On Aug. 25th I posted a pic (and not a very good one at al) of a new butterfly in my garden. It was never ID because of the quality of the pic. I took a pic of Dale Clark's specimen box and low and behold I think I may have found it but I have no clue what the name is. Look in the bottom left corner of the box, when the wings were closed I could see the bars on the wings. Any guesses?
Thanks
Peg:
These are all Underwing moths (in the genus Catocala). Your photo from August 25th is of a Crescent, either Pearl Crescent or Phaon Crescent. You did also post a photo on August 16th of a Sad Underwing (Catocala maestosa). Sure you're not getting the two dates confused?
Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
www.dallasbutterflies.com
