2021 September 24

    Jochen Möhr sends a photograph of a Catocala from Metchosin this morning.  Jeremy Tatum writes: It is a pity that the several species of these large and spectaular moths are so difficult to distinguish from each other, even with a fresh specimen, and even when the striking hindwing pattern can be seen.  The one with the most conspicuous white spot in the middle of the forewing usually turns out to be our default species C. aholibah, and there are some other features that lead me to think that Jochen’s moth is probably that species.   However, perhaps it is safest to leave it as Catocala sp.

 

Catocala sp.  (Lep,: Erebidae – Erebinae)  Jochen Möhr