http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/26/tortricid-moth/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/26/tortricid-moth/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Tim Eisele Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:30:50 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=814#comment-903 Hmm, that does look pretty close, thanks! I think I need to see about getting a copy of Covell. Hmm, that does look pretty close, thanks! I think I need to see about getting a copy of Covell.

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/04/26/tortricid-moth/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Carl Strang Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:57:17 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=814#comment-902 Hi, Tim, Simple-mindedly checking my handy-dandy Covell, your moth resembles three at the bottom of plate 59. I've collected that Clepsis in NE Illinois, and it's more cream than yellow in forewing color. As in the one you depict, I'm impressed by what strikes me as a resemblance to a shed bud scale or other plant part in these moths. How about Croesia semipurpurana? Though the dark area of your moth is smaller than in the one depicted, Covell emphasizes the bright yellow ground color, the brown blotch "dusted with metallic gray scales," and mentions that the dark area can be smaller. Covell couldn't include all species, of course, but if that ain't it, I have to think it's a close relative with that many similarities. Hi, Tim,
Simple-mindedly checking my handy-dandy Covell, your moth resembles three at the bottom of plate 59. I’ve collected that Clepsis in NE Illinois, and it’s more cream than yellow in forewing color. As in the one you depict, I’m impressed by what strikes me as a resemblance to a shed bud scale or other plant part in these moths. How about Croesia semipurpurana? Though the dark area of your moth is smaller than in the one depicted, Covell emphasizes the bright yellow ground color, the brown blotch “dusted with metallic gray scales,” and mentions that the dark area can be smaller. Covell couldn’t include all species, of course, but if that ain’t it, I have to think it’s a close relative with that many similarities.

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