The Penitent Underwing
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing grayish brown, with an oblique whitish bar extending from costa through subreniform spot. Note broad tooth on basal side of am. line, near inner margin. Hindwing banded orange and black.
Wing Span: 6.8-8.4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-early November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ash, butternut, hickory, pecan, persimmon, and walnut trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine to Florida, west through southern Ontario to South Dakota and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: dettdetect74
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: LLMclean
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2020
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: KarenM
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Jeanne9953
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: kbemrald
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: GuyS
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Nancyk
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Sep 27, 2019
Submitted by: Baggiobat
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2020
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Todd Fischer
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
Observation date: Sep 20, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Middagh
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 31, 2019
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2013
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Sep 12, 2019
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: montejosh
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
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