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Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada
June 21, 2003

Looks to be common on the area in grass fields I just saw it again today
Looks like a mini Catocala or Cryptocala

Contributed by Daniel Abraham on 2 July, 2004 - 6:28pm
Last updated 18 December, 2013 - 6:22pm

Toothed Somberwing

Your noctuid is a Toothed Somberwing, Euclidia cuspidea
(see http://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~gefauske/ndmoths/names/8731.htm)
There's also an image on the Moths of Canada Web site:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/imagelibrary/enoct1a_e.php#1
We find them very distracting on our Butterfly Counts this time of year, as they look a lot like Duskywings when they fly.

Carolyn King
Toronto Entomologists' Association

… Carolyn King, 5 July, 2004 - 4:35pm

Identification

Thanks for the identifications and URL
Looks to be common too in Quebec as seen in new Louis Handfield book

… Daniel Abraham, 5 July, 2004 - 5:52pm

Moved to guide,

so you might want to edit your title. Thanks for the links, Carolyn, which I have also added to the info page.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 21 September, 2004 - 9:51pm

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