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Catocala sponsa
A medium sized moth, roughly about 4-5cm in length, of earthy colours above, making it almost perfectly camouflaged against the bark of carob tree. In flight, rose-pink underwings are well visible.
Seen during the night-time, on the bark of a male carob tree in our garden. Located at outskirts of Dubrovnik, on lower slopes of Srdj mountain, the garden is terraced and covered in Mediterranean fruit trees and spontaneous vegetation. In spring, these terraces are overgrown in beautiful dense carpet of spontaneous Mediterranean herbs and melliferous flowers.
Many thanks Ornithoptera80 for the ID. Also, many thanks to Sukanya and Mark, for pointing in right direction.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2022
Submitted on Jul 26, 2022
