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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) » Catocala californica - Hodges#8814 (Catocala californica)
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Catocala cf. allusa - Catocala californica
Copyright © 2008 Marius Aurelian

Catocala cf. allusa - Catocala californica
Green Mountain Rd., 4.2 km NE of Hwy. 3A, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
September 9, 2007
One of the few Catocala sp. that actually landed on the sheet. They usually approach lights, but never land, disappearing into the night... I'm not sure what species it is. The specimen had red underwings (if that is of any help).
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Contributed by Marius Aurelian on 2 January, 2008 - 2:59am
Last updated 23 August, 2018 - 4:26pm

Moved
Moved from Underwings.
… Jason D. Roberts, 23 August, 2018 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Catocala faustina allusa.

Sorry, didn't mean to move that just yet - looking into it more, as allusa is a coastal species. Might be something else.
… Jason D. Roberts, 2 May, 2016 - 12:19am login or register to post comments

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… Jason D. Roberts, 2 May, 2016 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

Catocala
This is most likely Catocala allusa, # 8809. There is another species in your area, C. unijuga, which is very similar and can be confused with allusa. (You can see an image of the two together here.) However, all the transverse lines on the specimen in your photo indicate allusa.
… Jason D. Roberts, 26 January, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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