Unidentified Platynota
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Thanks to John Brown and Michael Sabourin for advice on identifications.
Based on the length of the male forewing costal fold (ca. 2/3 the length of the forewing), the first five are P. rostrana or P. flavedana. The two species can be distinguished easily from each other by the scaling on the head – with a complex “hood” in rostrana (probably these), simple in flavedana – difficult to see well in photographss. Among the next four specimens, two (180200, 363120) are males. The short costal fold (ca. 1/3 the length of the forewing) strongly suggests P. idaeusalis. The females are probably P. idaeusalis as well. ~ contributed by John Brown
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Maury Heiman, Medina Co., TX - 390857
3745 - Platynota rostrana (possibly P. flavedana)
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Robert Zimlich, Mobile Bay, AL - 325263
3745 - Platynota rostrana (possibly P. flavedana)
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Robert Zimlich, Mobile Bay, AL - 397534
3745 - Platynota rostrana (possibly P. flavedana)
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Robert Zimlich, Mobile Bay, AL - 511190
3745 - Platynota rostrana (possibly P. flavedana)
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Robert Zimlich, Mobile Bay, AL - 623502
3745 - Platynota rostrana (possibly P. flavedana)
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Scott Justis, Norfolk, VA - 180200
ID: P. semiustana, det. M. Sabourin
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Brian Bottorff, Rincon, GA - 84477
ID: P. rostrana, det. M. Sabourin
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James Hoover, Pittsburgh, PA - 363120
Probably 3740 - Platynota idaeusalis
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Tom Murray, Groton, MA - 292270
Probably 3740 - Platynota idaeusalis
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