Catocala
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Catocala is a genus of noctuid moths commonly known as Underwings. (A few closely related genera are sometimes called Underwings as well, but usually the term is synonymous with this genus.) Most species have brightly coloured underwings, orange, red, or white. The genus name is a combination of two Greek words, kato behind, and kalos beautiful. The bright hindwings are not visible at rest, being hidden by the dull forewings, but they help the moth avoid predators such as bird
s if they are disturbed during the day (Stevens 2005). The genus occurs in Eurasia and North America. Due to their variety of colors and species diversity, Underwings are popular with collectors of lepidoptera
. Larvae (caterpillars) of most species feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s if they are disturbed during the day (Stevens 2005). The genus occurs in Eurasia and North America. Due to their variety of colors and species diversity, Underwings are popular with collectors of lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
. Larvae (caterpillars) of most species feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs.
Species
- Catocala abactaCatocala abactaCatocala abacta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia Minor.-External links:*...
Staudinger, 1900- Catocala abacta irana Brandt, 1938
- Catocala abamitaCatocala abamitaCatocala abamita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Northern China, South-eastern Siberia and on the Korean Peninsula.The wingspan is about 79 mm.-External links:**...
Bremer & Grey, 1853 - Catocala abbreviatellaCatocala abbreviatellaCatocala abbreviatella is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Indiana south and west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Nebraska and Wisconsin....
Grote, 1872 - Catocala actaeaCatocala actaeaCatocala actaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and Northern China.The length of the forewings is about 24 mm....
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874- Catocala actaea nigricans Mell, 1939
- Catocala adulteraCatocala adulteraCatocala adultera is a moth in the family Noctuidae. Its wingspan is ....
Ménétriés, 1856 - Catocala aenigma Sheljuzhko, 1943
- Catocala aestimabilisCatocala aestimabilisCatocala aestimabilis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Xinjiang, China....
Staudinger, 1892 - Catocala afghana Swinhoe, 1885
- Catocala agitatrixCatocala agitatrixCatocala agitatrix is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East , China, Korea, Japan .The wingspan is about 62 mm.-External links:*...
Graeser, 1888 - Catocala agrippinaCatocala agrippinaThe Agrippina Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to southern Indiana....
Strecker, 1874 – Agrippina Underwing - Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874 – Aholibah UnderwingAholibah UnderwingThe Aholibah Underwing is a moth of the "owlet" family Noctuidae, which has over 25,000 known members, and more than that yet undescribed...
- Catocala alabamaeCatocala alabamaeThe Alabama Underwing or Titan Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Louisiana, Maryland south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri, Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Illinois....
Grote, 1875 – Alabama Underwing or Tital Underwing - Catocala allusaCatocala allusaCatocala allusa or Catocala faustina allusa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia, south through Washington to northern California. It is also found in Oregon and possibly western Nevada....
Hulst, 1884 - Catocala amabilisCatocala amabilisCatocala amabilis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Transcaspia....
Bang-Haas, 1907 - Catocala amatrixCatocala amatrixThe Sweetheart Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found from Nova Scotia, south through Connecticut to Florida and west through Texas and Oklahoma to Arizona and north to Montana, Minnesota and Ontario....
Hübner, [1813] – Sweetheart Underwing - Catocala amestrisCatocala amestrisThe Three-staff Underwing is a species of Catocalini that occurs in North America. It is considered endangered and is legally protected in the state of Michigan.-Description:...
Strecker, 1874 – Three-staff Underwing - Catocala amicaCatocala amicaThe Girlfriend Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Canada through the eastern United States, westward to Oklahoma and Arizona and northward to Minnesota....
Hübner, 1818 – Girlfriend Underwing - Catocala amnonfreidbergiCatocala amnonfreidbergiCatocala amnonfreidbergi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to the Levant. The wingspan is about 73 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is probably one generation per year.-External links:*...
Kravchenko et al., 2008 - Catocala andromacheCatocala andromacheCatocala andromache is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern California to Arizona.Subspecies Catocala andromache benjamini has been elevated to species level and is now known as Catocala benjamini....
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1885 - Catocala andromedaeCatocala andromedaeThe Andromeda Underwing or Gloomy Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maine south through New Jersey to Florida and Alabama and west to Texas and Oklahoma....
Guenée, 1852 – Gloomy Underwing - Catocala angusiCatocala angusiAngus' Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Georgia west to Arkansas and Kansas and north to Illinois and Michigan....
Grote, 1876 – Angus' Underwing - Catocala antinymphaCatocala antinymphaThe Sweetfern Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland....
Hübner, [1823] – Sweetfern Underwing - Catocala ariana Vartian, 1964
- Catocala armandiCatocala armandiCatocala armandi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including Tibet and Taiwan.The wingspan is about 80 mm.-Subspecies:*Catocala armandi armandi*Catocala armandi shirozui Sugi, 1982 -External links:*...
Poujade, 1988- Catocala armandi shirozui Sugi, 1982
- Catocala artobolevskiji Sheljuzhko, 1943
- Catocala atocalaCatocala atocalaBrou's Underwing or Atocala Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Louisiana west to Oklahoma and north to southern Illinois.Adults are on wing from July to August. There is probably one generation per year....
Brou, 1985 – Brou's Underwing - Catocala badiaCatocala badiaThe Bay Underwing, Bayberry Underwing or Old Maid is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Maine and New Hampshire south to New York and Connecticut.The wingspan is 50-60 mm...
Grote & Robinson, 1866 – Bay Underwing - Catocala bellaCatocala bellaCatocala bella is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Russia , Korea, China and Japan .The wingspan is about 59 mm.-External links:*...
Butler, 1877 - Catocala benjaminiCatocala benjaminiBenjamin's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona, Nevada, southern California and southern Utah.Catocala benjamini was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Catocala andromache....
Brower, 1937 – Benjamin's Underwing - Catocala blandulaCatocala blandulaThe Charming Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west to central Alberta, south to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.The wingspan is 42-50 mm...
Hulst, 1884 – Charming Underwing - Catocala bokhaicaCatocala bokhaicaCatocala bokhaica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Primorye in the Russian Far East, North Korea and China.-External links:*...
Kononenko, 1979 - Catocala brandtiCatocala brandtiCatocala brandti is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Greece, south-eastern Turkey, Iran and Israel.-Subspecies:*Catocala brandti brandti *Catocala brandti schaideri...
Hacker & Kaut, 1999 - Catocala briseisCatocala briseisThe Briseis Underwing or Ribbed Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across the Boreal forest region from Newfoundland to the Pacific, south to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.The wingspan is 59-65 mm...
Edwards, 1864 – Ribbed Underwing - Catocala butleriCatocala butleriCatocala butleri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in western China....
Leech, 1900 - Catocala caesiaCatocala caesiaCatocala caesia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the mountains of south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico, and southward through the Sierra Madre Occidental in Chihuahua....
Hawks, 2010 - Catocala californicaCatocala californicaCatocala californica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia and Alberta south through Washington and Oregon to California.The wingspan is about 65 mm...
Edwards, 1864 - Catocala californiensisCatocala californiensisCatocala californiensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern California.Adults are on wing from June to July. There is probably one generation per year.The larvae feed on Quercus turbinella....
Brower, 1976 - Catocala caraCatocala caraThe Darling Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in the Eastern part of the United States. Subspecies Catocala cara carissima is found from Georgia to Texas.The wingspan is 70-85 mm...
Guenée, 1852 – Darling Underwing - Catocala carissimaCatocala carissimaCatocala carissima is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in Florida.It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Catocala cara....
Hulst, 1880 - Catocala catei Weisert, 1998
- Catocala cerogamaCatocala cerogamaThe Yellow-banded Underwing is a species of Catocalini that occurs in North America.-Description:The wingspan is 64 to 81 mm. They have even, deep yellow bands on their hindwings, the forewings are usually brownish-gray...
Guenée, 1852 – Yellow-banded Underwing - Catocala charlottaeCatocala charlottaeCatocala charlottae or Catocala praeclara charlottae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Louisiana....
Brou, 1988 - Catocala chelidoniaCatocala chelidoniaCatocala chelidonia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Arizona and Utah to California.The wingspan is 45-50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location...
Grote, 1881 - Catocala cleopatraCatocala cleopatraCatocala cleopatra or Catocala faustina allusa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to California.The wingspan is about 65 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September...
Strecker, 1874 - Catocala clintoniCatocala clintoniClinton's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec, southward to Florida, west to Texas and north to Wisconsin....
Grote, 1864 – Clinton's Underwing - Catocala coccinataCatocala coccinataThe Scarlet Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Canada and eastern United States, following river valleys onto the Great Plains and down to Florida.The wingspan is 57-70 mm...
Grote, 1872 – Scarlet Underwing - Catocala columbinaCatocala columbinaCatocala columbina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sichuan, Chekiang, Taiwan and Japan.-Subspecies:*Catocala columbina columbina*Catocala columbina okurai *Catocala columbina yoshihikoi -External links:*...
Leech, 1900- Catocala columbina columbina Leech, 1900
- Catocala columbina yoshihikoi Ishizuka, 2002
- Catocala concumbensCatocala concumbensThe Sleepy Underwing or Pink Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, west across the southern half of the Prairie Provinces to eastern Alberta.The wingspan is 60-75 mm...
Walker, [1858] – Pink Underwing - Catocala conjunctaCatocala conjunctaCatocala conjuncta is a circum-Mediterranean species of moth whose range extends across southern Europe, North Africa and extending to the Middle East. The larvae feed on Holm Oak Quercus ilex....
Esper, 1787 – Minsmere Crimson Underwing - Catocala connexaCatocala connexaCatocala connexa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan.The wingspan is 50-57 mm....
Butler, 1881 - Catocala connubialisCatocala connubialisThe Connubial Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario to Prince Edward Island , south to Florida and west to Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri....
Guenée, 1852 – Connubial Underwing - Catocala consorsCatocala consorsThe Consort Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maine and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma....
Smith, 1797 – Consort Underwing- Catocala consors sorsconi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
- Catocala contemnendaCatocala contemnendaCatocala contemnenda is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Xinjiang, China....
Staudinger, 1891 - Catocala contorta Warren
- Catocala conversaCatocala conversaCatocala conversa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean zone and parts of the sub-Mediterranean zone ....
Esper, 1787 - Catocala crataegiCatocala crataegiThe Hawthorn Underwing or Chokeberry Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec to Prince Edward Island south from Maine through Connecticut to Georgia and west to Arkansas and north to Minnesota.Catocala pretiosa was considered a synonym of Catocala crataegi...
Saunders, 1876 – Hawthorn Underwing or Chokeberry Underwing - Catocala danilovi Bang-Haas, 1927
- Catocala deducta Eversmann, 1843
- Catocala dejeaniCatocala dejeaniCatocala dejeani is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China and Taiwan.Some authors consider it a subspecies of Catocala kuangtungensis.The wingspan is about 67 mm.-Subspecies:*Catocala dejeani dejeani...
Mell, 1936 - Catocala dejectaCatocala dejectaThe Dejected Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south through New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to southern Ontario.The wingspan is 56-73 mm...
Strecker, 1880 – Dejected Underwing - Catocala delilahCatocala delilahThe Delilah Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ohio south to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma, Arizona and Utah, through Mexico to Honduras....
Strecker, 1874 – Delilah Underwing - Catocala desdemonaCatocala desdemonaThe Desdemona Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Catocala delilah....
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1882 – Desdemona Underwing - Catocala desiderataCatocala desiderataCatocala desiderata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Xinjiang in China....
Staudinger, 1888 - Catocala detrita Warren, 1913
- Catocala deuteronymphaCatocala deuteronymphaCatocala deuteronympha is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from eastern Siberia to Japan and Korea.The length of the forewings is about 27 mm.It orients vertically when resting on tree trunks...
Staudinger, 1861- Catocala deuteronympha omphale Butler, 1881
- Catocala deuteronympha tschiliensis Bang-Haas, 1927
- Catocala dilecta Hübner, [1808]
- Catocala disjunctaCatocala disjunctaCatocala disjuncta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Europe to Asia Minor.The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.-External links:**...
Geyer, [1828] - Catocala dissimilisCatocala dissimilisCatocala dissimilis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Russia , China, Korea and Japan .The wingspan is about 45 mm.-External links:*...
Bremer, 1861- Syn. Catocala nigricans
- Catocala distorta Butler, 1889
- Catocala diversaCatocala diversaCatocala diversa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Spain, south-eastern France, Italy, the Balkans, European southern Russia and Israel.There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July....
Geyer, [1826] - Catocala doerriesiCatocala doerriesiCatocala doerriesi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern Russia , northern China and Korea.The wingspan is about 67 mm.-External links:*...
Staudinger, 1888 - Catocala dotatoidesCatocala dotatoidesCatocala dotatoides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
Poole, 1989 - Catocala dulaCatocala dulaCatocala dula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Russia, Japan, Korea and China.The wingspan is about 65 mm.-External links:*...
Bremer, 1861- Catocala dula carminea Mell, 1939
- Catocala dulciolaCatocala dulciolaThe Quiet Underwing or Sweet Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York through Virginia, west to Missouri and north to Illinois and Michigan....
Grote, 1881 – Quiet Underwing or Sweet Underwing - Catocala duplicataCatocala duplicataCatocala duplicata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Korea and Japan .The wingspan is about 47 mm.-External links:*...
Butler, 1885 - Catocala editarevayaeCatocala editarevayaeCatocala editarevayae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from Jordan and Israel.The wingspan is 87-90 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.The larvae are probably monophagous on Populus species.-External links:*...
Kravchenko et al., 2008 - Catocala electaCatocala electaThe Rosy Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in Europe and Asia .The wingspan is 65-80 mm. The moths flies from July to September depending on the location....
Vieweg, 1790 – Rosy Underwing- Catocala electa zalmunna Butler, 1877
- Catocala electa tschiliensis Bang-Haas, 1927
- Catocala electilisCatocala electilisCatocala electilis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona and Mexico.The larvae feed on Populus fremontii....
Walker, [1858] - Catocala ella Butler, 1877
- Catocala elocataCatocala elocataThe French Red Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Uzbekistan and Kazachstan.The larvae feed on poplar and willow.-External links:**...
Esper, 1787 – French Red Underwing- Catocala elocata locata Staudinger, [1892]
- Catocala eminens Staudinger, 1892
- Catocala epioneCatocala epioneThe Epione Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec and Ontario south through Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma....
Drury, [1773] – Epione Underwing - Catocala eutycheaCatocala eutycheaCatocala eutychea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean, especially the Balkans.There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from June to August.The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera....
Treitschke, 1835 - Catocala faustinaCatocala faustinaCatocala faustina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Colorado west to California and north through Washington to British Columbia. It has also been reported in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah....
Strecker, 1873 - Catocala flavescensCatocala flavescensCatocala flavescens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
Hampson, 1894 - Catocala flebilisCatocala flebilisThe Mournful Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to North Carolina and Georgia, west to Arkansas and north to Michigan and Illinois and into southern Ontario....
Grote, 1872 – Mournful Underwing - Catocala florianii Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2008
- Catocala formosana Okano, 1958
- Catocala franciscaCatocala franciscaCatocala francisca or Catocala hermia francisca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California.Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.-External links:**...
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1880 - Catocala fraxiniCatocala fraxiniThe Blue Underwing , also known as Clifden Nonpareil, is a moth of the superfamily Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe and North and East Asia.The caterpillars feed on various species of poplar....
Linnaeus, 1758 – Blue Underwing or Clifden Nonpareil- Catocala fraxini jezoensis Matsumura, 1931
- Catocala fraxini legionensis Gómez Bustillo & Vega Escandon, 1975
- Catocala fraxini yuennanensis Mell, 1936
- Catocala fredericiCatocala fredericiCatocala frederici is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.The wingspan is 40-52 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year....
Grote, 1872 - Catocala fredi Bytinsky-Salz & Brandt, 1937
- Catocala fugitiva Warren, 1914
- Catocala fulmineaCatocala fulmineaCatocala fulminea is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Central Europe, Southern Europe, East Asia, and Siberia.The wingspan is 44–52 mm.The larvae feed on Prunus, Crataegus, pears, and oaks.-External links:*, funet.fi...
Scopoli, 1763- Catocala fulminea chekiangensis Mell, 1933
- Catocala fulminea fulminea Scopoli, 1763
- Catocala fulminea xarippe Butler, 1877
- Catocala fuscinuptaCatocala fuscinuptaCatocala fuscinupta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Himachal Pradesh....
Hampson, 1913 - Catocala glauditta Schawerda, 1934
- Catocala gracilisCatocala gracilisThe Graceful Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba to Nova Scotia and Maine, south through Connecticut, New Jersey to Florida and west to Mississippi and Missouri....
Edwards, 1864 – Graceful Underwing - Catocala grisatraCatocala grisatraThe Grisatra Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the coastal plain in Bladen County, North Carolina, south through Georgia to Florida....
Brower, 1936 – Grisatra Underwing - Catocala grotianaCatocala grotianaGrote’s Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Arizona, north through Utah into Colorado. It has also been spotted in Washington and in the western United States north and east of California....
Bailey, 1879 – Grote's Underwing - Catocala gryneaCatocala gryneaThe Woody Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota....
Cramer, [1780] – Woody Underwing - Catocala habilisCatocala habilisThe Habilis Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and west to Arkansas....
Grote, 1872 – Habilis Underwing - Catocala haitzi Bang-Haas, 1936
- Catocala hariti Ishizuka & Ohshima, 2002
- Catocala helenaCatocala helenaCatocala helena is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Siberia and Manchuria.The length of the forewings is about 30 mm.-Subspecies:*Catocala helena helena*Catocala helena kurenzovi...
Eversmann, 1856- Catocala helena beicki Mell, 1936
- Catocala helena kurenzovi Moltrecht, 1927
- Catocala hermiaCatocala hermiaThe Hermia Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout the Great Plains, from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta south and west to Texas, Arizona and California.The wingspan is 58-68 mm...
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1880 – Hermia Underwing - Catocala herodiasCatocala herodiasThe Herodias Underwing or Gerhard's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The nominate form is found in Texas and Oklahoma. Subspecies Catocala herodias gerhardi is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York to Virginia.The wingspan is 55-65 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August...
Strecker, 1876 – Herodias' Underwing or Gerhard's Underwing - Catocala hippolytaCatocala hippolytaCatocala hippolyta or Catocala semirelicta hippolyta is a subspecies of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California....
Strecker, 1874 - Catocala hoenei Mell, 1936
- Catocala hymenaeaCatocala hymenaeaCatocala hymenaea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Middle East to western Asia.There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July.The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus spinosa....
[Schiffermüller], 1775 - Catocala hymenoides Draeseke, 1927
- Catocala hyperconnexa Sugi, 1965
- Catocala iliaCatocala iliaThe Ilia Underwing, Beloved Underwing or Wife Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found in the Eastern part of the United States as well as southern Canada. Subspecies Catocala ilia zoe can be found in California and Arizona.The wingspan is 65-82 mm...
Cramer, [1776] – Beloved Underwing, Ilia Underwing, or Wife Underwing - Catocala illectaCatocala illectaThe Magdalen Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-western Ontario south to Tennessee and South Carolina and west and south to Texas and north through Oklahoma and Kansas to Nebraska, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.The wingspan is 60-70 mm. Adults are on...
Walker, [1858] – Magdalen Underwing - Catocala inconstans Butler, 1889
- Catocala infasciata Mell, 1936
- Catocala innubensCatocala innubensThe Betrothed Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and Quebec south through Michigan, Connecticut, Tennessee to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Wisconsin....
Guenée, 1852 – Betrothed Underwing - Catocala insolabilisCatocala insolabilisThe Inconsolable Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario through Maine and Connecticut south to Florida, west through Arkansas to Texas and Oklahoma and north to South Dakota....
Guenée, 1852 – Inconsolable Underwing - Catocala intactaCatocala intactaCatocala intacta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.The wingspan is 58-60 mm.-External links:*...
Leech, 1889- Catocala intacta taiwana Sugi, 1965
- Catocala invasaCatocala invasaCatocala invasa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China....
Leech, 1900 - Catocala ireneCatocala ireneIrene’s Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Utah and California and Nevada.The wingspan is 65-75 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species....
Behr, 1870 – Irene's Underwing - Catocala jairCatocala jairThe Jair Underwing or Barrens Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, in the coastal plain in Bladen County, North Carolina and in the northern half of Florida....
Strecker, 1897 – Jair Underwing or Barrens Underwing - Catocala jansseni Prout, 1924
- Catocala jessicaCatocala jessicaThe Jessica Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described from Arizona through Colorado to Illinois and California.The wingspan is about 75 mm....
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1877 – Jessica Underwing - Catocala johnsonianaCatocala johnsonianaJohnson's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California.Adults are on wing from June to July. There is probably one generation per year....
Brower, 1976 – Johnson's Underwing - Catocala jonasii Butler, 1877
- Catocala judithCatocala judithJudiths's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Quebec and Ontario to the United States from New Hampshire south through Connecticut and New Jersey to North Carolina and Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Iowa and north to Wisconsin.The wingspan is 45-55 mm...
– Strecker, 1874 – Judith's Underwing - Catocala junctaCatocala junctaCatocala juncta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Xinjiang, China....
Staudinger, 1889 - Catocala juncturaCatocala juncturaThe Joined Underwing, or Stretch's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York and Pennsylvania west to south-eastern British Columbia, Montana, Colorado and Arizona, north to extreme southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Also recorded from California and Arizona.The...
Walker, [1858] – Joined Underwing or Stretch's Underwing - Catocala kasenko Ishizuka, 2007
- Catocala koreana Staudinger, 1892
- Catocala kotschubeyi Sheljuzhko, 1927
- Catocala kuangtungensisCatocala kuangtungensisCatocala kuangtungensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China and Japan .The wingspan is about 63 mm.-Subspecies:...
Mell, 1931 - Catocala kusnezovi Püngeler, 1914
- Catocala lacrymosaCatocala lacrymosaThe Tearful Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois and Michigan and into southern Ontario....
Guenée, 1852 – Tearful Underwing - Catocala lara Bremer, 1861
- Catocala lara pallidamajor Mell, 1939
- Catocala laura Speidel, Ivinskis & Saldaitis, 2008
- Catocala largeteaui Oberthür, 1881
- Catocala largeteaui yunnana Mell, 1936
- Catocala leechiCatocala leechiCatocala leechi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Kashmir....
Hampson, 1913 - Catocala lehmanni Speidel, Ivinskis & Saldaitis, 2008
- Catocala lesbiaCatocala lesbiaCatocala lesbia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Middle East, in regions without severe winters. In Turkey, south-east of the Anatolian Plateau, in oases and desert foothills in Iraq, south as far as the Sinai and Egypt. In Israel it is found in the Great Rift Valley and...
Christoph, 1887- Catocala lesbia fittkaui Kravchenko et al., 2008
- Catocala lesbia lesbia Christoph, 1887
- Catocala lincolnanaCatocala lincolnanaThe Lincoln Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina south to Florida and west through Arkansas to Texas....
Brower, 1976 – Lincoln Underwing - Catocala lineellaCatocala lineellaThe Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing or Steely Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida west to Texas and north to Ohio....
Grote, 1872 – Lineella Underwing, Little Lined Underwing, or Steely Underwing - Catocala longipalpis Mell, 1936
- Catocala louiseaeCatocala louiseaeLouise's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The epithet, louiseae, is in honor of "the late Louise Louise's Underwing (Catocala louiseae) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The epithet, louiseae, is in honor of "the late Louise Louise's Underwing (Catocala louiseae) is a moth of the...
Bauer, 1965 – Louise's Underwing- Syn. Catocala protonympha
- Catocala lucianaCatocala lucianaThe Shining Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in western North America, as far east as Minnesota and Illinois and northward into extreme southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It occurs widely across the Great Plains, south to New Mexico, Arizona and California.The wingspan is...
Strecker, 1874 – Shining Underwing - Catocala luctuosa Hulst, 1884 – Yellow-fringed Underwing
- Catocala lupina Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
- Catocala lupina kastshenkoi Sheljuzhko, 1943
- Catocala luscinia Brandt, 1938
- Catocala maculaCatocala maculaCatocala macula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Indian Subregion, Taiwan, Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram.-External links:*...
Hampson, 1891 - Catocala maculata Vincent, 1919
- Catocala maestosaCatocala maestosaThe Sad Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York south to Florida and Alabama, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota....
Hulst, 1884 – Sad Underwing - Catocala manitobaCatocala manitobaCatocala manitoba or Catocala praeclara manitoba is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Manitoba.The larvae feed on Populus and Salix....
Beutenmüller, 1908 – Manitoba Underwing - Catocala marianaCatocala marianaCatocala mariana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain.-External links:*...
Rambur, 1858 - Catocala marmorataCatocala marmorataThe Marbled Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Vermont to South Carolina and west to Indiana and Illinois....
Edwards, 1864 – Marbled Underwing - Catocala martyrum Oberthür, 1881
- Catocala mcdunnoughiCatocala mcdunnoughiMcdunnough's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California.Adults are on wing from June to August. There is probably one generation per year.The larvae feed on Quercus chrysolepis....
Brower, 1937 – McDunnough's Underwing - Catocala meskeiCatocala meskeiMeske’s Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maine and Quebec west to southern Alberta and Montana, south to South Carolina in the east and at least Montana in the west.The wingspan is 65–75 mm...
Grote, 1873 – Meske’s Underwing - Catocala mesopotamicaCatocala mesopotamicaCatocala mesopotamica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Turkey....
Kusnezov, 1903 - Catocala messalinaCatocala messalinaThe Messalina Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and north to Kansas....
Guenée, 1852 – Messalina Underwing - Catocala micronymphaCatocala micronymphaThe Little Nymph Underwing or Little Bride Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba through New Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and then north through Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, to Wisconsin and Minnesota and...
Guenée, 1852 – Little Nymph Underwing or Little Bride Underwing - Catocala minutaCatocala minutaThe Little Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York to Florida and west to Texas and north to South Dakota, Indiana and Michigan....
Edwards, 1864 – Little Underwing - Catocala miraCatocala miraThe Wonderful Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba through southern Ontario and Quebec through New Hampshire and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa and Illinois....
Grote, 1876 – Wonderful Underwing - Catocala mirandaCatocala mirandaThe Miranda Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to Florida and west to western North Carolina....
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1881 – Miranda Underwing - Catocala mirifica Butler, 1877
- Catocala moltrechti Bang-Haas, 1927
- Catocala mulierculaCatocala mulierculaThe Little Wife Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Florida and west to Texas and New Mexico....
Guenée, 1852 – Little Wife Underwing - Catocala musmiCatocala musmiCatocala musmi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China and Korea.-External links:**...
Hampson, 1913 - Catocala naganoi Sugi, 1982
- Catocala nagioidesCatocala nagioidesCatocala nagioides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan and eastern Russia.The wingspan is about 25 mm.-External links:**...
Wileman, 1924 - Catocala naumanni Sviridov, 1996
- Catocala nebulosaCatocala nebulosaThe Clouded Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario south through Tennessee to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota....
Edwards, 1864 – Clouded Underwing - Catocala neglectaCatocala neglectaCatocala neglecta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mongolia....
Staudinger, 1888 - Catocala neogamaCatocala neogamaThe Bride is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Maine and Quebec to northern Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas. Subspecies Catocala neogama euphemia is found in Arizona and New Mexico....
Smith, 1797 – Oldwife Underwing - Catocala neonympha Esper, 1805
- Catocala neonympha osthelderensis Hacker, 1990
- Catocala neonympha variegata Warren, 1913
- Catocala nivea Butler, 1877
- Catocala nivea asahinaorum Owada, 1986
- Catocala nivea krosawai Owada, 1986
- Catocala nubilaCatocala nubilaCatocala nubila is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan, the far east of Russia and Korea.The wingspan is 27-28 mm.The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus.-External links:**...
Butler, 1881 - Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767 – Red Underwing
- Catocala nupta alticola Mell, 1942
- Catocala nupta centralasiae Kusnezov, 1903
- Catocala nupta clara Osthelder, 1933
- Catocala nupta concubia Walker, [1858]
- Catocala nupta japonica Mell, 1936
- Catocala nupta kansuensis O. Bang-Haas, 1927
- Catocala nupta japonica Mell, 1936
- Catocala nupta nozawae Matsumura, 1911
- Catocala nupta nuptialis Staudinger, 1901
- Catocala nupta obscurata Oberthür, 1880
- Catocala nuptialisCatocala nuptialisThe Married Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba south through Minnesota and Nebraska to eastern Oklahoma and Texas and east to Kentucky and Illinois....
Walker, [1858] – Married Underwing - Catocala nymphaeaCatocala nymphaeaCatocala nymphaea is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern France, Italy, Greece, Corsica, Sicily, Crete, North Africa, Anatolia, Afghanistan and Kashmir....
Esper, 1787 - Catocala nymphaeoides Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
- Catocala nymphagogaCatocala nymphagogaThe Oak Yellow Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, from Bulgaria up to the Iberian Peninsula and sometimes further north as a migrant. It is also found in North Africa and Asia Minor....
Esper, 1787 – Oak Yellow Underwing - Catocala oberthueri Austaut, 1879
- Catocala obscena Alphéraky, 1879
- Catocala obscuraCatocala obscuraThe Obscure Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. In Canada it is found in southern Quebec and Ontario and in the United States it is found from Massachusetts and Connecticut south to North Carolina, west to Mississippi and north to Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan.The wingspan is 60-72 mm...
Strecker, 1873 – Obscure Underwing - Catocala olgaorlovaeCatocala olgaorlovaeCatocala olgaorlovae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from the southern Levant where it was collected in two oases of the central Negev, En Avdat and En Ziq, and from the Egyptian central Sinai Peninsula near Santa Katharina....
Kravchenko et al., 2008- Catocala olgaorlovae duschara Lewandowski & Tober, 2008
- Catocala olgaorlovae olgaorlovae Kravchenko et al., 2008
- Catocala opheliaCatocala opheliaCatocala ophelia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the dry forests of Arizona, California and south-western Oregon.The wingspan is about 52 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.The larvae feed on Quercus...
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1880 - Catocala optataCatocala optataCatocala optata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known from south-central Europe and north-western Africa.The wingspan is 61-63 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September....
Godart, 1824- Catocala optata atlantica Le Cerf, 1932
- Catocala optimaCatocala optimaThe Turanga Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Xinjiang, China.The wingspan is 44-46 mm....
Staudinger, 1888 – Turanga Underwing - Catocala orbaCatocala orbaThe Orba Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts south to Georgia and Florida, west to Texas, and as far north as Mississippi....
Kuznezov, 1903 – Orba Underwing - Catocala orientalis Staudinger, 1877
- Catocala oshimai Ishizuka, 2001
- Catocala pactaCatocala pactaCatocala pacta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Sweden, east to Finland, Poland, the Baltic states, to the Ural and the Amur regions south to Tibet.The wingspan is 42-52 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September....
Linnaeus, 1758- Catocala pacta deserta Kozhantschikov, 1925
- Catocala paki Kishida, 1981
- Catocala palaeogamaCatocala palaeogamaThe Old Wife Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec , through Maine, New Jersey, Tennessee, to South Carolina, west to Arkansas and Oklahoma and north through Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.Some authors consider Catocala neogama to be a synonym of...
Guenée, 1852 – Old Wife Underwing - Catocala partaCatocala partaThe Mother Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia south to Maryland and Kentucky, west to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, western Montana, and Utah.The wingspan is 70–78 mm...
Guenée, 1852 – Mother Underwing - Catocala patala Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Catocala patala patala
- Catocala patala volcanica
- Catocala pataloidesCatocala pataloidesCatocala pataloides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern Laos, China and Taiwan....
Mell, 1931 - Catocala persimilisCatocala persimilisCatocala persimilis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in western India....
Warren, 1888 - Catocala piatrixCatocala piatrixThe Penitent Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The nominate subspecies can be found in the Eastern part of the United States, and the subspecies Catocala piatrix dionyza can be found in Arizona....
Grote, 1864 – Penitent Underwing- Catocala piatrix dionyza H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1884
- Catocala piatrix dionyza H. Edwards
- Catocala pirataCatocala pirataCatocala pirata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East and North Korea.The wingspan is about 43 mm.-External links:*...
Herz, 1904 - Catocala praeclaraCatocala praeclaraThe Praeclara Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west to south-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Kansas.The wingspan is 38–50 mm...
Grote & Robinson, 1866 – Praeclara Underwing - Catocala praegnax Walker, 1858
- Catocala praegnax sakaii Kishida, 1981
- Catocala pretiosaCatocala pretiosaThe Precious Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey west to Pennsylvania and south to Virginia and North Carolina and west to Tennessee into Louisiana and Oklahoma. Subspecies texarkana is found from Florida to Texas.The wingspan is...
Lintner, 1876 – Precious Underwing - Catocala prolifica Walker, 1857
- Catocala promissaCatocala promissaThe Light Crimson Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found in Europe and Anatolia up to Armenia.The wingspan is 60-65 mm. The moths flies from July to August depending on the location....
[Schiffermüller], 1775 – Light Crimson Underwing - Catocala proxeneta Alphéraky, 1895
- Catocala proxeneta sutschana Sheljuzhko, 1943
- Catocala puellaCatocala puellaCatocala puella is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in northern China and Korea.The wingspan is about 46 mm.-External links:*...
Leech, 1889 - Catocala puerperaCatocala puerperaCatocala puerpera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Near East and Middle East and in North Africa.There is one generation per year...
Giorna, 1791 - Catocala puerperoidesCatocala puerperoidesCatocala puerperoides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is restricted to more northern parts of Iran, reaching the southernmost distribution in southeastern Zagros, provinces Azerbayejan-e-Sharqi , Mazandaran, Tehran, Lorestan, Khuzestan and Kohkiluye va Boyer-Ahmad.The wingspan is...
Kravchenko et al., 2008 - Catocala ramaCatocala ramaCatocala rama is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on Sumatra and Flores.The wingspan is about 66 mm.-External links:*...
Moore, [1885] - Catocala relictaCatocala relictaThe White Underwing or The Relict is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Canada, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to Missouri, and Arizona.The wingspan is 67–75 mm...
Walker, [1858] – White Underwing or The Relict - Catocala remissaCatocala remissaCatocala remissa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Turkmenia and Kazachstan....
Staudinger, 1892 - Catocala repudiataCatocala repudiataCatocala repudiata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Western Turkistan and Xinjiang....
Staudinger, 1888 - Catocala residuaCatocala residuaThe Residua Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario, Quebec and Maine south to North Carolina and Georgia west to Mississippi and Missouri and north to Iowa, Illinois and Michigan....
Grote, 1874 – Residua Underwing - Catocala retectaCatocala retectaThe Yellow-Gray Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The species can be found from southern Ontario and Quebec south through Maine and New Jersey, south through Tennessee to Georgia and west to Arkansas and Kansas and north to Wisconsin...
Grote, 1872 – Yellow-gray Underwing- Catocala retecta luctuosa Hulst, 1884
- Catocala rhodosoma Röber, 1927
- Catocala robinsoniCatocala robinsoniRobinson's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and New Hampshire south to Florida west to Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas and northward to Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan ....
Grote, 1872 – Robinson's Underwing - Catocala sapphoCatocala sapphoThe Sappho Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Virginia and Tennessee south to Florida and west to Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Missouri and Illinois....
Strecker, 1874 – Sappho Underwing - Catocala seiohboCatocala seiohboCatocala seiohbo is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China The wingspan is about 67 mm.-External links:*...
Ishizuka, 2002 - Catocala semirelictaCatocala semirelictaThe Semirelict Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nevada, Colorado, Utah, California, and Nova Scotia south to Maine, west across Canada to British Columbia, and southward in the mountains....
Grote, 1874 – Semirelict Underwing - Catocala separansCatocala separansCatocala separans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Russia , Korea and Japan .The wingspan is about 57 mm.-External links:*...
Leech, 1889 - Catocala separataCatocala separataCatocala separata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Balkans, the Mediterranean part of southern Turkey and the Levant.There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from May to July....
Freyer, 1846 – Similar Underwing - Catocala serenaCatocala serenaThe Serene Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, as far south as to at least Tennessee, and west to Pennsylvania, Illinois and at least as far west as eastern Wisconsin.The wingspan is 55–60 mm. Adults are on wing...
Edwards, 1864 – Serene Underwing - Catocala similisCatocala similisThe Similar Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Minnesota....
Edwards, 1864 - Catocala solntseviCatocala solntseviCatocala solntsevi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Guangdong in China and Vietnam.The wingspan is about 75 mm.-External links:*...
Sviridov, 1997 - Catocala sordidaCatocala sordidaThe Sordid Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan east to New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and south through Maine and Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba....
Grote, 1877 – Sordid Underwing - Catocala sponsaCatocala sponsaThe Dark Crimson Underwing is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and from Anatolia up to the Caucasus.The wingspan is . The moth flies from July to September depending on the location....
Linnaeus, 1767 – Dark Crimson Underwing - Catocala sponsalisCatocala sponsalisCatocala sponsalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Nepal, China and northern Laos.-External links:*...
Walker, 1858 - Catocala streckeriCatocala streckeriCatocala streckeri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East , Korea, China and Japan .The wingspan is about 52 mm.-External links:*...
Staudinger, 1888 - Catocala subnataCatocala subnataThe Youthful Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick to Nova Scotia, south through Maine and Connecticut to North Carolina and west to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas, then north to Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan.The wingspan is...
Grote, 1864 – Youthful Underwing - Catocala sultanaCatocala sultanaCatocala sultana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.Some authors consider it a subspecies or even a form of Catocala optata...
A. Bang-Haas, 1910 - Catocala szechuenaCatocala szechuenaCatocala szechuena is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Western China....
Hampson, 1913 - Catocala tapestrina Moore, 1882
- Catocala tapestrina forresti Mell, 1939
- Catocala texanaeCatocala texanaeThe Texan Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Texas.Adults are on wing from May to June. There is probably one generation per year....
French, 1902 – Texan Underwing - Catocala thomsoni Prout, 1924
- Catocala timurCatocala timurThe Timur Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Transcaspia.The wingspan is about 40 mm....
Bang-Haas, 1907 – Timur Underwing - Catocala tokuiCatocala tokuiCatocala tokui is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.The wingspan is about 47 mm.-External links:*...
Sugi, 1976 - Catocala triphaenoides Oberthür, 1881
- Catocala ulalumeCatocala ulalumeThe Ulalume Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Virginia through Georgia to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma and north to Illinois....
Strecker, 1878 - Catocala uljanae Sinyaev, Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2007
- Catocala ultroniaCatocala ultroniaThe Dark Red Underwing or Ultronia Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America, south to Florida and Texas. It ranges west across the southern parts of Canada to extreme southeast British Columbia.The wingspan is 46-60 mm...
Hübner, 1823 - Catocala umbrosaCatocala umbrosaCatocala umbrosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Missouri and Louisiana east to Florida and north through New Jersey to Massachusetts and Quebec.Adults are on wing from April to August. There is one generation per year....
Brou, 2002 - Catocala unijugaCatocala unijugaThe Once-married Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west to south central British Columbia, south to Kentucky and Missouri in the east, Colorado and Utah in the west....
Walker, [1858] – Once-married Underwing - Catocala verrillianaCatocala verrillianaVerrill's Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Washington and Oregon to Colorado and south to California, Arizona and Texas, and Cimarron County in western Oklahoma....
Grote, 1875 – Verrill's Underwing - Catocala vestalis Boisduval, 1829
- Catocala viduaCatocala viduaThe Widow Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario, into Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut, south at least to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and north to Wisconsin....
Smith, 1797 – Widow Underwing - Catocala violentaCatocala violentaCatocala violenta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Colorado to Arizona, east to Texas and into Mexico.The wingspan is 70-80 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year....
H. EdwardsHenry Edwards (entomologist)Henry Edwards , known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist who gained fame in Australia, San Francisco and New York City for his theater work....
, 1880 - Catocala viviannaeCatocala viviannaeCatocala viviannae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Turkey and Iran.Adults are on wing from July to August....
Hacker & Kautt, 1996 - ?Catocala weigerti Hacker, 1999
- Catocala whitneyiCatocala whitneyiWhitney’s Underwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas eastward through Wisconsin to Ohio and Tennessee. It has also been recorded as far west as Minnesota and Utah. In Canada, it has been found in Manitoba.The wingspan is 45-50 mm...
Dodge, 1874 – Whitney’s Underwing - Catocala wushensisCatocala wushensisCatocala wushensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is about 74 mm.-External links:*...
Okano, 1964 - Catocala xizangensis Chen, 1991
Selected former species
The following species were recently placed as synonyms and are no longer valid.- Catocala babayaga Strecker, 1884
- Catocala davidi Oberthür, 1881
- Catocala nevadensis Beutenmüller, 1907
- Catocala olivia H. Edwards, 1880
- Catocala pura Hulst, 1880
- Catocala stretchi Behr, 1870
- Catocala titania Dodge, 1900