Catocala piatrix

Catocala piatrix
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(Grote, 1864)

Catocala piatrix resting head down, Caldwell County, western North Carolina,
October 24, 2009, courtesy of Aubrey Scott.

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TAXONOMY:

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

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