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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Catocalinae » Catocalini » Underwings (Catocala) » Oldwife Underwing - Hodges#8795 (Catocala palaeogama)
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Catocala species - Catocala palaeogama
Copyright © 2005 Rob

Catocala species - Catocala palaeogama
Robert Moses State Park, Long Island County, New York, USA
July 26, 2005
I found this moth on the side of a lifeguard stand at 6:30am. At first I thought that it was just a Gypsy Moth but a friend pointed out that it was likely a catocala genus. Is it possible to ID this guy to the species?
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Contributed by Rob on 28 July, 2005 - 9:31am
Last updated 18 March, 2006 - 2:05am

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… Robin McLeod, 18 March, 2006 - 2:06am login or register to post comments

richard gillmore:This moth is
richard gillmore:This moth is Catocala palaeogama.
… richard m. gillmore, 4 September, 2005 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Catocala
probably one of the many color forms of C. ilia, but it also resembles some of my C. palaeogama. Lets see what others think.
… Dennis Profant, 28 July, 2005 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

 
my 2 cents
I think neogama looks closer than ilia, but palaeogama looks better than both.
C. neogama has more black in the basal area than this one, and its AM line comes much closer to the claviform (or is it subreniform?) spot than in this photo.
All of the C. ilia photos I've seen lack a heavy black streak near the inner margin, seen in this photo and in neogama and palaeogama.
… Robin McLeod, 4 August, 2005 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Catocala neogama
Catocala neogama, "The Bride" - Hodges 8798, looks pretty good.
… Steve Nanz, 2 August, 2005 - 4:07am login or register to post comments

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