Pilocrocis ramentalis

[Brian Scholtens]

Hugh and all,

Pilocrocis certainly is a fall migrant.  Most years I do not see it, but in
some years it is abundant in the Smokies.  I have taken it as far north as
Pellston, MI at the Univ. of Michigan Bio. Station (a single individual).  I
think Hugh is right that it rarely strays farther than the middle eastern
states, although it may do so more often with warming temperatures.

Brian Scholtens


From: "Hugh McGuinness" <hmcguinness at ross.org>
Reply-To: hmcguinness at ross.org
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:59:54 -0500
To: <LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu>, "Mothrah" <TILS-moth-rah at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Pilocrocis ramentalis

Hello Fellow Lepidophiles,
 
On Oct 18 & 22 I found Pilocrocis ramentalis (Pyralidae) here on eastern
Long Island, NY, for the first time in 5 seasons of intensive observation.
(My only other record for the species is from Naples, FL.) Forbes (1923)
lists the northern limit of this species¹ range as New York and states that,
³Northward this species has only been taken in the fall.² This suggests that
the species is a vagrant from the south. So here is my question & request:
Does anyone know of this species occurring regularly in the eastern US north
of, say, Virginia? I would appreciate hearing about records of this species
north of Virginia. What is the farthest north that the species is known to
occur regularly?
 
Hugh
 
Hugh  McGuinness
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