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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Catocalinae » Catocalini » Underwings (Catocala) » The Penitent - Hodges#8771 (Catocala piatrix)
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The Penitent Underwing - Catocala piatrix
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

The Penitent Underwing - Catocala piatrix
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
September 11, 2006
Stirred up from my wood pile. Difficult to approach but didn't fly far.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 13 October, 2006 - 6:56pm
Last updated 30 May, 2007 - 12:34pm

Moved
Moved from Ilia Underwing.
… J.D. Roberts, 23 March, 2007 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

Catocala piatrix (8771) The Penitent Underwing
This moth is Catocala piatrix. Dr. Covell's book, A Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America, Plate 37, figure 11.
… richard m. gillmore, 6 January, 2007 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I dug out my copy and went through it again. Now that you point it out the ID is clear.
… Steve Scott, 6 January, 2007 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

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