Identification Keys

Black

species

andromedae
judith
miranda
orba

small..........

(40-50)
(45-55)
(37-45)
(40-45)

range: eastern........

Me-Fl-Tx
NH-Ga-Ok-Ont
Ma-Fl-La-Il
Ma-Ga-Tx-Ms

forewing:.........

dark bar i.m.
u. light grey
dark m dash
u. grey

ventral...................

bl, fw pm band wh
hw grey i.m.-m.b.
bl, nar w fw pmb
bl, nar w fw pmb

fringe..........

w at apex
black, no w
grey
gr-white


species

angusi
dejecta
epione
flebilis
insolabilis
lacrymosa
obscura
residua
retecta
sappho
ulalume

medium.....

(60-74)
(56-73)
(55-65)
(54-65)
(65-75)
(60-82)
(60-72)
(60-73)
(60-65)
(62-75)
(60-75)

range: eastern......

Ma-Ga-Ks-Il
Ma-Fl-Tx-Ont
Que-Fl-Tx-Ont
Ma-Ga-Ar-Ont
Ont-Fl-Tx-SD
Ma-Fl-Tx-Ont
Que-NC-Ms-Ont
Me-Ga-Ms-Ont
Que-Ga-Ar-Ont
Va-Fl-La-Il
Va-Fl-Tx-Il

forewing:...................

dark basal dash
wh patch, r.s. to c.
white st area
black tv band
l grey, dark i.m.
w. crescents i.m.
dull grey
pale st line
dark bar // i.m.
w, brown r.s.
mottled grey

ventral.........


thin e w pmb
hw black

fw black






fringe......

dark
td white
pure white
td white
nar. grey
td white
w to gr at a.a.
grey-brown
white
w, lightly td
w, lightly td


species

agrippina
maestosa
relicta
robinsoni
vidua
cerogama

large..........

(75-80)
(78-98)
(70-80)
(70-80)
(70-80)
(70-80)

range: eastern........

NJ-Fl-Tx-In
NY-Fl-Tx-In
Canada and b st
NH-Fl-Ok-Ont
Me-Fl-Tx-Ont
N.S.-Ga-Mo-Ont

forewing:...................

two teeth
dark arc c. r.s. apex
white
pale grey
dark arc and dashes
white srs

ventral.........



much white
thin sc w pmb


fringe......

bd white
bd white
white
white
broad white
yellow

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