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Catocala sp.
about 3 cm in length, patterned in various shades of brown with a beautiful pink patch on the hind wings
spotted indoors nearby a wooded and cultivated area
Catocala promissa or coniuncta
Hi Bernadette! If you remain undecided between promissa or coniuncta (as I am) please leave the scientific name as Catocala sp. to fit in with our database standards. Possible species can go into your notes. Maybe an expert will highlight clear criteria for us to make the difference.
Thanks for the help, ladies! I was happy to have this visitor in my bedroom, and then I helped it find its way outside again.
There are many Catocala species in Europe. The forewing and hindwing markings here do not match optata. They seem closer to promissa or conjuncta (coniuncta). All species are listed on these specialized pages:
http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Cato...
http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPa...