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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) » Sordid Underwing - Hodges#8846 (Catocala sordida)
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moth - Catocala sordida
Copyright © 2015 Gregory Raterman

moth - Catocala sordida
Thunder Lake, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA
September 26, 2014
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Contributed by Gregory Raterman on 29 October, 2015 - 6:53am
Last updated 17 January, 2016 - 2:33pm

Moved
Moved from Underwings.

I went ahead and moved this based on the lack of a basal dash and less extensive black scaling along the inner margin, which should distinguish it from gracilis. However, I don't believe that's diagnostic 100% of the time ... usually, but there are some gracilis lacking a basal dash.
… Jason D. Roberts, 17 January, 2016 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Noctuoidea.
… Kyhl Austin, 18 December, 2015 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Noctuoidea
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 November, 2015 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

 
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Looks like a bit like a Catocala
… Jonn, 13 November, 2015 - 4:14am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
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… Kyhl Austin, 18 December, 2015 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

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