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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Catocalini » Underwings (Catocala) » Little Nymph Underwing - Hodges#8876 (Catocala micronympha)
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underwing moth - Catocala micronympha
Copyright © 2015 Linda Graetz

underwing moth - Catocala micronympha
Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 20, 2015
Size: about 1"
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Contributed by Linda Graetz on 21 July, 2015 - 3:48pm
Last updated 18 January, 2016 - 1:34am

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Hello Linda,

This one of the difficult Catocalas and I am not very good with them. I think it is . They are variable. The hind wing view helps a lot because this species is very similar to Catocala lineella.
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Looking at hind-wing patterns
Looking at hind-wing patterns in photos of both species, the one I had looks to me to be micronympha. Wish my images were sharper. Thanks for your help.
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