Catocala lineella
kah-TOCK-uh-lahmlye-nee-EL-lah
Grote, 1872

Catocala lineella, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, August 26, 2016,
courtesy of Martha Klassanos.

Catocala lineella, Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, August 26, 2016,
courtesy of Martha Klassanos.

Regarding the images on this page, I am pretty sure they are Catocala lineella but they could also be the very similar Catocala amica. I have gone with lineella mostly due to the very dark forewings. Many thanks to Martha and all the other photographers who contribute images and information to the data base.

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Erebidae, Leach, [1815] Subfamily: Erebinae, Leach, [1815] Tribe: Catocalini, Boisduval, [1828] Genus: Catocala, Schrank, 1802

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