Catocala relicta
kah-TOCK-uh-lah mm reh-LIK-tuh
Walker, [1858]

Catocala relicta form clara, Hinckley, Somerset County, August 30, 2011, Steve Lemieux.

Catocala relicta typical form, Sidney, Kennebec County, September 3, 2011, Steve Lemieux.

Catocala relicta, Hinckley, Somerset County, September 6, 2011, Steve Lemieux.

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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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