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Catocala blandula
Copyright © 2007 john and jane balaban

Catocala blandula
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 30, 2007
Size: ~20mm long
Nearby was this beauty nestled into a Red Oak. We're thinking this is Catocala mira or C.blandula but don't know how to decide between them.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 July, 2007 - 8:04am
Last updated 26 January, 2008 - 4:45pm

Moved
Moved from Underwings.
… Jason D. Roberts, 26 January, 2008 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Charming Underwing.
… Jason D. Roberts, 24 November, 2007 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Wonderful Underwing.
… john and jane balaban, 23 November, 2007 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

catocala blandula (8867) Charming Underwing
This moth is Catocala blandula.
… richard m. gillmore, 23 November, 2007 - 1:39am login or register to post comments

 
Confirmed
* Update: Received confirmation of blandula from another source that says mira should never have AM/PM lines that meet near the inner margin, and that photos of "mira" which display this feature are mis-ID'd and should be blandula. Thanks for the help Richard.
… Jason D. Roberts, 24 November, 2007 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

mira
I'm leaning mira over blandula. The two are incredibly similar. I'd say a worn mira looks closest, but I haven't thoroughly reviewed the Catocala plates yet.
… Jason D. Roberts, 31 July, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

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