Darling Underwing - Catocala cara

WS: 80 mm. Violet brown FW sprinkled with greenish scales along jagged, black lines. HW is bright pink with black bands. Hosts: Poplar and willow.

Habitat: Spotted resting in a bird blind on the edge of a pond in a deciduous forest

*I erased some dead bugs that were on the left side of the photo using photoshop. Can you tell?

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Ferdy Christant

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Nope, can't tell. Well done :) Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yay, I am practicing the art of deception. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Beautiful! Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Thanks! The purple shimmer really comes out with the flash. Posted 5 years ago

The Darling underwing

''Catocala cara'', the darling underwing, is an Erebidae species. The species can be found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; it occurs west at least to Oklahoma and north at least to Illinois. It also ranges into southern Canada, but only barely so.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young