Tim Dyson:
Night Vision Photography
Catocala parta, August 17, 2004, Peterborough, Ontario,
courtesy of Tim Dyson copyright.
Catocala parta seems to have a narrow, elongate forewing with
three distinct bars or dashes: one in the basal area, one near the
apex, and one near the anal angle. In keeping with the elongated
shape of the wing, two of the teeth on the postmedial line are
long and slender.
Many of the Catocala seem to have the outline of a face,
some say Christ-like, on the thorax. The outline is much
pronounced in the above image, and the nature of the "face"
seems distinctive for each species. This species' face
has a thick, white mustache. If you want to see "an angry beaver",
check out C. unijuga again. C. amatrix has a
brown mustache and tear-stained cheeks.
The specimen below, from August 30, has paler hindwings
than the above specimen, but note the three bars and the "face".
There is also a pale area just above the subreniform spot.
Catocala parta, August 30, 2004, Peterborough, Ontario,
courtesy of Tim Dyson copyright.
Catocala parta is a good sized species as evidenced in this image
of C. parta (left) and C. concumbens (right), from
August 19, courtesy of Tim Dyson copyright.
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