Wildlife Spotting

Thanks for checking. I would not dare to suggest an ID based on this spotting from Pakistan. I think Catocala sp. is already a good deal ;-)...

Karen and bayucca are certainly correct. This is most definitely a Catocala sp. I don't think Catocala pudica or Catocala nupta is the species you have found here, though they are similar. Excellent find!

My closest guess is Erebidae, Erebinae, Catocalini and Catocala sp.. I think it is very tricky to almost impossible to get a safe ID for this one, since reports from Pakistan a very rare. I only found one from Tadjistikan, Catocala pudica, which is also reported from Pakistan. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=210056. Another similar and common one would be Catocala nupta, but I am not sure about the range. http://www.lepiforum.de/webbbs/images/f1_2010/pic60704.jpg

This is an underwing moth. Try search Catocala species for your region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catocala