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Hi Hans & Chris - I found F. comstocki ( aka Comstock's Sallow ) flying May
11th. The differentiating characters to Jocose Sallow are that F.jocosa is
a duller green and more even colored forewing with a conspicuous
post-median line and no black blotches around reniform spot The "3 squarish
black blotches " around reniform spot are characteristic of Comstock's .
DB
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On
Behalf Of c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:20 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] The Warblers of Lewis Lake Provincial Park
Hi Hans,
On 27-May-07, at 7:44 PM, Hans Toom wrote:
Of alternate interest this morning at our place in Portuguese Cove was a
green moth of a colour I cannot recall seeing before. I posted one image,
the last one in this set. I have made no colour changes to this critter at
all. What you see is what it looked like.
This is a noctuid in the genus Feralia. I think this is Feralia jocosa Gn.
which feeds on red and black spruce.
http://www.monctonnaturalistsclub.org/images/10005.THE_JOKER_FERALIA_JOCOSA.
.1.jpg
Although Feralia comstocki Grt., apparently found on hemlock is also a
possibility:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/jpgs/110008.jpg
Individuals of both species seem to be quite variable and I'm not certain
what characters differentiate them. The third species found in Nova Scotia,
Feralia major Sm., looks somewhat different and is rare.
They are clearly patterned so as to blend into patterns of moss and
lichens on the bark of trees.
Best wishes!
Chris
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Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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