Catocala amatrix

Tom Payne Catocala Collection

Catocala amatrix
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(Hübner, [1813]) Noctua amatrix

Catocala amatrix, form nurus, hand captured, August 18, 2007
Yellow Creek, Montgomery County, Tennessee, courtesy of Tom Payne.

Catocala amatrix, bait, minus barring, August 19, 2007
Yellow Creek, Montgomery County, Tennessee, courtesy of Tom Payne.

The bottom specimen is very similar to C. cara in the forewing colouration and maculation, however, the hindwing inner margin is devoid of black scaling/hairs, prevalent in C. cara

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Group: Noctuinina
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Catocala, Schrank, 1802

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