s, and 90s for identification. Based upon your illustrated image, this specimen appears to be Lygris gracilineata female.
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Greater Grapevine Looper Moth (Eulithis gracilineata)Observer
thomasirvineDescription
FW length of 17.5mm. Dissection and ID by JoAnne Russo.
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hughmcguinnessDescription
Upper side shows phenotype of angusella/latifasciella. Closeup of head shoes male antennae. Underside shows lack of black sex scaling. @paul_dennehy @treichard @joannerusso
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Typical Grass Miner Moths (Genus Elachista)Observer
treichardDescription
Specimen #484
Gnathos lobes separate, with stalks touching. Vinculum shorter than tegumen. Apex of sacculus without a thorn. Uncus lobes densely setose in apical half. Digitate process not widening toward apex.
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Typical Grass Miner Moths (Genus Elachista)Observer
treichardDescription
Specimen #1239
Apical fifth of each antenna is dark gray, concolorous with rest of antenna. Corpus bursae with single signum that is a dentate band. Ventral margin of ostium deeply concave with two lateral rods. Cluster of 4 teeth on ductus bursae, the two largest almost appearing as one in some views.
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North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus)Observer
treichard
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Sweet Broom Plume Moth (Stenoptilodes brevipennis)Observer
swhitebreadDescription
Dark lateral anal tuft of female brevipennis just visible on photo and prominent on spread specimen
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Aethes promptanaObserver
treichardDescription
Specimen #1144
Laminar post-vaginalis has a large medial process. Anterior apophyses longer than posteriors. Sternite 7 lightly sclerotized.
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Goldenrod Plume Moth (Hellinsia kellicottii)Observer
treichardDescription
Specimen #1159
FW length 10 mm. Left valva with long, fine, gently attenuating clasper curving with the valva inner surface, not inflected at middle nor strongly curved at apex. Right valva with rounded apex.
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Zale Moths (Genus Zale)Observer
hughmcguinnessDescription
Moth on right. I am interested in comments about this moth. @paul_dennehy
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Sweet Broom Plume Moth (Stenoptilodes brevipennis)Observer
treichardDescription
Specimen #601
Tegumen simple, more like taprobanes. Valva with distal part of sacculus rectangular, more like brevipennis. Aedeagus long and curved.
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treichardDescription
The leafminer on Carya
Host plant at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99516722
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Paralobesia carduanaObserver
treichardDescription
Specimen #707
Aedeagus without lateral spines. Sacculus with basal cluster of about 9 pale spines. Valval neck has two opposite pads of dark spines. Hindwing base looks white but appears to be descaled there. Valvae would not stay spread for a photo.
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treichardDescription
The leafminer on River Birch
Host plant at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93115184
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Genus PhyllocnistisObserver
jimbrightonDescription
Leaf mine on Eubotrys racemosa.
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Genus CosmopterixObserver
treichardDescription
The leafminer on Dichanthelium clandestinum or boscii
Host plant at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63920425
