Catocala cara
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Guenee, 1852

Catocala cara, Saxtons River, Windham County, Vermont,
September 8, 2011, courtesy of JoAnne Russo.

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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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