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Hi Derek,
On 28-May-07, at 10:09 AM, d.bridgehouse wrote:
> 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 .
Great: thanks for this! So Hans' photo is of Feralia comstocki, yes?
Cheers,
Chris
>
> DB
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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> 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6
> (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Derek,<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On =
28-May-07, at 10:09 AM, d.bridgehouse wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> =
<DIV><SPAN class=3D"330475212-28052007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
color=3D"#0000ff">Hi Hans & Chris - I found=A0 <EM>F. comstocki ( =
aka Comstock's Sallow ) flying May 11th.</EM> The differentiating =
characters to Jocose Sallow are that <EM>F.jocosa=A0 </EM>is a duller =
green and more even colored forewing with a conspicuous=A0 post-median =
line and no <EM>black blotches</EM> around reniform spot The "<EM>3 =
squarish black blotches</EM> "=A0 around reniform spot are =
characteristic of Comstock's .</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Great: thanks for this! So Hans' photo is =
of=A0<I>Feralia comstocki</I>, yes?</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D"330475212-28052007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" =
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Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [<A =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">mailto:naturens-owner@chebuc=
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Sent:</B> Monday, May 28, 2007 1:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] The Warblers =
of Lewis Lake Provincial Park<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3D"Tahoma" =
size=3D"2"></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: =
0px">Hi Hans, <DIV><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span"><BR> <DIV> =
<DIV>On 27-May-07, at 7:44 PM, Hans Toom wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Times =
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apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"> <DIV><FONT =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Of alternate interest this =
morning at our place in Portuguese Cove was a green moth of a colour =
I cannot recall seeing before.=A0 I posted one image, the last one =
in this set.=A0 I have made no colour changes to this critter at =
all.=A0 What you see is what it looked =
like.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>This is a noctuid in the genus =
<I>Feralia</I>. I think this is=A0F<I>eralia jocosa</I> Gn. which feeds =
on red and black spruce.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV><A =
href=3D"http://www.monctonnaturalistsclub.org/images/10005.THE_JOKER_FERAL=
IA_JOCOSA..1.jpg">http://www.monctonnaturalistsclub.org/images/10005.THE_J=
OKER_FERALIA_JOCOSA..1.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">Although=A0<I>Feralia comstocki</I> Grt., =
apparently found on hemlock is also a possibility:</SPAN></DIV> =
<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV><A =
href=3D"http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/jpgs/110008.jpg">http:/=
/www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/jpgs/110008.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span">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,=A0<I>Feralia major</I> Sm., looks =
somewhat different and is rare.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>They are clearly =
patterned so as to blend into patterns of moss and lichens on the bark =
of trees.</DIV> <DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> =
<DIV>Best wishes!</DIV> <DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>=
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