Catocala pretiosa Lintner, 1876
Variable larva in terms of ground color as well as maculation, and one of
three small Rosaceae-feeders (other two: lincolnana, blandula) that sport a dark dorsal
"racing stripe" in a fair proportion of last instars. A5 horn is usually short (1-2 mm).
Wild foodplants also vary, with some geographical component, including various
Crataegus, Aronia arbutifolia, Malus angustifolia, Amelanchier.
Denizen of mesic/wet hardwood forests in the few remaining populations in coastal NJ and MA (others in midwest
and New England long extirpated), and more varied habitats south and west.
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