Obscure Underwing
Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2021
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 23, 2025
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: Ozark_Bill
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 29, 2024
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Observation date: Sep 13, 2022
Submitted by: jwileyrains
Region: Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 05, 2022
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 27, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: fiona7kelly7
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 18, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 05, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 31, 2016
Submitted by: Emily Newman
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2018
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Observation date: Sep 17, 2017
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 10, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2016
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2017
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Observation date: Oct 03, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 23, 2016
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jan 22, 2016
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2014
Submitted by: michaeloberg
Region: Webster County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Mar 29, 2015
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Observation date: Sep 09, 2014
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Schoharie County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 31, 2015
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Observation date: Aug 31, 1979
Submitted by: Indy Entomologist
Region: White County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 14, 2015
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2014
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 04, 2015
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