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Catocala amica, C. lineella or indistinguishable? - Catocala
Copyright © 2019 Dave Webb

Catocala amica, C. lineella or indistinguishable? - Catocala
Street, Harford County, Maryland, USA
August 18, 2019
Going thru some photos from this past summer I found this beauty. Unfortunately, I only have the one photo and it was not a measurement shot and did not include an exposed HW. I've read some of the spirited BG discussion about whether C. amica and C. lineella are one or two species. So I'm curious whether any of you think the markings on this specimen are bold enough for C. lineella, or should this be classified as amica/lineela? Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by Dave Webb on 23 December, 2019 - 7:01pm
Last updated 25 December, 2019 - 7:42pm

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… Bob Biagi, 25 December, 2019 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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This is C. lineella. The two are definitely different species according to Larry Gall, and there is an undescribed one that looks like lineella in the south
… Ray Simpson, 24 December, 2019 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

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