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Ultronia Underwing Moth Medium-sized moth with gray-brown coloring. There is a dark brown subapical patch along inner margin. Hindwings are orange-red with black bands. I spotted it resting on a tree in a wet, mixed forest. Catocala ultronia,Dark Red Underwing,Geotagged,Summer,Ultronia Underwing Moth,United States,moth,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Ultronia Underwing Moth

Medium-sized moth with gray-brown coloring. There is a dark brown subapical patch along inner margin. Hindwings are orange-red with black bands. I spotted it resting on a tree in a wet, mixed forest.

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The Dark Red Underwing or Ultronia Underwing is a moth of the Erebidae 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.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 13, 2018. Captured Aug 6, 2016 11:48 in 40 W Elm St, Greenwich, CT 06830, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm