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Sad Underwing Caterpillar - Catocala maestosa
Copyright © 2006 Gretchen Grammer

Sad Underwing Caterpillar - Catocala maestosa
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve/ Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
May 2, 2006
Size: ~ 80 mm
I am rearing these, so if everything goes well we will have an adult for identification.

June 11, 2006 - we finally have an adult for identification! Sad Underwing (Catocala maestosa)
Contributed by Gretchen Grammer on 9 May, 2006 - 1:57pm
Last updated 10 August, 2006 - 11:00am

I'm going to link this to your adult images.
That way they stay connected even if the ID changes (it looks right to me, though).
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 June, 2006 - 4:06pm

 
linking images
I didn't link those because I don't know if they are the exact same individual. I have several of the caterpillars that I have been rearing.
… Gretchen Grammer, 12 June, 2006 - 7:18pm

 
Ah, that complicates it a little.
In that case a thumbnail is better. It's good to have some kind of link between the two, though.

Here's the adult raised from this batch of caterpillars:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 13 June, 2006 - 7:45am

 
Sounds good.
I'll go along with that!
… Gretchen Grammer, 13 June, 2006 - 2:05pm

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