UI Pyralidae

[jh]

Thanks to all of you who responded to my UI pyralid
(http://booksandnature.homestead.com/misc2.html) query.  Several of you had
suggested it was looking a lot like Chrysoteuchia culmella, but thought it
would be out of its range.  I think Martin Honey nailed it with
Chrysoteuchia topiaria (Cranberry Girdler), which does occur here in the
states (and in Connecticut) and feeds on cranberries, grasses and other
plants.  The spot where I photographed was adjacent to a cranberry bog.   

By the way, Martin also turned me onto a new moth site - Moths of North
Dakota - very helpful.  Here is a picture of C. topiaria from that site.
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/ndmoths/names/5391.htm  You can get to the
main pages of the online guide from there.

Best -

John

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Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 5:21 AM
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Subject: Re: UI Pyralidae


Looks more like a Crambid to me, no ???

Gary

"jh" <jhimmel at mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:JFELJJILCLMFAAPONDOKMEDLCDAA.jhimmel at mindspring.com...
> Any chance someone out there could ID this little pyralid for me?
> http://booksandnature.homestead.com/misc2.html  It's fairly common in my
> parts (northeast US) and is found in open grassy habitats.
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> TIA -
>
> John Himmelman
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