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Catocala Species - Catocala pretiosa
Copyright © 2013 George Smiley

Catocala Species - Catocala pretiosa
Karnack, Harrison County, Texas, USA
May 29, 2013
Size: Around 23mm TL
I want to say Catocala crataegi but the bit between the peaks does not look terribly 'sinuous' to me. The hindwing is orange/black and the black bands are not broken. Any help would be appreciated as I run across this species quite frequently.
Contributed by George Smiley on 30 May, 2013 - 2:35pm
Last updated 1 May, 2016 - 10:22pm

Moved
Moved from Underwings.
… Jason D. Roberts, 1 May, 2016 - 10:22pm

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