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Magdalen Underwing Moth

Catocala illecta

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

Catocala species.

Habitat:

Grassland/Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
dferris
yeah you are right, I only recognized it as catocala sp. and didn't know the exact species. When I looked it up, I stopped at the first one that looked similar, and didn't look into the detail.
LuckyLogan
Thanks for the suggestion dferris, but I think this is actually C. illecta.

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PublishedJune 23, 2014

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