Woody Underwing - Catocala grynea

TL: ~25 mm. Chestnut streak along inner margin. Fragmented AM and PM lines widen at costa. HW is golden yellow with black bands and checkered fringe. Hosts: Apple, cherry, hawthorn, and plum. Status: Common.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

2020(133)

comments (2)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

In another context, would expect this one to be incredibly well camouflaged. Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Definitely! It would blend in so well in the woods. Posted 5 years ago

The Woody Underwing

"Catocala grynea", the woody underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec through Maine and Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Texas and north through Iowa to Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young