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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)
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ID of Colorado insect please - Catocala
Copyright © 2020 amytaratus

ID of Colorado insect please - Catocala
Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
June 4, 2020
Size: 2-3 inches
I found this under a patio cushion in my backyard. I didn't touch it so I don't know if it was solid or just a shell of something. I'm curious what it is/was. Thanks!
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Contributed by amytaratus on 6 June, 2020 - 11:51am
Last updated 6 June, 2020 - 5:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… George Smiley, 6 June, 2020 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Pupating Catocala Caterpillar
Looks to be the larva of a Catocala species. Something like Catocala neogama, but Colorado is west of my knowledge. What trees are nearby?

If you want to use your patio furniture without worrying about squishing it grab the caterpillar and put it in a container with some leaf litter so it can finish pupating. In about a month you will get a lovely moth.
… George Smiley, 6 June, 2020 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Pupating Caterpillar
There are several old cottonwood trees above where I found the caterpillar. He disappeared shortly after I discovered him. Perhaps he was eaten by a bird? Lots of those around.

Thank you very much for the information. The ID looks right to me.
… amytaratus, 6 June, 2020 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

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