ON CATOCALA VERRILLIANA, WITH NOTES ON CATOCALA RELICTA

The smallest N. Am. red-winged species known. It has a resemblance to polygama and fratercula in the ornamentation of the primaries. Fore wings gray, shaded with blackish; lines black. A diffuse basal black shade. T. a. line diffusely shaded with black. Reniform small, yellowish, more or less distin...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Grote, A. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1875
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
fratercula
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent7185-10
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00127166
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Summary:The smallest N. Am. red-winged species known. It has a resemblance to polygama and fratercula in the ornamentation of the primaries. Fore wings gray, shaded with blackish; lines black. A diffuse basal black shade. T. a. line diffusely shaded with black. Reniform small, yellowish, more or less distinctly double ringed. Sub-reniform small, yellowish, disconnected with the t. p. line. T. p. line shaped much as in Polygama . Hind wings bright red.

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