Insects and Spiders

Sad Underwing Moth

When I was photographing my first moth of this species, I discovered there was a second one on the other side of the trunk. A moth expert told me that this is the more typical position to find this species, heads down. Got a close up of this one to show the pretty designs on the wings.
Sad Underwing Hodges#8793 (Catocala maestosa)

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