Catocala amatrix
Sweetheart Underwing Moth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) No Taxon (Moths) Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Erebidae Subfamily Erebinae Tribe Catocalini Genus Catocala (Underwings) Species amatrix (The Sweetheart - Hodges#8834) Hübner, 1809-13
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When distrubed hindwings flash possibly startling predators and allowing escape
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