Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 963299

Charming Underwing Moth
Catocala blandula

Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Trinity River Refuge, using black light.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 13, 2014
Coordinator notes: C. crategi and C. blandula are tough to differentiate, but I believe your suggested id's are correct. I reviewed figures and descriptions in the Peterson Guide to Moths (Beadle and Leckie, 2012, p.350-351) and that guide points out some of the differences reasonably well.SAT
Checklist region(s): United States, Liberty County, Texas

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