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Catocala piatrix
Copyright © 2007 Andrew Meeds

Catocala piatrix
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
September 25, 2007
Size: 2 inches
Attracted to light. Posed shot. Can anyone ID to species... I'm putting my money on genus Catocala.
Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 26 September, 2007 - 6:19pm
Last updated 26 January, 2008 - 1:03pm

Catocala
Catocala piatrix

Moved from Underwings.

(I also rotated picture for more aesthetic viewing)
… J.D. Roberts, 26 January, 2008 - 1:00pm

 
Thanks for the help JD!
Thanks!
… Andrew Meeds, 18 July, 2008 - 1:13am

Definitly
Most definitly a Catocala, but i won't even try to go farther without a spread specimen.
… Dany Brown, 27 September, 2007 - 5:58pm

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