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Species Catocala piatrix - The Penitent - Hodges#8771

The Penitent (Underwing) - Catocala piatrix

Dark Marbled Carpet Moth? - Catocala piatrix

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Catocalinae

Tribe Catocalini

Genus Catocala (Underwings)

Species piatrix (The Penitent - Hodges#8771)

Hodges Number

8771

Size

Winspan 68-84 mm

Identification

White bar on forewing distinctive, I believe.

Range

Eastern North America

Habitat

Deciduous forests

Season

July-November

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on deciduous trees from several families: ash, hickory, walnut, persimmon.

See Also

Other Catocala

Print References

Covell, p. 172, plate 37 #11 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographer's Group: specimen, living moth

Dallas Butterflies

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Cotinis on 5 March, 2005 - 10:37am
Last updated 8 March, 2005 - 10:59pm

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